Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Presentation for 'Get a Life, a Second Life That Is!' at NYSCATE 2007
Citation preview
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: [email protected]
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?
![Outlook 2007 - calendarOffice 2007 [OUTLOOK 2007 - CALENDAR] 2 OUTLOOK 2007 CALENDAR FOLDER Outlook 2007 Calendar Window The Outlook 2007 Calendar Folder provides easy viewing of appointments,](https://img.pdfslide.us/doc/110x75/5f4d6a371177844bdc7827e3/outlook-2007-office-2007-outlook-2007-calendar-2-outlook-2007-calendar-folder.jpg)
