Staff+SL+Training

**Second Life**
Watch this [|video here]. What are the educational possibilities? Watch this [|video here]. This [|video] shows how the New Medial Consortium is using Second Life.
 * What is Second Life?**

There is enough going on in Second Life to warrant having staff take a peek. Blackboard has a major initiative to connect Blackboard & Second Life; we are working on two grants to support SL on this college and on the state level; John Miller, a nursing instructor is using it in labs so students can participate in medical simulations. The first place to go is [|Second Life's main page]. Then there is a list of [|Top 20 Educational Places in SL] and the [|Top 10 Medical Sites in SL]
 * Second Life at Tacoma Community College**

More instructors are now using Second Life to support their teaching. As Information Commons staff, it is important that you learn enough about this to help out new students in the Info Commons and the classrooms. Before you get started, I would like you to learn more about an instructor here who is using Second Life, John Miller. Take a look at his blog here to get an idea of the kind of teaching and learning that is possible in Second Life**: [|John Miller's Blog]** John Miller's class is just an example. We also have other nursing classes, Health Information Management, and Administration of Justice classes using Second Life.

Here are some activities you can do to get started:
 * Staff Activities in Second Life**


 * A. Sign Up** & **Orientation**
 * 1) Sign up for an account at www.secondlife.com
 * 2) Run the //application// and sign-in with your new account
 * 3) Go through the Orientation


 * B. Go to Centralia Island**
 * 1) Start the Second Life //application// and log-in.
 * 2) Click the "Search" tab. (This is located in the lower part of your screen.)
 * 3) In the search window, click on the "Groups" tab (in the upper part of the screen).
 * 4) Search for "VirtualTCC", click on the group, and when that window opens, click on "join."
 * 5) Then, back in your main Second Life window, click on "Search" (lower part of screen).
 * 6) Click on the "All" tab, search for "Centralia" in the search field (about the middle, right-hand side of the screen).
 * 7) Click on the "Teleport" button.
 * 8) Explore the large classroom building. It has two levels.


 * C. Communication

D. Landmarks**
 * 1) Take a tour of some of the educational sites in SL and create landmarks for them. (There is a list of [|Top 20 Educational Places in SL] and the [|Top 10 Medical Sites in SL])
 * 2) Log into Second Life and go to "Centralia Island"
 * 3) Create a landmark and give it to another student


 * E. Advanced Communication**


 * F. Finding Things**


 * G. Building**


 * H. Editing Scripts**