Resources

Here are a number of resources - videos and web sites - to help orient you to the virtual world of Second Life (be sure to scroll to see them all) =**Videos** =

You can start with this video introduction to the idea of virtual worlds: media type="youtube" key="CaLKFeJLnqI" height="385" width="480"

Here's a short (6 minute) video introduction to SL Viewer 2: media type="youtube" key="H5pKGnkcQHo" height="385" width="640"

=**Web Sites** = Here are some helpful resource web sites for you.

**Instructions and Orientation:** [|Beginners quick-start guide to Second Life] (7-page pdf) Beginner support for Viewer 2 Various [|maps] of Second Life [|Viewer 2 Video Tutorials]

**Web sites with education-type info:** [|Second Life Educators wiki] [|RezEd] an online hub for educators using virtual worlds for learning [|Planning a virtual field trip in Second Life] a helpful document for taking new people on a tour of interesting places in world. [|Second Life Educator's Working with Teens] a useful wikipedia entry about working with teens in the SL Kid Grid. [|Institutions and Organizations] List of Colleges, Universities, Museums, and Libraries with a presence in SL. [|SL Education (SLED) Blog] a blog written by educators for educators, highlighting K-20 educational uses of the SL world. [|SLED Calendar] a monthly calendar of SL educational events The Global Kids Second Life Curriculum is a 438-age curriculum guide to using Second Life with kids. You'll find it uploaded here to this wiki under "Images and Files". And remember, Second Life "time" is Pacific time - so be sure to make the translation for any scheduled in-world events to your time zone.