Introduction

toc Beginning the Adventure with Virtual World Education-//SecondLife// **Ed.Tech.Project Objectives and Goals**

=Prerequisites: = The only prerequisite for this project is a desire to teach creatively with technology.

** Welcome to our introductory workshop on //Secondlife. There will be short, helpful videos as you progress through the steps.// **
1. To begin, make sure your computer is capable of multimedia multi-tasking, [|Click here for system requirements] then open a favorite browser and go to [|Secondlife]. It will be more rewarding using a headset with a microphone, but it is not required. Many schools have strict firewall policies that will keep //SecondLife// from running on private or governmental computers. As a first step, you should contact your technology department and find out whether your firewall will accept a UDP protocol. If not, then you and other teachers should work on a plan to get those in charge to understand the importance of vr world education on your network.

2. Choose an avatar (digital alter-ego).

3. Choose a '//Secondlife//' username to login.

4. Click on 'check availability', then 'next step'.

5.Fill out information form with email, dob, password, security question and security answer. Fix any errors/click on create account.

6. After the account is activated, your next screen will show you what the free account delivers which is 'your own avatar', and '//The Second Life World//'-Click on Select. There will be a warning about some activities being limited to those over 18.

7. On the next screen, you will be asked to download the 'Secondlife' software.Click on download. Sometimes a popup screen will appear at the top of your browser. In order to get this software, you should click 'allow'. You will be asked where to save the '//Secondlife//' setup file. Choose a place that you can remember. After the software is downloaded, choose 'install'. After installation, you will see the '//Secondlife//' login screen.

8. Click on the //SecondLife// icon on your computer desktop. To move your Avatar, you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard, click on Menu on the screen, or use the mouse. You can also drag the control boxes up onto the screen. Start practicing movement. media type="youtube" key="1FpCAZ4z-yg" height="349" width="425" =Syllabus: = Shareholders will: Learn the basics of //SecondLife// components- > · Use the mouse to pan around the point (left and right movement) or to zoom in or out (up or down movement). > · If you want to change the angle of the camera, hold down the CTRL key and up and down movement of the mouse will now change the tilt of the camera. > · If you want to go back to your regular view from just behind your avatar, press the ESC key.( [|source])-> > > > · >  media type="youtube" key="SK2rxtFi2Oo" height="349" width="425" >  media type="youtube" key="r0po5dMaYr4" height="349" width="425" > >
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 * 3)  - How to teleport friends->
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 * 5) -Take a picture- You may find it frustrating at first to take pictures of yourself because you won't be facing the camera. To make your avatar face the camera, you can use the camera controls. That is, you don't always have to look at the world from the point of view you currently see. Your eyes are the camera (that shows you the whole screen), they are not the same as your avatar's perspective. So it is possible to get the camera to point directly at your avatar -- that's one thing you can't do in real life! The pictures you take of yourself for this assignment must demonstrate that you are controlling the camera by showing your avatar's face. Camera control is a bit tricky to get a hang of, but here are the basics: · Hold down the ALT key and pick a point on the screen that you want to focus on by clicking on it. The camera will now stay pointed at that spot.
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 * 2) How to take pictures 2 (advanced)->
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 * 4) How to make friends (be careful)->
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 * 6) How to find places->
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 * 1) - How to work with inventory->
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 * 5) How to build part 2->
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 * 7) How to build part 3->
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 * 9) How to build part 4->
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 * 11) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"> - Finding schools and classes in SL->[|Learning destinations]
 * Synthesize, identify, and analyze virtual world/digital educational possibilities using //SecondLife//
 * Develop teaching strategies using SecondLife tools and environments
 * Research possibilities in using virtual worlds for instruction and learning
 * Adapt personal assessment and data compilation to virtual world education
 * Learn to design, implement, and evaluate virtual world teaching
 * Add //SecondLife// teachers to personal learning networks through Web 2.0 communication tools such as Wikis, Blogs, and social networking applications such as Facebook and Twitter

Here are two videos that will guide you in producing educational products. === How to Build a Weather Center-> [|Weather Center-SecondLife]=== ===<span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #ca1010;">How to Build in //SecondLife//-> [|Building in Second Life]=== If you need some extra help, you can access this Pdf //SecondLife// starter Guide which will provide useful ongoing tips at any time.

[|System Requirements]
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