This week at Second Life and Lunch our Group Project Lab shifted to a building session. Jim Trepka constructed a 100 meter tall tower in the sandbox and discovered some of the building limitations when creating large structures. While building, he mentioned that it would be easier for new builders if they had some sort of written reference to remember the keystrokes for resizing, rotating, and linking. I really like that idea. I'll put something together for members to print out for next week.
That's the wrapup for this week's session.
I hope to see you next week at Second Life and Lunch.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Second Life and Lunch : Group Project Lab
Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 1-1:50 p.m.
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
If you have an avatar:
This week at Second Life and Lunch we're having a Lab to work on the Dewey Decimal Signs Group Project on the Kirkwood island. You can join this project at any time and new educational locations have been added to our list for you to choose from. You can find the current list here.
If you don't have an avatar:
If you're just curious about our project, feel free to stop by and talk to members about it during this session.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
If you join us virtually, we will be using voice, but you can communicate with the group through text. Don't forget to sign up for this free KCELT session on the Kirkwood EagleNet whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit. You can find instructions for signing up here (just search for "second life" to find our sessions for this semester).
For more information about the Kirkwood Second Life Group visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/secondlife
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
If you have an avatar:
This week at Second Life and Lunch we're having a Lab to work on the Dewey Decimal Signs Group Project on the Kirkwood island. You can join this project at any time and new educational locations have been added to our list for you to choose from. You can find the current list here.
If you don't have an avatar:
If you're just curious about our project, feel free to stop by and talk to members about it during this session.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
If you join us virtually, we will be using voice, but you can communicate with the group through text. Don't forget to sign up for this free KCELT session on the Kirkwood EagleNet whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit. You can find instructions for signing up here (just search for "second life" to find our sessions for this semester).
For more information about the Kirkwood Second Life Group visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/secondlife
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Pumpkin Building Contest
You could win 500 Lindens for your pumpkin creation. You'll need to join the Kirkwood Second Life Group in-world to enter, but the rules are simple:Your Pumpkin Creation
Use your building skills to create a pumpkin or a Halloween-themed creation with a pumpkin in it in Second Life. You can use textures you create or find, but your build must be your own. Make your build no larger than 10x10 meters. All builds (including textures) must be FULL PERMISSION.
Entry Form
Click on the easel sign on the Kirkwood Island located here: SLURL to receive an entry form. Fill out the form and give it and your pumpkin creation to Kale Somme or KitUmscheid Writer by Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Enter as many times as you like.
Prize?
500 Lindens!
Entries will be on display on the Kirkwood Second Life Island from October 15 to October 27 for voting, with the prize awarded to the lucky winner at our Halloween Party during our Second Life and Lunch session on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 11-11:50 SLT (1-1:50 Central Time). Entries will remain on display through Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
Enter as many times as you like, but each entry must have it's own entry form. Good luck!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Survey Says?
The results of the Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall survey are in. 12 people from the group responded. Percent and number of people who responded are shown for each answer. Here's a breakdown of the questions and responses by our members:
1. We voted in Spring to hold our Fall 2009 meetings on Wednesdays, 1-1:50pm. Does that time work for you? (please check all that apply)
66.7% (8) Yes. Perfect!
8.3% (1) I'm too busy this Fall and have no time to attend.
8.3% (1) Mondays, 11-11:50am works for me.
16.7% (2) Mondays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Mondays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
8.3% (1) Tuesdays, 11-11:50am works for me.
8.3% (1) Tuesdays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
8.3% (1) Tuesdays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Wednesdays, 11-11:50am works for me.
16.7% (2) Wednesdays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Thursdays, 11-11:50am works for me.
16.7% (2) Thursdays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Thursdays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Fridays, 11-11:50am works for me.
8.3% (1) Fridays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Fridays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
0.0% (0) Other
2. How do you feel about receiving a meeting notice for our Second Life and Lunch sessions in your email that automatically appears on your calendar if accepted?
50.0% (6) I like getting the meetings automatically on my calendar.
50.0% (6) Doesn't bother me. I ignore it if I can't attend.
000% (0) I don't like this at all.
3. What type of group member do you consider yourself?
8.3% (1) Complete Newbie: I need help getting an avatar so I can join in!
41.7% (5) In-world Beginner: I need help with the basics in Second Life.
50.0% (6) In-world Advanced: I feel comfortable getting around and doing things in Second Life. I'm ready to move on to other things.
00.0% (0) No Avatar: I'm not interested in getting an avatar and attending meetings. I just want to follow what the group is doing and join in discussions.
4. What are you interested in learning during Second Life and Lunch sessions this Fall? Below is a list of ideas. (please check all you are interested in)
36.4% (4) The Basics: Revisit an orientation area to go over the basics
27.3% (3) Getting around: Arrow keys / walking / running / flying
27.3% (3) Getting around: Teleporting
45.5% (5) Getting around: How to save landmarks of the places you visit
18.2% (2) Getting around: How to use camera controls
36.4% (4) Getting around: How to use vehicles
36.4% (4) Getting around: How to use an attachment
54.5% (6) Getting around: How to use a HUD (Heads Up Display)
18.2% (2) Making connections with others: How to IM a friend, How to IM a group
27.3% (3) Making connections with others: How to find a friend in SL / How to send a friend to your location in SL
45.5% (5) Second Life connects to Real Life: How to create a SLURL
27.3% (3) Second Life connects to Real Life: How to send a postcard to any email address from Second Life
54.5% (6) Second Life connects to Real Life: How to save a snapshot to use outside of Second Life
9.1% (1) Recording Second Life: How to save your text chat (useful for taking class notes)
36.4% (4) Recording Second Life: How to record video with Machinima
45.5% (5) Tools for Teachers: How to load images (textures)
63.6% (7) Tools for Teachers: How to create a Powerpoint presentation for Second Life
54.5% (6) Tools for Teachers: Watch a class take place in-world to see how it’s done
54.5% (6) Tools for Teachers: How to communicate with a group of avatars
27.3% (3) Learn the Lingo of Second Life: In-world, metaverse, Linden, HUD, rez, avatar, MMORPG, SLT, lag,…what does all this stuff mean?
45.5% (5) How to change your appearance: Business Attire
45.5% (5) How to change your appearance: Hair
18.2% (2) How to change your appearance: Glasses
9.1% (1) How to change your appearance: How to adjust clothing and attachments on your avatar
36.4% (4) How to manage your inventory
27.3% (3) How to deal with Lindens, the money of Second Life
36.4% (4) Tour a college campus: Revisit West Liberty State College to see how it has changed
54.5% (6) Tour a college campus: Visit other college campuses with a guide from the college
45.5% (5) Tour/Field Trip: Computer Science and Information location
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: Philosophy and Psychology location
18.2% (2) Tour/Field Trip: Religion location
36.4% (4) Tour/Field Trip: Social Sciences location
36.4% (4) Tour/Field Trip: Languages location
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: English Village (English Language Acquisition)
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: Math/Science-related location
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: Health-related location
36.4% (4) Tour/Field Trip: Technology/Applied Science location
54.5% (6) Tour/Field Trip: Art in Second Life
18.2% (2) Tour/Field Trip: Music in Second Life
18.2% (2) Tour/Field Trip: Literature location
45.5% (5) Tour/Field Trip: History/Geography/Biography-related location
9.1% (1) How to find and attend events in Second Life
36.4% (4) Visit some of the role-playing games in-world as a group to understand how they work and how they might be used a model to create your own learning environmen
18.2% (2) Visit a role-playing game: Numbakulla (similar to the game Myst)
27.3% (3) Learn How to Create Content: Textures
54.5% (6) Learn How to Create Content: Scripting
27.3% (3) Learn How to Create Content: Particles
36.4% (4) Learn How to Create Content: Gestures
18.2% (2) Have your questions answered: Meet as a group with no set agenda so we can ask questions and exchange ideas.
18.2% (2) What would you like to learn at a Second Life and Lunch session?
Comments:
- How to download, create and use sculpties
- Would like to construct some items with people readily available to help when I stumble.
5. When giving "how to" instructions, do you prefer to hear the instructions for Mac or PC?
66.7% (8) PC
00.0% (0) Mac
33.3% (4) Both
6. I would like to put together a Virtual Welcome Kit that new members receive when they join our group. This kit would be sent to new avatars and/or an email about resources online. (Current members would receive this packet right away.) What items would you like to see in this packet that would ensure the success of someone new to Second Life?
- A basic lesson in building.
- An overview in how to purchase lindens.
- Professional clothes for males and females. Landmarks to educational sites. A membership list with contact information.
- Business clothes, Kirkwood shirt, Watermelon Launcher, Scripted laptop for jumping to URL, - - Presentation screen
- ?
- Kirkwood t-shirt and directions for saving the Kirkwood Island as their home location.
- Suggested groups to join
- Not sure. I learned best by you explaining and me trying vs. reading.
7. We would like to create a directory of Kirkwood Second Life Group Members to make it easy for members to collaborate with each other. How would you like to see this directory shared with the group?
45.5% (5) Email the list
9.1% (1) Post the list on the Group Wiki
9.1% (1) Post the list on the Group Facebook Page
9.1% (1) Post the list on the Group Blog
36.4% (4) Post the list on the Kirkwood SL Group Web page
9.1% (1) Post the list somehow on the Kirkwood SL Island
Additional Comments:
- Can we create this on the KIN so only Kirkwood people can access it? Make sure to add snapshots of our real life and Second Life personas.
- does it need to be members only? or avatar names only?
8. What is your preferred way to find out about upcoming Second Life events for the Kirkwood Second Life Group and other educational-related information shared by members of the group? (please check all that apply)
100% (12) Email the list
00.0% (0) Group Blog
00.0% (0) Facebook Group
00.0% (0) Facebook Page
9. Do you have any ideas to improve the group?
- Continue to do more field trips
- Island projects - instead of one time lessons, what if there were group or individual island projects that could be worked on over the course of the semester?
- ?
- Give me some more time in my FIRST Life to take part. Seriously, I will follow and take part when I can.
- Have some meetings where people just work/experiment and have others to bounce questions off of.
10. Have you visited a place in Second Life you would like to share with the group? Have you figured out how to do something in Second Life you think would be useful to your collegues? Please list what you would like to share and the best time for you to share it here:
- Not yet.
- No
- Not yet, but hope to this semester.
We'll use these results to plan our sessions for the Fall and Spring semesters. We appreciate your participation in the survey to help us make the Kirkwood Second Life Group the best it can be.
1. We voted in Spring to hold our Fall 2009 meetings on Wednesdays, 1-1:50pm. Does that time work for you? (please check all that apply)
66.7% (8) Yes. Perfect!
8.3% (1) I'm too busy this Fall and have no time to attend.
8.3% (1) Mondays, 11-11:50am works for me.
16.7% (2) Mondays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Mondays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
8.3% (1) Tuesdays, 11-11:50am works for me.
8.3% (1) Tuesdays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
8.3% (1) Tuesdays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Wednesdays, 11-11:50am works for me.
16.7% (2) Wednesdays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Thursdays, 11-11:50am works for me.
16.7% (2) Thursdays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Thursdays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Fridays, 11-11:50am works for me.
8.3% (1) Fridays, 12-12:50pm works for me.
16.7% (2) Fridays, 1-1:50pm works for me.
0.0% (0) Other
2. How do you feel about receiving a meeting notice for our Second Life and Lunch sessions in your email that automatically appears on your calendar if accepted?
50.0% (6) I like getting the meetings automatically on my calendar.
50.0% (6) Doesn't bother me. I ignore it if I can't attend.
000% (0) I don't like this at all.
3. What type of group member do you consider yourself?
8.3% (1) Complete Newbie: I need help getting an avatar so I can join in!
41.7% (5) In-world Beginner: I need help with the basics in Second Life.
50.0% (6) In-world Advanced: I feel comfortable getting around and doing things in Second Life. I'm ready to move on to other things.
00.0% (0) No Avatar: I'm not interested in getting an avatar and attending meetings. I just want to follow what the group is doing and join in discussions.
4. What are you interested in learning during Second Life and Lunch sessions this Fall? Below is a list of ideas. (please check all you are interested in)
36.4% (4) The Basics: Revisit an orientation area to go over the basics
27.3% (3) Getting around: Arrow keys / walking / running / flying
27.3% (3) Getting around: Teleporting
45.5% (5) Getting around: How to save landmarks of the places you visit
18.2% (2) Getting around: How to use camera controls
36.4% (4) Getting around: How to use vehicles
36.4% (4) Getting around: How to use an attachment
54.5% (6) Getting around: How to use a HUD (Heads Up Display)
18.2% (2) Making connections with others: How to IM a friend, How to IM a group
27.3% (3) Making connections with others: How to find a friend in SL / How to send a friend to your location in SL
45.5% (5) Second Life connects to Real Life: How to create a SLURL
27.3% (3) Second Life connects to Real Life: How to send a postcard to any email address from Second Life
54.5% (6) Second Life connects to Real Life: How to save a snapshot to use outside of Second Life
9.1% (1) Recording Second Life: How to save your text chat (useful for taking class notes)
36.4% (4) Recording Second Life: How to record video with Machinima
45.5% (5) Tools for Teachers: How to load images (textures)
63.6% (7) Tools for Teachers: How to create a Powerpoint presentation for Second Life
54.5% (6) Tools for Teachers: Watch a class take place in-world to see how it’s done
54.5% (6) Tools for Teachers: How to communicate with a group of avatars
27.3% (3) Learn the Lingo of Second Life: In-world, metaverse, Linden, HUD, rez, avatar, MMORPG, SLT, lag,…what does all this stuff mean?
45.5% (5) How to change your appearance: Business Attire
45.5% (5) How to change your appearance: Hair
18.2% (2) How to change your appearance: Glasses
9.1% (1) How to change your appearance: How to adjust clothing and attachments on your avatar
36.4% (4) How to manage your inventory
27.3% (3) How to deal with Lindens, the money of Second Life
36.4% (4) Tour a college campus: Revisit West Liberty State College to see how it has changed
54.5% (6) Tour a college campus: Visit other college campuses with a guide from the college
45.5% (5) Tour/Field Trip: Computer Science and Information location
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: Philosophy and Psychology location
18.2% (2) Tour/Field Trip: Religion location
36.4% (4) Tour/Field Trip: Social Sciences location
36.4% (4) Tour/Field Trip: Languages location
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: English Village (English Language Acquisition)
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: Math/Science-related location
27.3% (3) Tour/Field Trip: Health-related location
36.4% (4) Tour/Field Trip: Technology/Applied Science location
54.5% (6) Tour/Field Trip: Art in Second Life
18.2% (2) Tour/Field Trip: Music in Second Life
18.2% (2) Tour/Field Trip: Literature location
45.5% (5) Tour/Field Trip: History/Geography/Biography-related location
9.1% (1) How to find and attend events in Second Life
36.4% (4) Visit some of the role-playing games in-world as a group to understand how they work and how they might be used a model to create your own learning environmen
18.2% (2) Visit a role-playing game: Numbakulla (similar to the game Myst)
27.3% (3) Learn How to Create Content: Textures
54.5% (6) Learn How to Create Content: Scripting
27.3% (3) Learn How to Create Content: Particles
36.4% (4) Learn How to Create Content: Gestures
18.2% (2) Have your questions answered: Meet as a group with no set agenda so we can ask questions and exchange ideas.
18.2% (2) What would you like to learn at a Second Life and Lunch session?
Comments:
- How to download, create and use sculpties
- Would like to construct some items with people readily available to help when I stumble.
5. When giving "how to" instructions, do you prefer to hear the instructions for Mac or PC?
66.7% (8) PC
00.0% (0) Mac
33.3% (4) Both
6. I would like to put together a Virtual Welcome Kit that new members receive when they join our group. This kit would be sent to new avatars and/or an email about resources online. (Current members would receive this packet right away.) What items would you like to see in this packet that would ensure the success of someone new to Second Life?
- A basic lesson in building.
- An overview in how to purchase lindens.
- Professional clothes for males and females. Landmarks to educational sites. A membership list with contact information.
- Business clothes, Kirkwood shirt, Watermelon Launcher, Scripted laptop for jumping to URL, - - Presentation screen
- ?
- Kirkwood t-shirt and directions for saving the Kirkwood Island as their home location.
- Suggested groups to join
- Not sure. I learned best by you explaining and me trying vs. reading.
7. We would like to create a directory of Kirkwood Second Life Group Members to make it easy for members to collaborate with each other. How would you like to see this directory shared with the group?
45.5% (5) Email the list
9.1% (1) Post the list on the Group Wiki
9.1% (1) Post the list on the Group Facebook Page
9.1% (1) Post the list on the Group Blog
36.4% (4) Post the list on the Kirkwood SL Group Web page
9.1% (1) Post the list somehow on the Kirkwood SL Island
Additional Comments:
- Can we create this on the KIN so only Kirkwood people can access it? Make sure to add snapshots of our real life and Second Life personas.
- does it need to be members only? or avatar names only?
8. What is your preferred way to find out about upcoming Second Life events for the Kirkwood Second Life Group and other educational-related information shared by members of the group? (please check all that apply)
100% (12) Email the list
00.0% (0) Group Blog
00.0% (0) Facebook Group
00.0% (0) Facebook Page
9. Do you have any ideas to improve the group?
- Continue to do more field trips
- Island projects - instead of one time lessons, what if there were group or individual island projects that could be worked on over the course of the semester?
- ?
- Give me some more time in my FIRST Life to take part. Seriously, I will follow and take part when I can.
- Have some meetings where people just work/experiment and have others to bounce questions off of.
10. Have you visited a place in Second Life you would like to share with the group? Have you figured out how to do something in Second Life you think would be useful to your collegues? Please list what you would like to share and the best time for you to share it here:
- Not yet.
- No
- Not yet, but hope to this semester.
We'll use these results to plan our sessions for the Fall and Spring semesters. We appreciate your participation in the survey to help us make the Kirkwood Second Life Group the best it can be.
Second Life and Lunch : Group Project LAB, Building Contest, Questions, Get an Avatar
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 1-1:50 p.m.
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
Group Project - LAB
This week we are continuing to work on the Dewey Decimal Signs group project on the Kirkwood island. You can join this project anytime. If you haven't chosen an educational location yet, you can find a complete list here. New locations will be added to this page as we identify them, so be sure to check back.
Building Contest
We are announcing a building contest at this session. : )
Stop by to hear all the details.
Have Your Questions Answered / Time to Get an Avatar
Stop by and have your questions answered about this project or anything else you may have about Second Life. If you've been thinking about getting an avatar, this would be a good session to attend. Feel free to bring your lunch and bring a friend. I hope to see you there.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
If you join us virtually, we will be using voice, but you can communicate with the group through text. Don't forget to sign up for this free KCELT session on the Kirkwood EagleNet whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. KCELT needs sign up information in advance to know if we need a larger room. I need this information to notify you if we need to cancel the session. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit. You can find instructions for signing up here (just search for "second life" to find all our sessions for this semester).
For more information about the Kirkwood Second Life Group visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/secondlife
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
Group Project - LAB
This week we are continuing to work on the Dewey Decimal Signs group project on the Kirkwood island. You can join this project anytime. If you haven't chosen an educational location yet, you can find a complete list here. New locations will be added to this page as we identify them, so be sure to check back.
Building Contest
We are announcing a building contest at this session. : )
Stop by to hear all the details.
Have Your Questions Answered / Time to Get an Avatar
Stop by and have your questions answered about this project or anything else you may have about Second Life. If you've been thinking about getting an avatar, this would be a good session to attend. Feel free to bring your lunch and bring a friend. I hope to see you there.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
If you join us virtually, we will be using voice, but you can communicate with the group through text. Don't forget to sign up for this free KCELT session on the Kirkwood EagleNet whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. KCELT needs sign up information in advance to know if we need a larger room. I need this information to notify you if we need to cancel the session. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit. You can find instructions for signing up here (just search for "second life" to find all our sessions for this semester).
For more information about the Kirkwood Second Life Group visit http://www.kirkwood.edu/secondlife
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Second Life and Lunch Review for Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Kirkwood Island Group Project
This week at Second Life and Lunch we continued work on the Dewey Decimal Signs Group Project. Guidelines for creating a notecard have been added to the Group Wiki. We covered how to create a snapshot for the signs at this session. You can find instructions on our group wiki. Feel free to contribute your thoughts. You can join this group project at any time. A list of educational locations can be found here.
Heads Up: Building Contest!
We're planning to hold a building contest this semester for group members. We'll reveal the details at next week's Second Life and Lunch.
Survey Results
The results from our "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" survey are in. The results are now being compiled and will be posted on our group blog soon. (Sorry this has not been done yet, but should be complete before next week's session.)
Member Directory
The Kirkwood Second Life Group directory has been updated. You can find it here. Please check to see that your information is correct. If you do not have an avatar (or if I don't know the name of your avatar) I've put a "no" in that column. If you do not find your name on the list, please send me at your information at kit.umscheid@kirkwood.edu and I'll add you as soon as possible. If you're on the list and would rather not be, please contact me to have your information removed.
Connect With Other Group Members
If you're feeling a little disconnected because you haven't been able to make it to a Second Life and Lunch session, there are many ways you can connect with other members. Take a look at the Member Directory and contact another member directly. You can also connect with the group with Facebook Group, Facebook Page, YouTube, or the group Wiki. Post a question or a link to a Second Life location. Share a video. These tools have been added to help you connect.
That's the wrapup for this week's session. I hope to see you next week at Second Life and Lunch.
This week at Second Life and Lunch we continued work on the Dewey Decimal Signs Group Project. Guidelines for creating a notecard have been added to the Group Wiki. We covered how to create a snapshot for the signs at this session. You can find instructions on our group wiki. Feel free to contribute your thoughts. You can join this group project at any time. A list of educational locations can be found here.
Heads Up: Building Contest!
We're planning to hold a building contest this semester for group members. We'll reveal the details at next week's Second Life and Lunch.
Survey Results
The results from our "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" survey are in. The results are now being compiled and will be posted on our group blog soon. (Sorry this has not been done yet, but should be complete before next week's session.)
Member Directory
The Kirkwood Second Life Group directory has been updated. You can find it here. Please check to see that your information is correct. If you do not have an avatar (or if I don't know the name of your avatar) I've put a "no" in that column. If you do not find your name on the list, please send me at your information at kit.umscheid@kirkwood.edu and I'll add you as soon as possible. If you're on the list and would rather not be, please contact me to have your information removed.
Connect With Other Group Members
If you're feeling a little disconnected because you haven't been able to make it to a Second Life and Lunch session, there are many ways you can connect with other members. Take a look at the Member Directory and contact another member directly. You can also connect with the group with Facebook Group, Facebook Page, YouTube, or the group Wiki. Post a question or a link to a Second Life location. Share a video. These tools have been added to help you connect.
That's the wrapup for this week's session. I hope to see you next week at Second Life and Lunch.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Second Life and Lunch : Group Project Continues and Learn How to Create a Snapshot In-World
Second Life and Lunch
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 1-1:50 p.m.
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
This week we are continuing to work on the Dewey Decimal Signs group project on the Kirkwood island. If you haven't chosen an educational location yet, you can find a complete list here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=25559. New locations will be added to this page as we identify them, so be sure to check back.
We'll also cover How to Create a Snapshot. This is necessary for the visual component of our Dewey signs. Then we'll show you how to share the unique places you find in Second Life with colleagues and friends who do not have an avatar by sending a postcard to their email.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
Don't forget to sign up for this free KCELT session on the Kirkwood EagleNet whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. KCELT needs sign up information in advance to know if we need a larger room. I need this information to notify you if we need to cancel the session. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit. You can find instructions for how to find our Second Life sessions here.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 1-1:50 p.m.
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
This week we are continuing to work on the Dewey Decimal Signs group project on the Kirkwood island. If you haven't chosen an educational location yet, you can find a complete list here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=25559. New locations will be added to this page as we identify them, so be sure to check back.
We'll also cover How to Create a Snapshot. This is necessary for the visual component of our Dewey signs. Then we'll show you how to share the unique places you find in Second Life with colleagues and friends who do not have an avatar by sending a postcard to their email.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
Don't forget to sign up for this free KCELT session on the Kirkwood EagleNet whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. KCELT needs sign up information in advance to know if we need a larger room. I need this information to notify you if we need to cancel the session. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit. You can find instructions for how to find our Second Life sessions here.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Second Life and Lunch Wrapup for 09-09-2009
Kirkwood Island Group Project
Our group project to create a directory of educational locations is well under way on the Kirkwood island. If you have not chosen a location to create a notecard tour of for your colleagues, you can find a list of potential locations here. You can join this group project at any time.
We talked about best practices for creating our notecards for the directory signs and decided to add a list of guidelines on our group wiki. These tips will make the collection of notecards visitors receive from this project consistent in structure. Please refer to this list of guidelines when you create your card. If you need help creating your card, come to the next Second Life and Lunch session. We will also cover how to create a snapshot of educational locations to be added to the sign.
Member Directory
A directory of Kirkwood Second Life Group members is now being compiled on the Web. You can find it here. If you do NOT want to be added to this list, please contact Kit Umscheid.
Survey Results
The results from our "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" survey are in. The results are now being compiled and will be posted on our group blog soon.
That's the wrapup for this week's session. I hope to see you next week at Second Life and Lunch.
Our group project to create a directory of educational locations is well under way on the Kirkwood island. If you have not chosen a location to create a notecard tour of for your colleagues, you can find a list of potential locations here. You can join this group project at any time.
We talked about best practices for creating our notecards for the directory signs and decided to add a list of guidelines on our group wiki. These tips will make the collection of notecards visitors receive from this project consistent in structure. Please refer to this list of guidelines when you create your card. If you need help creating your card, come to the next Second Life and Lunch session. We will also cover how to create a snapshot of educational locations to be added to the sign.
Member Directory
A directory of Kirkwood Second Life Group members is now being compiled on the Web. You can find it here. If you do NOT want to be added to this list, please contact Kit Umscheid.
Survey Results
The results from our "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" survey are in. The results are now being compiled and will be posted on our group blog soon.
That's the wrapup for this week's session. I hope to see you next week at Second Life and Lunch.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Second Life and Lunch : Dewey Signs and Survey Results
Second Life and Lunch
Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1-1:50 p.m.
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
This week we are working on the Dewey Decimal Signs group project on the Kirkwood island. If you haven't chosen an educational location yet, you can find a complete list here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=25559. New locations will be added to this page as we identify them, so be sure to check back.
We will also take a look at the results of our "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" survey.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
Don't forget to sign up for this KCELT session whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. KCELT needs sign up information in advance to know if we need a larger room. I need this information to notify you if we need to cancel the session. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 1-1:50 p.m.
KCELT 2097 or Join Us Virtually
This week we are working on the Dewey Decimal Signs group project on the Kirkwood island. If you haven't chosen an educational location yet, you can find a complete list here: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=25559. New locations will be added to this page as we identify them, so be sure to check back.
We will also take a look at the results of our "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" survey.
NOTE TO ALL MEMBERS:
Don't forget to sign up for this KCELT session whether you plan to join us in person or virtually. KCELT needs sign up information in advance to know if we need a larger room. I need this information to notify you if we need to cancel the session. Faculty members receive Professional Renewal Credit for all KCELT sessions, but you have to sign up to receive credit.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Group Project : Dewey Decimal Signs
By request of our members, we’ve made it easy to see what Second Life locations are available in our group project. Members are selecting their favorite locations now to create a tour for, so check it out at http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=25559
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Second Life and Lunch Review for Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I thought it might be a good idea to post a review of our Second Life and Lunch sessions for those who were unable to attend and to help clarify when we cover a lot of things. Those who know me best tell me I'm good at "information overload" when I get excited about a topic, so hopefully this wrap-up will help clarify things.
Feedback Survey
First I would like to remind everyone if you haven't done so yet to please fill out the "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" online survey. If you're a group member without an avatar, this survey is for you too! Please try to complete the survey by 3:00 on Friday, September 4 as we would like to have the results of the survey by next week's Second Life and Lunch session.
Member Directory
Have you ever wondered who all the other people in the Kirkwood Second Life Group are? Well, you're about to find out. We're compiling a list of group members (with and without avatars) to share with everyone on our Web site. This list will include the real name, title and department (title and company name for non-educators) and avatar name of each member.
Group Project on the Kirkwood Island
You have the chance to participate in something unique and helpful for instructors on the Kirkwood island. We're putting together a directory of educational Second Life locations on the second floor of the new building by the sandbox. It's a collection of signs with teleports to educational places organized using the Dewey Decimal System. By using this familiar system, even instructors new to Second Life can find educational content for their field of study easily.
Right now if a visitor clicks on a sign they receive a teleport to the location. This is helpful, but we want to make it even better. That's where you come in. We are asking members to lend their expertise in their field of study by writing a short "tour guide" note card to be placed in each sign. Write directions that visitors can follow when they arrive at the new location. Where should they go? What are the "must see" areas of the location? How do you think it might be useful in the classroom?
To participate, identify an educational site you've visited or choose from the selections on the second floor of the building. Write a notecard and give it to Alan Peterka or myself to include in the collection. (If you identify your own location, please give us a teleport also.) We're asking members to try and review one educational location per week if you can.
Other Ways to Contribute
You can also add to the resources on the Kirkwood island by suggesting a useful book about Second Life, suggest a Web site that is useful, or stretch your creativity and build and script a pastry or drink for our group cafe next to our meeting area. This is a fun way to teach new members how to use attachments. Have some fun with it!
Sharing "Second Life in the News" in a New Way
From time to time Second Life pops up as a topic in newspapers and magazines. A couple of people in our group send these articles to me to share with the group. In the past I've brought them to our Second Life and Lunch sessions and set them on the back table by the sign-in sheet for all to see. This is great if you are able to make it to a meeting, but not so great if you can't. So, we're going to do things a little different.
Starting this semester, I'll be sending the newspaper and magazine articles I receive to group members in our campus mail. There will be a list of all the names for the article to circulate to on a sheet attached to the article. When you finish reading it, simple cross your name off the list and send it to the next person.
If you're on the group email list, you are now on the Snail Mail Publication Sharing List. If you do NOT want to be on this list, please contact me and you will not receive any of the publications. I plan to send the articles I've received from members over the past two years out to the group right away.
Fall Meeting Schedule
The schedule for the Fall sessions is available on our Web site.
Sorry this review is so long, but there was a lot to share. That's all for this week. I hope to see you at our next Second Life and Lunch session next Wednesday, September 9, 1-1:50 p.m. Central Time.
Feedback Survey
First I would like to remind everyone if you haven't done so yet to please fill out the "Second Life and Lunch Feedback for Fall" online survey. If you're a group member without an avatar, this survey is for you too! Please try to complete the survey by 3:00 on Friday, September 4 as we would like to have the results of the survey by next week's Second Life and Lunch session.
Member Directory
Have you ever wondered who all the other people in the Kirkwood Second Life Group are? Well, you're about to find out. We're compiling a list of group members (with and without avatars) to share with everyone on our Web site. This list will include the real name, title and department (title and company name for non-educators) and avatar name of each member.
Group Project on the Kirkwood Island
You have the chance to participate in something unique and helpful for instructors on the Kirkwood island. We're putting together a directory of educational Second Life locations on the second floor of the new building by the sandbox. It's a collection of signs with teleports to educational places organized using the Dewey Decimal System. By using this familiar system, even instructors new to Second Life can find educational content for their field of study easily.
Right now if a visitor clicks on a sign they receive a teleport to the location. This is helpful, but we want to make it even better. That's where you come in. We are asking members to lend their expertise in their field of study by writing a short "tour guide" note card to be placed in each sign. Write directions that visitors can follow when they arrive at the new location. Where should they go? What are the "must see" areas of the location? How do you think it might be useful in the classroom?
To participate, identify an educational site you've visited or choose from the selections on the second floor of the building. Write a notecard and give it to Alan Peterka or myself to include in the collection. (If you identify your own location, please give us a teleport also.) We're asking members to try and review one educational location per week if you can.
Other Ways to Contribute
You can also add to the resources on the Kirkwood island by suggesting a useful book about Second Life, suggest a Web site that is useful, or stretch your creativity and build and script a pastry or drink for our group cafe next to our meeting area. This is a fun way to teach new members how to use attachments. Have some fun with it!
Sharing "Second Life in the News" in a New Way
From time to time Second Life pops up as a topic in newspapers and magazines. A couple of people in our group send these articles to me to share with the group. In the past I've brought them to our Second Life and Lunch sessions and set them on the back table by the sign-in sheet for all to see. This is great if you are able to make it to a meeting, but not so great if you can't. So, we're going to do things a little different.
Starting this semester, I'll be sending the newspaper and magazine articles I receive to group members in our campus mail. There will be a list of all the names for the article to circulate to on a sheet attached to the article. When you finish reading it, simple cross your name off the list and send it to the next person.
If you're on the group email list, you are now on the Snail Mail Publication Sharing List. If you do NOT want to be on this list, please contact me and you will not receive any of the publications. I plan to send the articles I've received from members over the past two years out to the group right away.
Fall Meeting Schedule
The schedule for the Fall sessions is available on our Web site.
Sorry this review is so long, but there was a lot to share. That's all for this week. I hope to see you at our next Second Life and Lunch session next Wednesday, September 9, 1-1:50 p.m. Central Time.
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