NYSCATE 2007

NYSCATE‘The Quest for Success’November 18 – 20, 2007

Get a Life, a Second Life That Is!

Nancy SharoffLaelia Laval (SL)

‘Get a Life, a Second Life That Is!’

Nancy Sharoff (RL)Laelia Laval (SL)

Contact: laelia.laval@gmail.comget-a-2nd-life.wikispaces.com

nyscate.ning.com

Educator-FocusedNOT

Student-FocusedPresentation

Second Life

www.secondlife.com

Second Life

The Main Grid

Land Map of SL

Cliff Notes on SL:

SL is owned by Linden Labs

Went online in 2002

Loosely based on ‘Snow Crash’ by Stephenson

Hours Logged Into SL

Sept. ’03 51,699 hoursSept. ’04 404,269 hoursSept. ’05 1,337,301 hoursSept. ’06 4,968,051 hoursSept. ’07 24,138,413 hours

Source: www.secondlifeinsider.com

Unique Residents

Sept. ’03 1,088Sept. ’04 9,247Sept. ’05 38,802Sept. ’06 529,076Sept. ’07 6,736,832

Source: www.secondlifeinsider.com

Source: www.secondlifeinsider.com

Countries Represented

United States 30%Germany 8%Brazil 7%Japan 7%United Kingdom 7%France 5%

Source: www.secondlifeinsider.com

Ages Represented

18 – 24 25%25 – 34 37%35 – 44 23%45+ 14%Unknown 1%

Source: www.secondlifeinsider.com

Gender

September 2007

Female – 42%Male – 58%

Map of Online Communities

Source: http://xkcd.com/256/

Minuses:

− Takes up A LOT of your computer’s resources

− Requires high speed internet

− It’s TOTALLY adult focused

Pluses:

+ 24/7/365

+ NOT passive

+ Meet educators from around the globe

Laelia’s Top 10 Picks

(November 2007)

Laelia’s #10ISTE

ISTE Island (90,78, 30)

Laelia’s #9Discovery Educator Network

EduIsland II (69, 99, 21)

Laelia’s #8SLolar Central

EduIsland II (32, 213, 21)

Laelia’s #7The Ivory Tower of Primitives

Natoma (208,, 164, 27)

Laelia’s #6Terra Incognita – Decka Mah’s Place

Terra incognita (157, 107, 33)

Laelia’s #5Academy of Second Life (ASL)

Eson (32, 162, 351)

Laelia’s #4Rockcliffe Sandbox

Rockcliffe I (182, 185, 451)

Laelia’s #3Imagination Breeding & Zoo

Stone Pike (105, 237, 25)

Laelia’s #2Svarga

Svarga (7, 123, 22)

Source for middle image: Pathfinder Linden

Laelia’s Top Pick (November 2007)17 Unsung Songs

East of Odyssey (43, 47, 61)

Questions?

Nancy Sharoff (RL)Laelia Laval (SL)

Contact: laelia.laval@gmail.com

get-a-2nd-life.wikispaces.com