Nonprofits: Getting Started in Second Life
Dozens of nonprofits large and small are using Second Life to help meet their missions. In this virtual world, nonprofits are holding trainings, hosting parties, fundraising and more. Second Life has tremendous potential to expand how we reach and engage people in our work, but it does take time to figure it all out. In this session, we'll show you how to get started in Second Life by sharing case studies and tips for exploring and learning in this virtual world.
Takeaways:
1. How nonprofits are currently using Second Life
2. Potential ways for you to use Second Life
3. A quick tour and intro to Second Life Communications
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Computerworld - The top eight corporate sites in Second Life
The best corporate sites on Second Life worth visiting
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50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life | College Degrees
The educational possibilities through Second Life allow teachers and employers to reach out to students beyond their traditional classrooms and school districts, expose young children to global issues and new friends around the world, design their own avatars and environments for highly customized training sessions and interactive discussions, practice real-world skills and manage real-life situations in a safe environment, and most of all keep students engaged in a technologically-driven society.
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RezEd
Welcome to the live BETA of RezEd, your community for everything related to learning and virtual worlds! Each month we will feature inter-related podcasts, brief best practices, digital resources in the library, and featured blog posts and discussions.
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My Virtual Summer Job (Wall Street Journal)
CyberEntrepreneurs making lots of money at their summer jobs in Second Life and Entropia Universe.
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If Second Life isn't a game, what is it? - On the Level - MSNBC.com
Great intro and overview of Second Life
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Reuters/Second Life » Rival grids threaten Linden’s monopoly on SL technology
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Gartner Says 80 Percent of Active Internet Users Will Have A "Second Life" in the Virtual World by the End of 2011
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The_Unofficial_Complete_Fool's_Guide_to_SecondLife_(8-15-2006-b).PDF
Complete guide for the first weeks of using Second LIfe
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SimTeach
Educational games for teaching
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100 Ideas for Using Second Life for Education
Ideas for using Second Life for Education
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