ICE09
Second Life for Teachers & Librarians
ICE 2009
February 27, 2009
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IF YOU ARE NEW TO SECOND LIFE
To set up an account to join Second LIfe, do the following:
1. Go to the Second Life website at http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education several days in advance to set up your free basic account.
2. Verify that your computer and connectivity meets the systems requirements at http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php.
3. Click on the orange “Get Started!” button. Go through the subsequent screens to create your avatar account.
4. Download and install the Second Life viewer software at http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php.
5. Open the software and log into Second Life using your avatar first name, last name, and password. Watch your avatar “be born”. Complete the orientation activities to learn about how to communicate, move, search, and edit your appearance.
6. When finished, search “Places” for locations such as Chicago Public Schools, ISTE, or the American Library Association. Teleport to a favorite location, explore, and become acquainted with Second Life. (When searching, make sure the “search mature places” square is checked.)
Join Communities:
Search “groups” to get involved and hear about future events. Some popular groups are ISTE, Librarians of Second Life (IM Elaine Tulip for an invitation), American Library Association events, Friends of Chicago Public Schools, and New Media Consortium (NMC)
Upcoming Events
AASL-ISTE SIGMS Virtual Learning Community Spring Schedule
http://blogs.cuip.net/dlis/attend-our-librarian-meetings
Chicago Public Schools St. Patrick’s Day Networking Party, Thurs March 12 @ 8pm, Chicago Public Schools island
ISTE has weekly speaker and social events. Join their group to receive announcements.
Special ICE Orientation
If you would like to meet with have a personal orientation with other ICE attendees, log onto SL on Sunday, March 1 at 7pm. Search people for Elaine Tulip and IM her for a teleport to the meeting location.
Contact: Lisa Perez (Elaine Tulip in SL), Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries, leperez1@cps.edu