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Virtual Worlds 101
Tell Summer Institute 2010
Ellen Todd
Why in the World
Meet and Greet ~ Pair and Share
What do you do in Real Life?
What would you do in Real Life
if you had unlimited resources?
Learning Objectives
• Transition from the Real World to a Virtual World
• Move, join, travel, chat, search, shop….
• Frame some questions for yourself in context of your work
• Explore virtual world applications in Education, Healthcare, Business and Non Profit
What in the World is this other World?
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Worlds
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life
Essential Questions
• What are virtual worlds?
• Are virtual worlds important?
Getting started
Some basics….
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Glossary
1. GO to and DOWNLOAD Second Life
2. Create an account
3. Choose a name
What’s in a name?http://www.secondlifeinsider.com/2006/11/21/whats-in-a-name/
What’s in a Name?
• http://www.ehow.com/how_4870741_choose-good-second-life-name.html
• http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_Last_Names
• http://obijan.com/slstats/index.php
Let’s GO in!
• Pick your look
• I’ll make you my friend
• Join the group
• Let’s get out of here!
• Teleport to a How to site…
• Walk through the site and get your wings!
What? So What? Now What?
• What did you observe? Think about?
• How did you feel?
• Did you get any benefits from the experience?
• What are the implications of the activity?
• How does the experience relate to the real world?
ISTE Standards
Standards
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
Can you wrap your arms around this new world?
http://www.iste.org/
Fieldtrips and Case Studies
• Education
• Business
• Healthcare
• Non Profits
Find it In~world!
• Search and visit sites specific to your interest
SHOUT OUTS
“Hey everybody! Look what I found!”
Offer to teleport a friend and explore together
RESEACH
• Project based learning
• When you interact with objects, it creates different neural chemicals/pathways.
• Stronger than reading or listening….
• Learning Styles? Visual, textural, aural, kinesthetic, integrative
• What are the implications for EDUCATION here?
LUNCH?!?
• Let’s visit Iam Zabelin’s kitchen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFpg271sm8
Welcome come back from RL. ;)
• Watch Virtual Builder
• http://virtualbuilder3d.com/• http://virtualbuilder3d.com/webfiles/roam.mov
• Log in SL and meet me at the tree house…
Physical vs Mental Challenges
• Social anxiety
• Role play
• Autism
• Schizophrenia
• Identify
• Fresh start
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