Refferences:
- Second Life Knowledge Base
- Second Life Tutorial #1-#7 (2014) by Adams virtual world
- Second Life Video TuTORial (2006-2008) by Torley
Educational Use Cace | Skills for Teacher and Students | Skills for Teachers only |
0. Common |
Commons
Move and Sit
Camera Control
Map and Teleport
Text Chat
Inventory
Friendship and Group
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System Requirements
Rez, Open and Edit
Send
Trouble Shooting
* Visit a good orientation site during your first week. This will allow you to understand the basics of SL quickly. (example: Caledon Oxbridge)
* Offer students the opportunity to complete a SL orientation when they first enter SL.
* Machinima: OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software: free and open source software for video recording and live streaming)
* When interacting with students in SL, use nearby chat or IM as much as possible. This allows students to copy and paste the text into a Word doc so they have a record of what was said. Some students will have problems using or hearing voice.
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A. Presentation and discussion interactively by remote access (Lecture, Conference, Workshop, etc.) |
Sound and Media
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Voice Chat
Build
Texture and Presentation
Snapshots
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B. Visualize contents and contexts in 3D space (Poster session in 3D, etc.) |
Rez, Open and Edit
Build
Texture and Presentation
Snapshots
Sound and Media
Scripting
* Learn to use the slide boards, whiteboards, and web-boards in SL.
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Land
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C. Multi-sensing immersive experiences (Field trip, Performing Art, Language, etc.) |
Sound and Media
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Voice Chat
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D. Discovery learning by collaboration (Field trip, Museums, etc.) |
Snapshots
Send
Education Portal (Teleport Hub to Educational Places)
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Voice Chat
* Before bringing students to SL explore what others have done, what has worked and what has not worked.
* When conducting tours for a group, put everyone in a group and use group voice or group IM to talk to everyone, this allows you to talk to everyone even when they are out of voice range.
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E. Social skill challenge |
Voice Chat
Avatar
Rez, Open and Edit
Send
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* When conducting tours for a group, put everyone in a group and use group voice or group IM to talk to everyone, this allows you to talk to everyone even when they are out of voice range.
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F. Person to person communication under less stress circumstance (Counceling, etc.) |
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G. Special training and experiment (Nursing, Lab safety, etc.)
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