Resources for 3-D Virtual Learning Environments

General Information Resources

• SecondLife Education Wiki - THE place
• del.icio.us/bdodge/secondlife - Selective list
• del.icio.us/tag/secondlife/ - Everyone's links
• Ed Lamoureux's links
• SLeducation Wiki - Educational Uses of SL
• U of Ohio, Cincinnati Wiki for SL Educators
• edumuve.com - Sources for Educators
• Educational Events in SL - Lower left column

Supplementary Sites

• Second Life Community - Forums and news
• Synthravels - A travel agency
• SecondStyle - Fashion magazine
• Rezzible - Building and hosting site
• Second Life News Network
• GameSlaveWiki - index of games in SL

Blogs on Using Virtual Worlds

• Penn State
• iAlja - Making SL More Teacher Friendly
• MUVE Forward
• Beth Ritter-Guth - English and Women's Studies
• Libraries in Second Life
• Gaming & Learning In SL - Google Group

Using Virtual Worlds To Teach K12 Content

• SciCentr - Cornell University
• Global Kids - Nonprofit reaching inner city kids
• The Vital Lab - Ohio University
• Science In The Metaverse
• Teaching Chemistry - Second Nature
• Multiculturalism - Joe Pacino
• Whyville - 3D Virtual World for kids
• Ant Simulation
• MUVEs and Museums
• Pacific Rim - Japanese/American student exchange

Accounts of Second Life Culture

• BBC reporter's first visit
• Reuters reporter has SL as his beat
• Who are the Griefers?
• Second Opinion - Online Magazine on SL

Virtual Business Environments

• Commentary on mix between virtual and real worlds
• Sun Microsystems Virtual Workplace
• Text100 Presentation

Tutorials & Guides

• Do's and Don'ts for Big Business
• Dressing up your Avatar
• slbuilding.com - Intermediate level tutorials
• A Collection of Tips and Trick
• Torley's YouTube Tutorials

In addition, search in YouTube and TeacherTube for "Second Life" to find the newest examples and video tutorials.

Other Sites Of Note

• Games In Education - Video from Orange Co. Office of Education highlight Aldrich, Gee, Jenkins and others
• Did You Know? - Video of 21st Century learner characteristics
• Educause Article on Virtual Reality
• 80% Have Avatars by 2011?
• Avatars As Teachers
• Virtual Worlds as Tools for Learning -eLearn