Educational Uses of
Second Life
What is Second Life?
An online 3D virtual world
with content created by its users.
Real people are represented in-world
as an avatar that they modify to look
a lot or not at all like themselves.
Educational Places in
Second Life
American Library Association
SLURL: Click here to visit the American Library Association
There are many libraries in
Second Life with holdings that
will appeal to a wide range of
users. If you are interested in
libraries, check out
Cybrary City I and II on
InfoIsland.
Other libraries of interest include,
Cleveland Public Library,
Ossus Star Wars Library, and
The Second Life Library 2.0.
Log into Second Life and click the link above.
Math & Science: The SciLands
SLURL: Click here to visit the SciLands Orientation Island.
The SciLands are a group of 33
science-related islands including
an orientation island as a starting
point.
International Spaceflight Museu
m
displays full scale models of
rockets from 12 countries and a
tour of the solar system.
NOAA Island has interactive weather and climate exhibits including a virtual tsunami and a plane ride into a hurricane.
Genome Island has a collection of interactive genetics experiments.
Log into Second Life and click the link above.
YouTube Video
Math & Science: Science Friday
SLURL: Click here to visit Science Friday in Second Life
NPR's weekly science news
program, Science Friday, is
broadcast live on radio stations
nationally and in Second Life.
Host Ira Flatow, appears in
Second Life during the show as
his avatar and takes questions
from the virtual audience.
Log into Second Life and click the link above.
YouTube Video
Health Science: Heart Murmur Sim
SLURL: Click here to visit the Heart Murmur Sim.
Visit three exam rooms in a
virtual hospital and diagnose the
heart condition of five patients by
listening to heart rhythms.
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YouTube Video
Ancient Rome
SLURL: Click here to visit the Roma simulation
An ancient Roman themed sim.
Roleplaying a member of the
ancient Roman empire is
welcome in ROMA, although
certainly not required of all
visitors.
Tour video on Blip.tv
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EMS: Play2Train
SLURL: This is a closed Sim. Only Play2Train students can visit.
In traditional first responder
training, a disaster scene is
presented on a scale model
diorama for students to role play.
Play2Train has taken the
diorama and created it in a virtual
world.
The Play2Train islands are open
only to registered participants.
This snapshot shows a BLUMED
mobile hospital.
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YouTube Video
Real Life Colleges in
Second Life
Ohio University
SLURL: Click here to visit Ohio University in SL.
A beautiful campus with a lot
going on. The campus currently
uses two islands, as a virtual
representation of the Ohio
University campus.
Classes in subjects ranging from
English to engineering have
been held on campus.
Find it on the Web:
www.ohio.edu
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YouTube Video
Vassar College
SLURL: Click here to visit Vassar College in SL.
You can find reproductions of
some of the buildings found on
Vassar’s real life campus on their
Second Life island but there’s so
much more to see. A professor
from this college has recreated
the Sistine Chapel here.
Find it on the Web:
www.vassar.edu
Log into Second Life and click the link above.
West Liberty State College in SL
SLURL: Click here to visit West Liberty State College in SL.
Virtual campus builder, Bob
Wise, gave the Kirkwood group a
tour of his campus under
construction in November 2007.
Find it on the Web:
www.westliberty.edu
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WV Recruitment Video
Kirkwood Community College
SLURL: Click here to visit Kirkwood Community College in SL.
Currently in the beginning
phases of construction. Outreach
and collaboration with Kirkwood
libraries, Distance Learning and
Marketing Services.
Visit the Kirkwood Second Life
Group Blog for upcoming and
ongoing activities.
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