Second Life Resources Education in Second Life

To follow up on your request for General Second Life info and specifically access to Evergreen Island in SL.

SBCTC Second Life wiki
Meet the subcommittee (and their avatars) that manages the island.
This is a place to go to learn about and how to participate on Evergreen Island in SL.
http://ctcinsl.wikispaces.com/

SCCD blog offers a resource handout with key stroke prompts that are helpful:
http://slineduc.blogspot.com/

Here are some links that you may find useful:

A presentation by Geoff Cain of Tacoma Community College about Teaching & Learning in Second Life

http://www.tacomacc.edu/upload/files/distancelearning/articulate/cain/SLforEd/player.html

Two videos are available here showing how one TCC Nursing instructor, John Miller, is using Second Life for his classes

http://www.youtube.com/user/jsmillerRN

Here are a few other videos about getting started in Second Life

Introduction to Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZAj8Cg4bLo&feature=related

Educational Uses of Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related

Science Learning Opportunities in Second Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsSGBraUhc&feature=related

Educational community in Second Life:

Two Wikis that educators can join, or just read for more information

http://simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki
http://ccsl.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

A blog with links to Second Life info and blogs

http://fleeep.net/blog/2008/07/06/fave-sl-blogs-the-educators-non-profits/


Video tutorials

Here are 4 short tutorials showing how to do a few things in Second Life
How to create an Avatar:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/avatar_creation/avatar_creation.html

Basic moving around and camera controls:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/moving/moving.html

How to change clothes and save as a new outfit:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/outfit/outfit.html

How to acquire free stuff:
http://www.iriseducation.org/user_filestore/nelsc/secondlife/free_stuff/free_stuff.html

Here are the names of a few places to visit in Second Life
Educational sims:
Eduisland: is a series of sims all having to do with real life schools and libraries. It is split up into regions, each region has a lot to see.

Evergreen Island: This is the island owned by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. There has been a lot of new construction here lately and it's a great place to check out.

NOAA's Virtual Island: Lots of weather related information and activities.

Genome Island: Information on biology and genetics, lots to see and do here.

Sight Seeing:
SL Botanical Gardens: there are a number of botanical gardens in Second Life, but the SL gardens are really beautiful. It's fascinating to see what the residents have built to create a relaxing garden setting.

Svarga: This island has been created to be a virtual eco-system, the plants interact with the insects and you can even feed virtual birds there. And, it's a very lovely garden setting as well. Interesting to explore.

Lauks Nest: Built by the creator of Svarga this is also a nice place to visit although it's not as advanced and interactive as Svarga.

Stone's Point Park: A seaside park setting with a variety of activities and things to look at. Some of the sightseeing is done under water.