Resources for my teaching session: Learning about Second Life

Tonight I am teaching the "Facilitating Online" students about Second Life. Here are a few resources I'm going to be sharing with them.

Second Life: http://secondlife.com

Using Second Life. A guide for beginners:
http://wikieducator.org/Using_Second_Life

How to:

• move about in Second Life
  
• add a friend to your contact list
  
• teleport and use landmarks
• communicate using instant message and voice
  
• change appearance
  

Interesting places to visit:
Koru. Home of New Zealand educators:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Koru/58/212/0

Second Life Education New Zealand project:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kowhai/82/213/35

Jokaydia:

• Jokaydia Newbie Gardens: http://slurl.com/secondlife/jokaydia/146/157/22
• Jokaydia Drum Circle: http://slurl.com/secondlife/jokaydia/125/202/22
• Jokaydia Beach: http://slurl.com/secondlife/jokaydia%20II/221/158/25
• Bar Jokaydia: http://slurl.com/secondlife/jokaydia%20III/98/220/22

Interesting people to meet in Second Life:

• Students of Facilitating Online 2009: Course Participants
  
• Sarah Stewart - SL: Petal Stransky
• Leigh Blackall - SL: Leroy Goalpost
  
• Clare Atkins (SLENZ project leader) - SL: Arwenna Stardust
  
• Terry Neal (Joint SLENZ leader) - SL: Tere Tinkel
  
• Jo Kay (owner of Jokaydia) - SL: Jokay Wollongong
• Deborah Davis (SL education researcher) - SL: Aastra Apfelbaum
• Carolyn McIntosh (founder of SL NZ midwives) - SL: Dacary Dumpling

Interesting groups to join

Kiwi Educators - for people interested in Second Life and education in New Zealand

ISTE - The International Society for Technology in Education


Can anyone recommend places or people in Second Life with not-for-profit connections in the New Zealand or Australia context. I know lots of people using SL in education but not the not-for-profit sector.