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CatGalileo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:07:25 CDT

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Libraries and Education in SL

CatGalileo — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:52:00 CDT

A Little Grafting of Second Life into a Legal Research Class

By Rob Hudson, Published on May 9, 2008
http://www.llrx.com/features/secondlife.htm

Added 4/25/08:
Talking, looking, flying, searching: A research report on information seeking behavior in Second LifeMLIS candidate Margaret Ostrander (SL: 'Testy Outlander') presented this research project on April 22. A recording will shortly be available at http://librariandreamer.wordpress.com/Does a 3D immersive environment suggest new models of information seeking behavior? Just how are people getting at information in virtual worlds? What does this mean for libraries and librarians?

At this event, I will share my research findings about at how people in Second Life seek information.

This presentation will use voice and will be recorded.
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added 4/24/08:
ALLIANCE LIBRARY SYSTEM SECOND LIFE LIBRARY NEWS via email
To subscribe send an email to innovation2@alliancelibrarysystem.com with
the word subscribe in the subject line.

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iLibrarian » A Quick Guide to Second Life for Librarians
Link http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/a-quick-guide-to-second-life-for-librarians/

VW courses | University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Link http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/VW/

Info Island International at Second Seeker - Unofficial Second Life Reviews
Link http://secondseeker.com/?p=876

Second Life in Education (SLEducation)
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/
Includes:

Educational Uses of Second Life
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
Educational Resources (in-world links, presentation notes, tutorials for new users, and more)
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/ourresources
Second Life Resources
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/secondliferesources

Innovative Educational Uses of Second Life

Creating Life-Size Molecules in Second Life
Link http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/57198_2/

New World Notes: Thought Balloons: Twitter Feed Imported Into Second Life
Link http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/01/thought-balloon.html

Virtual Worlds News: NMC Announces Initiatives for 2008; $200k in Grants and Prizes
Link http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/nmc-announces-g.html

RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) launches Second Life island
The island features digital sculptures, buildings and art created by RMIT students in the School of Architecture and Design.
Link http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=jc8kcfn6holj

Virtual Worlds News: Interview: Transmutable's Trevor F. Smith- A Web Builder in a Virtual World
Link http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/12/interview-trans.html

Peterson's Syndication for Higher Ed » Second Life in Higher Education - CASE Presentation
Link http://syndicateblog.petersons.com/wordpress/index.php/second-life-in-higher-education-case-presentation-links/

Archives & Museum Informatics: Museums and the Web 2007: Papers:
Urban, R., et al., A Second Life for Your Museum: 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments and Museums
Link http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/urban/urban.html

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

blstep

blstep — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:27:04 CDT

Hi all,

I am Stefani Joubert in SL, and own an island at Amazing (90,186,21).

I can help anyone with navigation, making clothing, and simple prims.

I sell some items on SLExchange and OnRez.

I am looking forward to exploring all of the virtual libraries!

In RL - I work for an online legal research vendor. I have an MLS from Florida State University.

Participant pages

CatGalileo — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:37:01 CDT

Each participant will have a page to document his or her project(s) and ideas.

Wiki ID

Avatar

Atticus Brim

Wendy Donner

Abierta Janus

Veronica Sohl

Lizbeth Baarer

dmurley

Jezzie Woodget

dustydoll

Dusty Langesberg

elizout

Ruth Zabelin

j.deperiowittman

Scout Harbour

Jeanief

Jeanell Jorysch

jlihosit

Ismene Hitendra

kbrowne

9020Kelly Brun

KCRandall

Polly Lehrner

lizg123

Tink Rang

mcdermmh

Helen Brun

misterhare

Brian Prescott

MontserratBiedermann

Montserrat Biedermann

Prano

Prana Jun

sglassmeyer

Gemma Szarbark

shucha

Azure Bisiani

swall-pll

Panama Marama

UNDLaw

UNDeniable Blitz

In SL group, but not on wiki:

stefani joubert

daisyhead mazie

twobears stand

geisa gelbert

On wiki, but not in SL group:

BRCV

dperlin

Kasia#1

kpupino

Meab

mk6868

mmserfass

PatS-M

Pegbob

prevans

ricem

sarak1015

sla421

tjagerson

NittanyLyoness

threegerbils

Heike Weissnicht

sgravel

Telesilla Gruber

Alison Sloan

Senta Schwade

Jon Jie

Bella Jeffries

ElizabethAnne Blitz

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Brainstorming and project ideas

CatGalileo — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:11:33 CDT

Displays:

-web links or a collection of web links can be housed in a "computer monitor" (the usual metaphor) or in something topical (I just made a bookshelf for a link to a virtual law bibliography, and a "newspaper display" for a link to my news archive; for an example look at the unit 5 area inworld). Links will open up in a stripped-down but functional browser in-world, or the viewer can choose to open them in their standard external browser.

-text info can be saved on a notecard and distributed from an object; the object can be a poster, a "book," "bookshelf," or anything you want. The info can also include embedded landmarks, textures, or other notecards (but not objects). For an example, look at the "Click here for law and library sites" poster in the Unit 2 area inworld.

- images (including images of text, such as a pdf) can be inserted into a "THiNC book" or "Intellibook," and distributed freely that way. THiNC books are a bit cumbersome and laggy, but they make a nice presentation. You can include the text on a notecard built into the book as well. For an example look at the "Galileo Law Directory" in the Unit 4 area inworld.

- objects can be distributed by placing them inside another object along with a "giver" script. The distributing object can be any shape.

-A series of images (such as powerpoint slides) can be loaded into a slideshow device that lets the owner flip through them during a presentation. The devices can also be set up to let any viewer flip through them, to serve as a stand-alone display. More elaborate versions of this can offer the viewer a unique link, notecard or object for each image (bucky barkley's "Slider 3.0").

-sound: each parcel can have a "music" setting (which could also be a podcast or other audio file) which can be heard if a player device is set up. These often are created to look like radios, turntables, or other "real life" music devices, but can be shaped like anything. Anyone who turns on audio (it's an option) will hear the same thing. Only the landowner, or someone the landowner gives permissions to, can change the music setting.

-video/web: similarly, each parcel can have a "video or web content" setting. (Unfortunately it's one or the other, not both.) The specified video or web content can be viewed if a player device is set up. Anyone who turns on video streaming (it's an option) will see the same thing. A commonly-used one is called "FreeView," but you can use others or set up your own using a basic script. Here's a nice video tutorial on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gowmZtkrV4Y
Only the landowner, or someone the landowner gives permissions to, can change the video/web setting.

Multiple videos, per-person videos:
Bucky Barkley, and probably others, have found a way to display multiple videos on the same land. It is per-person, meaning that anyone standing near the player will see the blank player, even if someone else is watching, until they start it up themselves, and then they can choose whichever of the videos they prefer. You can see examples of this in the Unit 1 and Unit 4/5 areas of our site inworld. This is a "commericially produced" device from Bucky's store Buckaroo (currently closed!) but he does give discounts or free for educational use.

Databases and info from "outside" SL:
There are several ways to pull info from outside of SL into SL.
Google calendars, for instance, can be accessed from within SL (in a fairly crude way). http://www.calendarcogs.com/
Twitter displays can be created. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF59hA8xIC4
RSS feeds can be displayed. One example: http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=163642
You can search for WorldCat titles.
Someone in TeenSL built a way to pay RL library fines from within SL. http://flickr.com/photos/krfitz/2554577098/ (more info)
Lots of gadgets and goodies at Pixeltrix ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/PixelTrix/127/115/22) including items that let you share objects and text with group members remotely "Data Storage and Retrieval", calendar, and office tools like in-boxes.
Wikipedia interface: see Unit 5 area. Type a search term in, and the object will respond with a link to the appropriate wikipedia page, which will then open up in-world.
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Concepts:

Tutorials / walkthroughs / exercises on legal research, IRAC, how to read cases, legal procedure, mock mediation, mock depostions, mock trials, moot courts, legislative process, ???

Collection of resources on topics of interest

Virtual tours of libraries, courthouses, etc?

Recreating historical events. Important court cases? Here's a conference on this topic:

STEPPING INTO HISTORY CONFERENCE ON JUNE 24
What if instead of talking about history, we could experience it? What if,
instead of looking at photos or drawings of historical sites, we could walk
into and through them? What if, instead of reading the words of a Lincoln or
a Ghandi, we could hear them speak?The technology of virtual worlds is
opening up a new universe of possibilities in promoting and teaching a love
of history. The "Stepping into History" conference is your chance to learn
about, and experience for yourself, the power of virtual worlds at the
service of history. This exciting day scheduled for June 10 has filled up,
but another day is planned for June 24. For more information, see the
website at http://www.steppinginthistory.org or contact Conference
Coordinator John Howard at jhow...@alliancelibrarysystem.com. This
conference is sponsored by Alliance Library System and Learning Times.

Tools for communication

CatGalileo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:13:23 CDT

Interview with Milosun: How NOT to teach in Second Life

"Theory is the Reason" blog

10/31/2006

A pedagogical interview with Second Life ICT library creator, Milosun Czervik (RL: Ross Perkins, PhD) by Kevin Lim, a self-described "cyberculturalist / social cyborg." Discusses teaching tools available in Second Life and the potential for collaborative learning.

http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=1363

"HTML on a Prim" built in web browser (sort of)
http://blip.tv/file/750124

Streaming webcam into SL
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TaAPwweMACQ

You Still Have to Do Library Exhibits in Second Life

by Bill Sowers, Cataloger and Second Life Coordinator
State Library of Kansas Newsletter
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/news/publish/article_00649.shtml

Gadgets
http://sl.nmc.org/2008/02/06/gadgets-galore-thats-the-buzz/

Buckaroo products

CatGalileo — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:20:06 CDT

http://buckybarkley.wordpress.com/slider-30-documentation/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/krfitz/2538324701/

VW Law Library

CatGalileo — Fri, 30 May 2008 15:13:12 CDT

If you are interested in volunteering some time to the law library I have set up, please either edit this page or post in a thread. Let me know if you have a specific type of interest.

Here's what we've got right now:

Four branches, each with its own look and locale.

1. Info Island, Bell Library (5th Fl) -- the first branch -- on the first island of what is now Info Archipelago. This is more of a collection than an independent library as it occupies one floor of a several-building complex which also holds other social science and science topics. It's also limited to 125 prims.

2. Justice Center, Malfelonius sim -- nice building with lots of space and (as far as I know) lots of prims to play with. room to grow here. it's supposed to be a "library and research center" (whatever the landlord means by that) and has room for meetings, moot courts, etc. Justice center aims to attract legal-focused tenants and includes 'free' space for nonprofits.

3. Depo 6 -- a pretty new building, built just for us, in a business park that has law firms and other businesses, and is professionally run. I didn't have any input into the design, and it's a little... dark and angle-y for my taste, but it has a courtroom attached, a lounge area, and a deck overlooking the water which might be nice for gatherings.

4. Tabula Rasa -- this is a new area also, attached to the TR courtroom. TR is a newish area that is aimed at legal community and hosts the Metaverse Republic (an SL self-governance project) as well as other groups. At one point MR was interested in having my library be the "official repository" of their laws and procedures.

There is at least one other person who has approached me about putting in a branch library but I have not yet followed up.

Projects:

1. update current resources. I have a lot of collections of web links, many annotated, but have not updated them in a long time. I also have info on several recent or ongoing virtual law court cases or investigations, which I have been meaning to go into PACER or other sources and update.

2. projects specific to each branch. I would like to contact the local residents/businesses and do something unique for each of the branches focused on the interests of the area.

3. plan 'grand openings' for the three branches, none of them has had one.

4. anything you think might be fun or useful!

thanks!

051508 transcript

CatGalileo — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:36:09 CDT

Azure Bisiani: hi
You: hiya
You: have you done much building?
Azure Bisiani: none, other than my office sign
You: don't want to repeat stuff you know
You: ok
Azure Bisiani: I'd love to do more
You: great, let's start by making a cube
Azure Bisiani: k
You: you can create by right-clicking on the ground and choosing "create"
You: then you should have a magic wand as ursor and a window with info on the object yo're creating
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: ok
Azure Bisiani: what's next
You: if the window is not fully open (should be longer than it is wide), click <Azure Bisiani: It's fully open
You: you should then see some check boxes and radio buttons at the top, and five tabs along the middle
You: great
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: quick look at the General tab
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: you can rename your object and include an (optional) description)
Azure Bisiani: I see
You: you can also find out info about other people's objects by selecting them, choosing edit, and looking here
Azure Bisiani: good to know
You: you also use this screen to set permissions
Azure Bisiani: k
You: by default the item is yours and yours alone, but you can select to let people take copies, modify, and / or transfer the item themselves
Azure Bisiani: I see
You: lots of items for sale are no copy, no modify, no transfer, so that you can buy it but not replicate it for others
Azure Bisiani: makes sense
You: but people will also set it to let people take their own copies sometimes
You: ok moving along to Object tab
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: unless you have questions
Azure Bisiani: nope
You: object tab has lots of options for changing the basic prim shape
You: be default the cube will always start out at .5x.5x.5
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: that is the "Size (Meters)" setting
Azure Bisiani: i see
You: you can change this by selecting the "Stretch" radio button, or by yuping numbers into the box for precision
Azure Bisiani: ah
You: you can also move it in 3-d by using the "position" option - again, you can select the radio button and drag it around using the arrows, or position it more precisely with numbers
You: there is a limit to how big you can make things - generally 10x10x10 is the max.
Azure Bisiani: go it
Azure Bisiani: got it
You: since this is SL, you can even move the box above the ground and just leav it there
You: that's how i made the office levels
Azure Bisiani: how do you do that?
You: use the "position" tool and drag it up using the blue arrow
Azure Bisiani: got it
You: positions can be tricky so usually try to look at things from several angles to make sure it's really where you thought it was
Azure Bisiani: got it

You: Also on this tab are options to make chan ges to the building block type - we can change these into spheres, etc, by usinmg the pulldown box at the right
Azure Bisiani: I see
You: the options are almost all standard geometric shapes except sculpty, that is a different animal altogether & I'm not covering it at the moment
Azure Bisiani: sure
You: you see the options to taper, and otherwise warp the box
Azure Bisiani: yeah
You: there are similar options for all shapes, but some have unique options. like the sphere her has "dimple"
You: you can also use the "rotate" option to shift your object in three dimensions
Azure Bisiani: I just tried to change the material to glass, but I don't see a change
Azure Bisiani: cool
You: the material and the texture (image) are separate issues
Azure Bisiani: ok
Azure Bisiani: just curious
You: if you change the material it will have some effects - like, glass has very low friction - so people use it for vehicle tires, oddly
You: but it can still look like wood, or rubber, or what have you
Azure Bisiani: hmm
You: I do not know the uses of material choices
You: other than that friction thing, which I just read while prepping for this class :)
Azure Bisiani: : )
You: hollow and path cut let you do pretty cool things
You: hollow
You: path cut
Azure Bisiani: cool
You: so that's something to play with
You: for now let's move on to the second major thing I wanted to touch on
Azure Bisiani: sounds good
You: skip the features tab for now. Go to Textures tab
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: Textures is how you make things look different from their basic wood
You: you see the swatch of wood texture on the tab (on the left)
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: if you click on that, you will get a window that lets you browse your inventory for textures
Azure Bisiani: got it
Azure Bisiani: are there some in there I would I have to have gotten them somewhere?
You: there should be a "textures" folder under the "Library " section
You: in your inventory, "Library" is built in items that you can never delete
Azure Bisiani: I see it now
You: you may also have textures that you have picked up here and there
You: you can get big collections of textures free
You: ok, great
You: one texture is transparent - lots of good uses for that one
You: windows, arer just the beginning
Azure Bisiani: where are those?
You: there should be one called White-transparent in your library
You: here's another one
Azure Bisiani accepted your inventory offer.
Azure Bisiani: thanks
You: you can adjust how transparent things are on the texture tab, at the right top
You: you can also make them glow
You: it works best with some textures and not others
Azure Bisiani: I see it
You: ok great
You: bumpiness is neat, it gives you texture
You: often pretty subtle
Azure Bisiani: I'm not seeing it
You: it is a preference whether you see it or not, you may have the preference turned off to make things run faster
You: hi Mont
Montserrat Biedermann: hi Cat!
Azure Bisiani:
Hi Montserrat
Montserrat Biedermann: Hi Azure!
You: so here is a trick that took me a long time to learn
You: see at the top left, there is a radio button for 'select texture'
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: if you click that radio button you should see little circles with cross in them on each side of the object
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: if you now click just ONE side of the object, you should see the circle only on that side
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: now if you choose a texture it will ONLY go on that side
You: so you can make each ide different

[here is a NEW torley linden video on this very topic! http://vidtuts.s3.amazonaws.com/QUICKTIP-Make-a-1-way-tinted-window.mp4]

Azure Bisiani: I can't get it to work
You: i had a heck of a time getting this to work
You: make sure the circle is showing on the side you want to change
Azure Bisiani: yes it is
You: while it's still showing click the texture swatch
You: in the Texture tab
Azure Bisiani: Yes, I am
Azure Bisiani: I've got my texture up - now what?
You: then choose a new texture -- and click select
You: it *should* work
You: like I said I had a lot of trouble with this at first
Azure Bisiani: nope
You: i'm not sure why
Azure Bisiani: well, I can play with it
Azure Bisiani: I think I have both color and texture applied to my object
You: ok
Azure Bisiani: How do I get the color off?
You: that can happen
Azure Bisiani: Is there a way to get the color back to the default?
You: click the color swatch and select white
You: i think that's the only way -- only way I know
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: to chang the texture back to default, click texture swatch and choose default
You: you can also choose "blank" for texture - handy if you're trying to color something and don't want the woodgrain to come thru
Azure Bisiani: ok - now my one sided texture worked
You: to adjust the stretchyness of the texture you can change repeats per face
You: to make the texture smaller raise the repeats per face number
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: you can also rotate the texture and move it up and down or side to side
You: so this is another area to play with
You: questions?
Azure Bisiani: no - this is neat
You: here's the really useful thing about textures
You: you can make your own textures and import them
You: this is how I make posters, etc
Azure Bisiani: oh
You: you have to make the texture in an external program like photoshop, a draw program, or even power point
Azure Bisiani: Like a photo?
You: you can use a photo
Azure Bisiani: how do you import?
You: the restriction is that you need to save it in specific formats - jpg is the most common
Azure Bisiani: ok You: then you go to file menu
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: upload image
Azure Bisiani: k
You: it will cost you $L10 each
You: not much in US dollars but it adds up :)
Azure Bisiani: sure
Azure Bisiani: Once it's imported, how do you apply to your shape?
You: once it's uploaded it will be in your inventory to select
Azure Bisiani: ok
You: using the same method we were using for these textures
Azure Bisiani: cool
You: ok, any other questions on that?
I want to cover one more area
Azure Bisiani: go for it
You: we are going to look at making more complex items, linking two prims together to form one larger object
Azure Bisiani: god
Azure Bisiani: good
You: you can duplicate your current object by holding down shift, and dragging the position arrow
You: well, select position radio button first You: then shift-drag
Azure Bisiani: woah - I lost it
Azure Bisiani: ok - say that again
Azure Bisiani: shift what?
You: ok, select the object, choose the position radio button, then shift-drag the item
Azure Bisiani: how do I select it again?
You: right-click the ojbect and choose edit
You: the arrows for moving the jobect should show
Azure Bisiani: ok, now what?
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: hold down the shift key and while keeping it held down, drag one of the arrows
Azure Bisiani: got it
You: voiila, a perfect replica
You: ok
Azure Bisiani: :)
You: right-click and edit one of the two
You: while it is still selected, hold down the shift key and right-click the other one
You: they should both be selected now
Azure Bisiani: yes
You: ok You: ,eep them selected, and go to the "Tools" menu. choose 'link" (about halfway down)
Azure Bisiani: got it
You: now they should be a single, 2-prim item
You: you can right-click and edit them as one object
Azure Bisiani: got it
You: some editing choices won't work right, but you can move , rotate, etc
You: I think stretch sometimes gets funky
You: if you want to edit one item at a time, you can select "edit linked parts" on the upper portion of the edit window
You: if you want to Unlink them you can select "Unlink" from the Tools menu
Azure Bisiani: where was the edit linked parts?
You: looking at the edit window, it si right below the radio button for "Select texture"
Azure Bisiani: ok
Azure Bisiani: I see

050108 transcript

CatGalileo — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:35:09 CDT

[9:03] Cat Galileo: good morning everyone
[9:03] Jezzie Woodget: hi cat
[9:03] Montserrat Biedermann: good morning!
[9:03] Cat Galileo: how are you doing with SL?
[9:03] Jezzie Woodget: ok
[9:03] Cat Galileo: any problems this week? or new discoveries?
[9:04] You: I saw the Globe theatre last night
[9:04] Montserrat Biedermann: cool!
[9:04] You: with a Shakespeare play going on
[9:04] Cat Galileo: very neat!
[9:04] You: yea
[9:04] Cat Galileo: I should let you know - I have a meeting at 10 so i will have to leave promptly then
[9:04] Cat Galileo: the SL Bar Association is meeting at 10
[9:04] Cat Galileo: if anyone is interested
[9:05] Cat Galileo: and I'[m on the Ex. board since I just can't seem to say no when people ask me to do things. lol
[9:05] Montserrat Biedermann: can we attend if we're not members?
[9:05] Cat Galileo: yes, absolutely
[9:06] Montserrat Biedermann: thanks, i'll try to teleport there
[9:06] Cat Galileo: so, this week we will talk about building if no one has any other questions to start off with?
[9:06] Wendy Donner: Is anyone here using a Mac?
[9:06] You: no
[9:06] Cat Galileo: I'm not. are you , Wendy?
[9:07] Cat Galileo: some of the controls are a bit different
[9:07] Wendy Donner: I have a new one at home that I'm using and really like, but my screen is currently . . .moving around with my mouse . and I can't stop it!
[9:07] You: I think the knowledge base has a list of commands
[9:07] Cat Galileo: oh dear
[9:07] Wendy Donner: It
[9:07] Wendy Donner: It is not an SL thing . . it is a Mac thing. . do you mean the Mac KB?
[9:07] Cat Galileo: are you seeing things from first person view instead of from behind you?
[9:07] You: sounds like you are in mouselook
[9:08] Wendy Donner: Nope. . the entire screen moves. .
[9:08] You: scroll back
[9:08] Cat Galileo: oh
[9:09] Wendy Donner: My desktop is moving. . even outside of SL . .I'll be ok just a little shaky until I fix it.T
[9:09] Cat Galileo: ok, well, let me know if you're having trouble
[9:10] Cat Galileo: I think everyone has at least made their office sign here, so you have created at least one object :)
[9:11] Cat Galileo: Building can be as simple as piling building blocks on each other or as complicated as creating tiny jewelry or complex buildings
[9:11] Cat Galileo: we're mostly going to stick to the piling building blocks level in this session :)
[9:11] You: good
[9:11] Cat Galileo: and we should probably have a little more space to work with
[9:11] Cat Galileo: would everyone mind popping up to the skysandbox?
[9:12] Cat Galileo: Tink has set up a nice buiding grid there too
[9:12] Cat Galileo: wendy is rebooting
[9:12] You: did you just change your skirt?
[9:13] Cat Galileo: no... not on purpose anyway!
[9:13] You: it is back, sorry
[9:13] Cat Galileo: that's a little alarming!
[9:13] Cat Galileo: anyway
[9:14] You: it looked long
[9:14] Cat Galileo: ok
[9:14] Cat Galileo: hvae you been playing around with building at all?
[9:14] Cat Galileo: I know tink has some experience with it
[9:14] Jezzie Woodget: just a little
[9:14] Jezzie Woodget: nothing I wanted to keep
[9:15] Cat Galileo: we will start by making an object - let's start with a box - and look at some of the ways we can manipulate it
[9:15] Cat Galileo: basic object is going to be the same size each time
[9:15] Cat Galileo: when you first res it
[9:17] Cat Galileo: sorry, trying to talk to wendy
[9:17] Nora Gabe: allo
[9:17] Montserrat Biedermann: allo nora!
[9:17] Cat Galileo: hi Nora
[9:18] Nora Gabe: i must be heacing off but i hope u have a good time!
[9:18] Montserrat Biedermann: great outfit!
[9:18] Nora Gabe: thx
[9:18] Cat Galileo: sorry for the delay folks
[9:19] Cat Galileo: basic object is the same size each time, when you rez it. for a cube its 0.5x0.5x0.5
[9:19] Cat Galileo: you can see this if you click on your object and look at the first panel
[9:19] Cat Galileo: edit- object
[9:19] Cat Galileo: (I guess that's the second panel, after general)
[9:20] Cat Galileo: you might want to make your own object to see this, i'm not sure if you can see it on mine?
[9:20] Nora Gabe: i forgot to tell u if u want to go to ren island its acrowss the stone wall!
[9:20] Nora Gabe: bebez
[9:20] Cat Galileo: thanks Nora :)
[9:21] Cat Galileo: The options I'm looking at are "Position (meters), Size (meters) and Rotation (degrees)
[9:22] Cat Galileo: Size (meters) is x-.5, y-.5, z-.5 by default
[9:22] Cat Galileo: you can chan ge this in 2 ways
[9:22] Cat Galileo: up at the top of the edit screen is a series of radio buttons
[9:23] Cat Galileo: click on "stretch" and you will get colored boxes surrounding the item
[9:23] Cat Galileo: and you can use your mouse to click and hold, then stretch the item in different dimensions
[9:23] Cat Galileo: you can also be more precise
[9:23] You: sorry :)
[9:23] Cat Galileo: by clicking in the "Size (Meters") area and typing how large or small you want to make it
[9:23] Cat Galileo: no prob, this is hands on :)
[9:24] Cat Galileo: so if you click there you can be precise and change it in small increments
[9:24] Cat Galileo: be right back
[9:25] Jezzie Woodget: I keep building below the surface
[9:26] PNP FlashTP whispers: Arrived at destination 'Skysandbox', materializing passenger...
[9:26] PNP FlashTP whispers: Thank you for using Punky Nerd Production's FlashTP.
[9:26] Cat Galileo: tink
[9:26] Cat Galileo: would you mind bringing wendy up here? I think she may have muted me by accident
[9:26] Cat Galileo: she can't hear me
[9:26] You: sure
[9:27] Cat Galileo: looks like you have started playign with "rotation" :)
[9:27] You: hi,
[9:27] You: click on the sandbox and let's go up
[9:28] You: 1sandbox is on the left
[9:28] You: do you hear me?
[9:28] Wendy Donner: YEs, I can make it to the Sandbox. . I wasn't communicating with cat for some reason. . Thanks.
[9:28] You: you don't have to go over
[9:28] You: just click on left button
[9:29] Jezzie Woodget: I can
[9:29] Wendy Donner: It says 'muted' above her head. Can I control that?
[9:29] Cat Galileo: yes
[9:29] Cat Galileo: /nod
[9:29] Cat Galileo: but i can't tell you how
[9:29] Cat Galileo: lol
[9:29] Jezzie Woodget: right click on her
[9:29] Wendy Donner: I think I just unmuted Cat. . can we communicate now?
[9:30] Cat Galileo: can you hear me?
[9:30] Wendy Donner: Yes!! I'm so sorry to be a bother. .
[9:30] Cat Galileo: yay!
[9:30] Cat Galileo: no problem! learning experience
[9:30] Cat Galileo: if you have troublesome people near by (or loud objects for that matter) you can mute them
[9:31] Cat Galileo: hopefully I wasn't being troublesome :)
[9:31] Wendy Donner: I don't know how that happened to you.. I thought you were just busy for the past week! :-)
[9:31] Cat Galileo: lol :)
[9:31] Cat Galileo: wendy, is your screen working better now?
[9:31] Wendy Donner: Nope. . it's a Mac thing. . another learning curve. But I should be able to function
[9:32] Cat Galileo: ok wendy please go ahead and make a box
[9:32] Wendy Donner: OK, I'm going to move out of the way first.
[9:33] Cat Galileo: asic object is the same size each time, when you rez it. for a cube its 0.5x0.5x0.5
[9:33] Cat Galileo: you can see this if you click on your object and look at the second panel, "object," under the edit controls
[9:33] Cat Galileo: The options I'm looking at are "Position (meters), Size (meters) and Rotation (degrees)
[9:33] Cat Galileo: Size (meters) is x-.5, y-.5, z-.5 by default
[9:34] Cat Galileo: You: up at the top of the edit screen is a series of radio buttons You: click on "stretch" and you will get colored boxes surrounding the item You: and you can use your mouse to click and hold, then stretch the item in different dimensions You: you can also be more precise
[9:34] Cat Galileo: You: by clicking in the "Size (Meters") area and typing how large or small you want to make it You: no prob, this is hands on :) You: so if you click there you can be precise and change it in small increments
[9:34] Cat Galileo: sorry for the quick recap
[9:35] Cat Galileo: other options in that area are Rotate - and position - both ofwich you can do witht he blue-red-green tools, or more precisely by tyuping numbers into the boxes
[9:36] Cat Galileo: max size is 10meters x10 x10
[9:36] Cat Galileo: there's a minimum too,
[9:37] Cat Galileo: .010 i think
[9:37] Cat Galileo: tho there are ways around that (people use them for jewelry) but we wont' talk about that now
[9:37] Cat Galileo: (I dont' know it anyway :))
[9:37] Cat Galileo: you can also change from Box to other shapes
[9:38] Cat Galileo: sometimes if you have altered one shepe, than choose another, you get unexpected results - that's also used for making interesting ojbects
[9:38] Cat Galileo: there are many shapes to play with
[9:38] Cat Galileo: most are normal geometric shapes
[9:38] Cat Galileo: sculptie is a different animal altogether, leave that alone for now
[9:39] Cat Galileo: under the "building block type" area are options that change based on the type of block you have
[9:39] Cat Galileo: for boxes, you will see hollow, twist, taper, top shear
[9:39] Cat Galileo: you can adjust these for interesting effects
[9:40] You: hang on a min. Mon has lost his item below
[9:40] Cat Galileo: you can make a one-prim small room by making a 10x10x10 box and hollowing it out
[9:40] Cat Galileo: ok sorry
[9:42] Cat Galileo: everyone good now?
[9:42] Jezzie Woodget: yes
[9:42] Cat Galileo: the last thing i will show you on this screen is that you can change the textures
[9:43] Cat Galileo: er material
[9:43] Cat Galileo: here
[9:43] You: I guess go ahead
[9:43] Cat Galileo: default is wood
[9:43] Cat Galileo: but you can change to other things
[9:43] Cat Galileo: interestingly they have different frictions so if you wanted to make a vehicle you usually use glass for lowest friction
[9:43] Cat Galileo: i'm not sure what other effects they may have
[9:44] Wendy Donner: How did you raise your box into the sky?
[9:44] Cat Galileo: you can use the "position" tool to raise and lower
[9:44] Cat Galileo: they don't have to sit on the ground --
[9:44] Cat Galileo: if you CHOOSE "physical" on this object tab, things will fall like normal objects
[9:45] Cat Galileo: by default they are not physical and can hover whereever
[9:45] Cat Galileo: Mont are you set?
[9:45] Jezzie Woodget: Cat, how do you change material?
[9:45] Montserrat Biedermann: sorry, how do i get to physical
[9:45] Cat Galileo: change material is at bottom left of "object" tab
[9:46] Cat Galileo: "phantom" is a choice at the left side, about halfway up\
[9:46] Jezzie Woodget: duh
[9:46] Jezzie Woodget: thanks
[9:46] Cat Galileo: phantom can be nice
[9:46] Montserrat Biedermann: okay i see it
[9:46] Cat Galileo: you can make display walls that people can walk through
[9:46] Cat Galileo: so they display but don't get in the way
[9:46] Cat Galileo: anyway
[9:46] Cat Galileo: any questions on this object tab area?
[9:47] Cat Galileo: I know i'm going through the pretty briefly
[9:47] Cat Galileo: the other main area I want to talk about
[9:47] Wendy Donner: What is 'phantom'. . I missed that?
[9:47] Cat Galileo: is the Texture tab
[9:47] Wendy Donner: OK, thanks.
[9:47] Cat Galileo: phantom" is a choice at the left side, about halfway up\
[9:48] Cat Galileo: makes things show, but not block walking
[9:48] Cat Galileo: ok
[9:48] Cat Galileo: Texture tab is the fourth tab
[9:48] Cat Galileo: here you can do some neat things
[9:48] Cat Galileo: change color
[9:49] Cat Galileo: select images to put on the object
[9:49] Montserrat Biedermann: how do you do that (select images)
[9:49] Cat Galileo: if you click your object, select texture, and click on the wood swatch
[9:49] Cat Galileo: you should get a pop up screen
[9:49] Cat Galileo: the pop-up screen displays your inventory
[9:50] Cat Galileo: but only the textures will show
[9:50] Cat Galileo: you can look through there for a texture you like
[9:50] Cat Galileo: there are some built in ones under "Library"
[9:50] Cat Galileo: and probably you have some miscellaneous ones in various parts of your inventory
[9:51] Cat Galileo: ius that working for people?
[9:51] Montserrat Biedermann: yep, thanks!
[9:51] Cat Galileo: so
[9:51] Cat Galileo: between manipulating the shape and the texture you can do a lot
[9:51] Cat Galileo: here's something I had a hard time learning to do
[9:52] Cat Galileo: while you have your object selected
[9:52] Cat Galileo: click the radio button "select texture"
[9:52] Cat Galileo: you should notice that you now have a circle with a cross in it on the sides
[9:52] Cat Galileo: now cick on just ONE side
[9:53] Cat Galileo: you should notice that now, the circle with cross is only on that side
[9:53] Cat Galileo: now choose a texture or color
[9:53] Cat Galileo: it should go only on that side

[here is a NEW torley linden video on this very topic! http://vidtuts.s3.amazonaws.com/QUICKTIP-Make-a-1-way-tinted-window.mp4]

[9:53] Jezzie Woodget: cool
[9:53] You: you can't undo a texture, can you?
[9:54] Cat Galileo: if you click "default" it should rever to wood
[9:54] Jezzie Woodget: are the books a texture, tink?
[9:54] You: yes
[9:54] Montserrat Biedermann: where are they in the inventory?
[9:54] Cat Galileo: you can purchase or swap textures just like items
[9:54] You: I clicked default but it didnt change back
[9:55] You: I have thousands of textures that I have gotten free
[9:55] You: I can give you landmarks
[9:55] Cat Galileo: make sure you have the object selected, click on the texture swatch, then click Default in the window that pops up
[9:55] Cat Galileo: does that work better?
[9:55] Montserrat Biedermann: thanks!
[9:55] Cat Galileo: ok here is a VERY important thing about textures
[9:56] Wendy Donner: Tnk: Would you send the landmark on book textures to the group?
[9:56] Cat Galileo: you can make your own textures - but you have to do it outside second Life, using photoshop or any draw program, even powerpoint
[9:56] You: sure
[9:57] Montserrat Biedermann accepted your inventory offer.
[9:57] Jezzie Woodget accepted your inventory offer.
[9:57] Wendy Donner accepted your inventory offer.
[9:57] Cat Galileo accepted your inventory offer.
[9:57] Cat Galileo: if you make a texture it will need to be saved as a .jpg, targa, png, or bmp file
[9:58] Cat Galileo: you can export a power point as a .jpg
[9:58] Cat Galileo: that is usually how i make signs
[9:58] Wendy Donner: That will be useful.
[9:58] Cat Galileo: any questions about that? I'm making a big assumption that you guys know what I mean about the jpg
[9:59] Cat Galileo: once you make a jpg
[9:59] Cat Galileo: you will need to upload it into Second Life
[9:59] Cat Galileo: the way to do that is to use file-upload
[9:59] Cat Galileo: File-upload image
[9:59] Cat Galileo: it will cost you $L10
[9:59] Cat Galileo: you can do batch uploads if you have a lot to upload - no cost savings but faster
[10:00] You: do you zip them?
[10:00] Cat Galileo: i don't
[10:00] Cat Galileo: I dont know if you can
[10:00] Montserrat Biedermann: don't we need to save our $L for the individual project?
[10:00] You: just select them all then upload?
[10:00] Cat Galileo: yes, the upload images menu item will give you a browse window like a standard windows browse window
[10:00] You: cool
[10:01] Cat Galileo: Unfortunately, I need to get over the the SLBar Assn meeting
[10:01] You: I can stay and help
[10:01] Cat Galileo: I think I covered most of what I wanted to, tho I was hping to talk about linking
[10:01] Cat Galileo: thank you very much tink
[10:01] Cat Galileo: I can answer ? by IM
[10:01] Jezzie Woodget: Thanks, Tink
[10:01] Cat Galileo: have fun playing around!
[10:01] You: sure
[10:01] Wendy Donner: Thanks!
[10:01] You: bye
[10:01] Montserrat Biedermann: thanks, cat!
[10:01] Wendy Donner: Tink. . can you show us linking?
[10:01] You: yes
[10:02] You: I have done it but don't know a lot
[10:02] You: first create two pieces
[10:02] You: or
[10:02] You: you can duplicate your first piece
[10:02] Montserrat Biedermann: are you talking about objects = pieces?
[10:02] You: if you edit and be on position
[10:02] You: click the right or left arrow when holding down the control key
[10:03] You: sorry wrong key
[10:03] You: shift key
[10:03] You: it will make a second copy of your piece
[10:04] You: monserrat, did you try?
[10:04] You: good Jezzie
[10:04] Montserrat Biedermann: i'm trying, when does the shift come in?
[10:04] You: shift click and drag the arrow
[10:04] You: left or right
[10:05] You: hold down the shift
[10:05] You: if it flies off hit control z to undo
[10:05] You: be sure the radial button at top says position
[10:06] You: Wendy do you need help
[10:07] Wendy Donner: I just attached my object to my head! Lol. . .
[10:07] You: \I don't see it
[10:07] Wendy Donner: I unattached it but now it is gone. . funny!
[10:07] You: try to get the ball back on the ground
[10:08] You: good
[10:08] You: now hold shift and click right arrow
[10:08] You: it may be another key on the mac
[10:08] You: just try
[10:08] You: good
[10:08] You: ok, now move the two objects together
[10:08] You: however you want to keep them linked
[10:09] Wendy Donner: I'm missing how we keep them linked.
[10:09] You: hold shift key down to select both objects and hit contyrol L
[10:10] You: They don't need to be touching
[10:10] You: but they can't be too far away either
[10:10] Wendy Donner: I think I did it. . they duplicate together too, right?
[10:10] You: whoa, you have lots
[10:10] You: wow
[10:10] You: cool
[10:11] You: yes, anything that's linnked will duplicate together too
[10:11] Montserrat Biedermann: my object just won't cooperate with each other!
[10:11] You: the only thing we need to ask Cat is how to UNlink, I can't ever remember that!!!!
[10:12] You: did you give one of yours different properties?
[10:12] Jezzie Woodget: I'm not sure how I did it, but mine rotate opposite each other
[10:12] You: Mons, just try to link them
[10:12] You: what do you mean?
[10:12] Montserrat Biedermann: I might have. Okay, let's see if I remember how to
[10:13] You: control L
[10:13] You: shift to select both first then control L
[10:13] Montserrat Biedermann: says unable to link as i don't have modify permission on them
[10:14] You: what objects did you linke?
[10:14] Montserrat Biedermann: my two uncooperative boxes!
[10:14] You: go to the general page and click on both boxes
[10:14] You: you should be able to modify
[10:16] You: oh, one more thing
[10:16] Montserrat Biedermann: hmm, says you cannot modify these objects
[10:16] You: if you want to edit one ppiece at a time or move it
[10:16] You: click on the linked parts box at the top
[10:16] You: this lets you edit one of the linked paarts./
[10:16] You: sorry for my typing
[10:16] You: too fast
[10:17] You: Wendy, now I see two attached to you
[10:17] Wendy Donner: Yes, I feel out of the sandbox with my object on my head. . I'm having too much fun today!! One can right click on the object and then say more and then attach.
[10:17] You: llcool
[10:18] You: you need to get the feather Cat givees out
[10:18] You: it lets you fly up here
[10:18] You: darn, a few mins ago I unlinked them now I don't remember how
[10:18] Montserrat Biedermann: okay, i'm going to the SL Bar meeting now. Thanks, Tink, and bye! Bye Jezzie and Wendy!
[10:18] You: ugh :(
[10:19] You: bye
[10:19] Wendy Donner: Bye!
[10:19] You: you can delete your boxes
[10:19] You: if you want
[10:19] You: you can also take them with you
[10:19] You: if you want to delete, right click , more, delete
[10:19] You: or right click and take
[10:19] You: you may want to name your object on the first page of edit
[10:20] Wendy Donner: I suppose we should delete as a general practice to save prims?
[10:20] You: so you know what it is in your inventory
[10:20] You: yes
[10:20] You: or take
[10:20] You: any questions?
[10:20] Jezzie Woodget: Not right now
[10:21] You: good
[10:21] Jezzie Woodget: thanks for all your help
[10:21] Wendy Donner: Not now. Thanks for your help!
[10:21] You: My pleasure
[10:21] Wendy Donner: See you guys at the next session
[10:21] You: ok
[10:21] Jezzie Woodget: bye

Calendar

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:52:59 CDT

Events included from the Google calendars of:

2nd Life
Global Kids in Second Life
NMC Campus SL
SDSU in Second Life
Second Life Library 2.0
Second Life Planned Outages Calendar
SLED Events in SL

Also, see NCI (New Citizens Inc) class calendar: http://www.roscrow.uklinux.net/NCI/schedule-table.html

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Workshop timeline

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:52:50 CDT

January, 2008-April, 2008: Coordinator:

prepares curriculum for workshop, including locating or creating video tutorials and arranging speakers and tours.
creates a library of resources (objects, scripts, information) for participants to use, to be located on the project’s land.
arranges promotional announcements to AALL members via listservs and calendar, and enables early sign-ups.

February, 2008 Coordinator:

locates and schedules scripting contractors for the workshop.
creates project wiki.

March, 2008: Coordinator:

locates and acquires land for the project.
creates sandbox, office space for participants, “locker room,” resource collection.
makes arrangements for transmission and recording of web-based presentation.
prepares introductory web-based presentation.
promotes presentation and workshop.

April 16, 2008:

Coordinator presents 30-minute introductory web-based presentation. Presentation will be recorded for later viewing.

April 17, 2008: Self-paced workshop available.

Workshop components:
- Survey of interests, experience with Second Life, and preferred meeting times.
- Weekly “office hour” during which participants can meet with the coordinator and each other – times to be arranged based on survey responses.
- Introduction to Second Life: Getting started tutorial – controls, navigation, choice of viewers, brief overview of item creation (building): Live speaker/demonstration (30 minutes), followed by optional shopping trip.
- Introduction to the history and cultures of Second Life in general, and the legal and library communities in particular: Live speakers (by appointment) (1 hour minimum; includes tour)
- Introduction to land acquisition (rental and purchase) and land management tools and issues. Live speakers or video tutorial. (30 minutes)
- Building 101, with brief overview of scripting: Live speaker and/or tutorial. (30 minutes)
- Scripting 101: Live speaker and/or tutorial. “Scripting” refers to programming items to perform tasks such as lighting up, rotating, or displaying a series of slides. More complex scripting can create items that react to commands, work as vehicles, pull data in from a web-based database, and much more. This tutorial will focus primarily on adapting the collection of pre-written scripts to specific uses. (30 minutes)
- Independent project: Each participant will develop at least one resource, exhibit, or program for display or presentation in Second Life. Participants whose project requires complex building or scripting may be able to use the services of the workshops’ contractors, as funding permits. (Estimated time: 2 hours minimum, more depending on the nature of the project.)
- Workshop evaluation: each participant will fill out a detailed evaluation including feedback for the coordinator as well as comments and conclusions about the utility of Second Life for law libraries.

August, 2008:

Coordinator makes arrangements for transmission and recording of web-based presentation.

August 14, 2008:

Open house displaying projects (or reports on presentations).

August 15-Aug. 26, 2008:

Coordinator prepares web-based presentation recapping workshop participation, projects, and conclusions.

Aug. 27, 2008:

Coordinator presents 30-minute concluding web-based presentation. Presentation will be recorded for later viewing.

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

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CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:52:03 CDT

There is no abstract available for this page revision.

Intro webinar

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:51:38 CDT

The recorded webinar is now available at: https://aall.webex.com/aall/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=955717&rKey=2F0CBE09CB6135B7.]

Date:Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Time:9:00 AM to 10:00 AM - Pacific Time
Forum: Webex

This initial webinar will introduce participants to the opportunities and challenges of building a Second Life presence for their libraries. Speakers will include coordinator Kate Fitz; Meg Kribble (SL: 'Anne Idler'), of the Nova Southeastern University Law Library; and Benjamin Duranske (SL: 'Benjamin Noble'), an officer of the Second Life Bar Association, author of the forthcoming ABA book "Virtual Law," and blogger (www.virtuallyblind.com).

How to join

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:51:16 CDT

View the recorded April 16 Introductory webinar

1. Make a Wetpaint.com account, if you don't have one. (The link for this should be at the top right of your screen.)

2. Join this wiki. Edit your profile if you like; read the entries, and make comments or ask questions in the "threads."

3. Download Second Life, if you haven't already, and make an account. Accounts and more information are at www.secondlife.com. Also, see the "Getting Started" page on this wiki.

4. Once in Second Life, select the "Search" function and look for 'Cat Galileo' (my avatar's name). Click on the name to bring up the profile, then click "send an instant message." Tell me that you would like to join the class.
I will send you an invitation to the in-world group "Virtual World Law Librarians."

Here is a video showing how to find my profile, send a message, and join the class: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cjfF1YVYG

Getting started in Second Life

If you have any questions about this process, view the tutorials linked at "readings and resources" or contact me at kfitz@saclaw.org.

Thanks!

Getting Started

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:48:48 CDT

Here's my video tutorial on the steps to download the Second Life program, create your account, and log in for the first time:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cjfFhKVYE

Sign up at http://www.secondlife.com

(here is some info from Murdoch University on signing up through Second Life's process: http://murdochsecondlife.pbwiki.com/Session+1+-+Creating+your+avatar)

or:

Recommended:

Sign up through the New Media Consortium (NMC), which offers a very accessible orientation http://sl.nmc.org/join/.

"Getting Started in Second Life" guide from NMC: http://sl.nmc.org/wiki/Getting_Started

"The NMC Campus is a virtual laboratory located in the virtual world of Second Life It has been carefully constructed to provide researchers and students dozens of prebuilt settings for experiments in social interaction in 3-D space."

Intro movie here: http://sl.nmc.org/2006/06/12/seriously-engaging-movie/

Basic startup information:

"What every Second Life newbie should know - 10 secret tips that will boost your experience..." (Not Possible IRL: http://npirl.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-every-second-life-newbie-should.html) Some good tips I wish I had known when I started.

"Natalia's Getting Started in Second Life Guide" (Mermaid Diaries, http://www.mermaiddiaries.com/2006/11/natalias-newbie-getting-started-guide.html) Clearly written basic info (with screenshots) about moving around the world, acquiring free clothing to customize your appearance, some cultural tips. Also includes links to Natalia's Movement, Camera Control, and Interaction Guide; Teleport, Finding Places, and Landmark Guide; and Inventory, Clothing, and Objects Guide

What do I do if my computer runs super-slowly with a lot of graphic lag or glitches?

See:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/22/tip-of-the-week-12-how-to-easily-boost-viewer-performance/

Demonstrates how to change your graphics options to maximize performance.

Long and detailed description of graphics options:
http://torley.vodpod.com/video/1085633-graphics-preferences-guide

Additional info (optional)

Video tutorials on many topics:
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials

Not Possible IRL: More advice for newbies
Link http://npirl.blogspot.com/2007/12/more-advice-for-newbies-but-first-time.html

Tech Soup's FAQ on Second Life for NonProfits
http://www.techsoup.org/community/Second%20Life/page4997.cfm
TechSoup invites you to its weekly meetings, Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. PST to plan events for the nonprofit community, brush up your scripting or video production skills in advance of a Second Lifeevent, or develop new tools for the nonprofit community.

Second Life in Education
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/
Includes:

Educational Uses of Second Life
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/educationaluses
Educational Resources (in-world links, presentation notes, tutorials for new users, and more)
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/ourresources
Second Life Resources
http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/secondliferesources

Kossack Fullstop Part 1 How to Second Life Part 1 - Creating Kossack Fullstop

Kossack Fullstop Part 2 How to Second Life 2 - Kossack Fullstop at Orientation Island

Kossack Fullstop Part 3 How to Second Life 3 - Kossack Fullstop at the Optional Move Tutorials

Kossack Fullstop Part 4 How to Second Life 4 - Kossack Fullstop at Large

How to Second Life Part 5: Freebies with Kossack Fullstop

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Creating or obtaining objects

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:47:35 CDT

Where can I go to get educational devices?

LibMon 2.5

Buckaroo (proprietor: Bucky Barkley)
Ileina Cove (227, 93, 23)
LibMon 2.5 -- Computer monitor that displays a list of websites you designate. When one of the sites' number is clicked, the viewer's default web browser launches and loads that site. The monitor is 2 prims and can also give out a notecard with information of your choosing.

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

Technical requirements or problems

CatGalileo — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:47:02 CDT

What are the technical requirements to participate?

You must have a computer and Internet connection capable of running Second Life (more info at http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php). Unfortunately, Second Life has fairly requirements for computer and Internet speed.

You will also need to download the free Second Life program and create an account. Visit http://www.secondlife.com. A basic account is free.

What do I do if my computer runs super-slowly with a lot of graphic lag or glitches?

See:
http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/11/22/tip-of-the-week-12-how-to-easily-boost-viewer-performance/

Demonstrates how to change your graphics options to maximize performance.

Long and detailed description of graphics options:
http://torley.vodpod.com/video/1085633-graphics-preferences-guide

Contact Kate Fitz by email (kfitz-at-saclaw.org) or "in-world" as Cat Galileo with questions.

This program is made possible by a grant from the AALL/BNA Continuing Education Grants Program.

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CatGalileo — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:41:30 CDT

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