Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Australian Educational Projects in Second Life

See _In World Presentation: Showcasing Australasian Educational Projects in Second Life_ http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/enetworksjune07documentation.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Jen Caruso - FridayLive! session June 29, 2007

Jen Caruso is planning on a short phone conversation with Steve Gilbert for the FridayLive! session about Second Life (June 29, 2007)> (Yes, another session about Second Life!) Find some information about her work with her course "The Human Animal" here: http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jen_Doolittle's_Teacher's_Lounge_notes_for_12_April_06&printable=yes. And her Human Animal blog that supplemented the work of the course.

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Visit Desideria Stockton's class June 25, 2007

From the New Media Consortium:

June 25, 6:00 PM SLT/PDT (http://timeanddate.com/s/epg)(Second Life Time = Pacific Daylight Time) : Take part on a literature class with Desideria Stockton.
Desi has invited the buzz to her class, where you can engage in the activities from a student perspective. Join her at the Women of Brewster Place classroom Quiricosta (219,41,502) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quiricosta/219/41/502


More details: http://sl.nmc.org/2007/06/22/buzz-literature/

Friday, June 22, 2007

Interesting presentations about teaching in Second Life

There are some Powerpoints from presentations about Second Life on the New Media Center 2006 conference site. See about half way down the web page for the Fall 2006 conference. Titles of presentations include: "Integrating Second Life into a Freshman English Class"; "Supporting Virtual Teams in Second Life: A Case Study"; "Teaching Undergraduate Research in Second Life: Opportunities, Challenges, and Plans", etc.

If Real Life were like Second Life


Funny video!

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

TLT Group Workshop: June 19 session

Transcript TLT Group Second Life Workshop June 19, 2007.
(This transcript is slightly edited)

[9:28] GemTwin Oh: Hi, that worked!
[9:28] You: Hi! Great!
[9:29] You: We've got some time - but no reason we can't talk about whatever we want! Do you have any questions?
[9:29] GemTwin Oh: Waht is the timeout if I leave this running from now to Noon? Will I be timed out?
[9:29] GemTwin Oh: WHat
[9:30] You: Oh - I just saw your message on IVocalize. You should be able to go away- and if nothing else you'll be back here if you have to log back in again.
[9:30] GemTwin Oh: That's cool. Thanks. Be back soon.
[9:30] You: OK!
[9:31] You: I'm going to set myself as "away" as well.
[9:31] You: Be back soon!


[9:44] Joe Cupola is Online
[9:44] Sher Kohnke: Why is it night time here?
[9:45] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:45] You: Hi Sher!
[9:45] You: I'm trying to watch two computers at once - Don't think I'm very good at it: )
[9:45] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:46] Liatris Tidewater is Online
[9:46] Sher Kohnke: Hi Ilene! I made it!
[9:46] You: Hi, everyone!
[9:47] You: Looks like people are starting to arrive!
[9:47] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:47] You: Oh- I'm animated ;)
[9:47] You: Not sure what button I clicked!
[9:47] You: Crystal, hi!
[9:47] Xena Meriman: I think it does that everytime you actually time something
[9:48] Liatris Tidewater is Offline
[9:48] You: I think I hit a function key - and that might have made me dance. Let me try taht again.
[9:48] You: Yep, something's programmed into my F11 key! I don't remember doing that - but I probably did!
[9:49] You: That's F10!
[9:49] You: Oh well- live and learn.
[9:49] Maggie Marat is Offline
[9:49] Bonswa Boucher is Online
[9:51] Ida Recreant: Ilene, I declined something tha tyou offered. I apologize; I didn't mean to do that. Can you offer it to me again?

[9:52] You: Hi, everyone!

[9:53] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:53] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:53] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:54] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:55] Regent Gazov: hi, diane
[9:55] Diane42b Vollmar: hi hilliard. i'm trying to sit down using my Mac.
[9:56] Regent Gazov: is it different on the mac?

[9:56] Diane42b Vollmar: yes, you don't have the "right click" option on a Mac
[9:56] You: Diane, Jim says try two button on the keypad - and tapping them words for him.
[9:56] You: Oop s - that's "two buttons"
[9:56] GemTwin Oh: I was sleeping there for a bit. I'm back
[9:56] You: Steven, hi!
[9:57] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Hi folks
[9:57] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:58] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:58] Sher Kohnke: I have a Mac but I have two buttons. Years ago, with my older Macs, you would imitate the right click by CTR-clicking
[9:58] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:59] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:59] Joe Cupola: YOu can hold down the apple key and press the mouse button any time you would normally right click
[9:59] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[9:59] Janice Binder is Online
[9:59] Sher Kohnke: Yes, control clicking
[9:59] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:00] You: Just so you know... You can use the "history" button next to the chat textbox. It'll let you see all the chat...
[10:00] SteveGilbertSir Heron: What is "awsd"?
[10:00] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Who sees what I type here?
[10:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:00] You: the chat in that location since you logged on. You can copy and paste it if you'd like to save it.
[10:00] Regent Gazov: i see it steve
[10:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:00] Sher Kohnke: I see it
[10:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:00] SteveGilbertSir Heron: What determines who sees what I enter in the text chat?
[10:01] Nanciti Starbrook is Offline
[10:01] You: If you type into chat, everyone in the area can see the chat. - It's like... up to 20 meters away.
[10:01] SteveGilbertSir Heron shouts: Hello
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Hello
[10:01] You: So... you can have people nearby and they'll see your chat.
[10:01] You: Shouting can be "heard" farther away.
[10:01] GemTwin Oh: Where is the World to click on for setting sun to Noon?
[10:02] Cathleen Munro: my system froze and crashed when I first logged in to SL - anything I can do to avoid this?
[10:02] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Aha! I'll bet that "AWSD" refers to those 4 keys on my keyboard!
[10:02] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:02] You: Yes! That's it! AWSD are the arrow keys
[10:02] Jane Watanabe is Online
[10:02] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:02] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:03] Joe Cupola: Cathleen you might have to investigate some tweaks to your system by searching the blogs
[10:03] Cathleen Munro: ok
[10:03] Max Chatnoir is Online
[10:04] Joe Cupola: or you might be in the situation I was in and have to update your graphics card
[10:04] Cathleen Munro: I think that might be it - the error report mention a video driver
[10:04] Hypatia Dejavu is Online
[10:05] Janice Binder: Are we just using chat today?
[10:05] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:05] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:05] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:05] You: Yes, we'll mostly be using chat.
[10:05] You: We all are clumsy in SL!
[10:06] Sher Kohnke: Im here
[10:06] Regent Gazov: so, there is no point in signing in with ivocalize?
[10:06] Jane Watanabe: good because I can't get the ivocalize to work today for some reason
[10:07] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Jane Watanabe, I'm experiencing a sensatoin I recall from 8th grade - the strong impulse to pull on the ponytail I see nearby!
[10:07] Stella Merlin: Hi everyone!
[10:08] Computer Jewell is Online
[10:08] Xena Meriman: Hey!
[10:08] Xena Meriman: Hey!
[10:08] Janice Binder: Control yourself Steve!
[10:08] Xena Meriman: Get lost!
[10:08] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:08] Cathleen Munro: anyone else having problems with ivocalize?
[10:09] Xena Meriman: Looking good!
[10:09] Stella Merlin: I'm afraid I don't have the benefits of iVocalize again.
[10:09] Regent Gazov: didn't try today
[10:09] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:09] Diane42b Vollmar: I still cannot right click on a Mac. Even when I hold the Apple key and click.
[10:09] Jane Watanabe: thanks steve. took me a long time to find this hair...
[10:09] Janice Binder: Are we supposed to be trying iVocalize for this meeting?
[10:09] You: How have you been doing in SEcond LIfe so far?
[10:10] You: Any thoughts, experiences? Questions?
[10:10] SteveGilbertSir Heron: http://tltgroup1.ivocalize.net/ TLTG35 is password today in iVocalize - case sensitive
[10:10] Ida Recreant: I'm doing okay, but I'd sure like to be more comfortable.
[10:10] Econ Bingyi is Online
[10:10] Stella Merlin: That password brought up a Java security warning for me. It did work in the test, though.
[10:10] Diane42b Vollmar: I am very interested in learning more about the instructional capabilities of SL.
[10:10] Sher Kohnke: I need to get better clothes.
[10:10] Computer Jewell: Need to practice more
[10:11] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Ida Recreant - how do you get your avatar to do that leaning back? I s very much the kind of thing I need to do in Real Life after I sit for 20-30 minutes!
[10:11] Nea Munro is Online
[10:11] Stella Merlin: I need to learn how to change clothes more quickly for meetings! I was out shopping for freebies last night and this is the result! LOL!
[10:11] You: Ah... shopping!
[10:11] Joe Cupola: the learning really starts with shopping!
[10:11] Computer Jewell: Freebies - that is what I like!!!
[10:11] Sharron Jewell: I am also having trouble with my hair...looks like two big curls coming out of my head!
[10:12] You: If you are sitting on a bench , it's going to be programmed to have your avatar do certain things like lean back.
[10:12] Joe Cupola: Stella, more of that will come with experience. just have to use it more until you get used to it.
[10:12] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Why are some people listed as "Member ...." while others are not? Sharron Jewell, Sher Kohnke are not listed as "Member"
[10:12] GemTwin Oh: As an instructor, can I add exam notes etc. for my students to buy?
[10:12] Joe Cupola: some people may not have their tlt group activated steve.
[10:12] Stella Merlin: Okay, thanks Joe. But I understand that it can be done by outfit in one click, instead of by individual piece with several clicks.
[10:12] Janice Binder: I cannot get on iVocalize either.
[10:13] Sharron Jewell: I am in ivocalize but still don't have member by my name
[10:13] SteveGilbertSir Heron: We're using a verison of iVocalize new as of last week. We are NOT thrilled with the tranisition. We REALLY want ot know what troupble you encounter. Thanks
[10:13] Joe Cupola: yes stella, go to inventory, find folder with clothes you want and right click and choose "replace outfit" it will change all clothes at once.
[10:13] Stella Merlin: Thanks Joe -- you're my new fashion consultant!
[10:13] SteveGilbertSir Heron: I have no idea how i got the clothes I have, nor do i mind.
[10:14] GemTwin Oh: Are there any free spaces to go to to see examples of educational setting? A classroom, with a powerpoint slides, etc.?
[10:14] Joe Cupola: but it will only put on you the items you have in that folder. so if you don't have your hair in that folder, you won't have hair on when you replace
[10:14] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:14] You: Blog with resources: tltgslworkshop.blogspot.com - see more info about where to shop and find free things!
[10:14] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:14] Joe Cupola: GEmtwin there are lots os spaces to see examples of educational settings.
[10:14] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:14] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:14] Joe Cupola: Ilene has set up some info at the blog for this session.
[10:15] Joe Cupola: you can also search "education" using the search feature in 2L
[10:15] Regent Gazov: i made it into ivocalize
[10:15] You: This auditorium is a good example of an educational space.
[10:15] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
10:15] Cathleen Munro: Do you have to reserve space in advance?
[10:15] You: You can show powerpoint on those screens. You can show video.
[10:15] GemTwin Oh: Can you run a poll or survey as the leader in this space?
[10:15] Joe Cupola: to use the auditoriums you do have to reserve them.
[10:16] You: You can stream music and sudio
[10:16] Stella Merlin: How do you find out who owns the space so that you can reserve it?
[10:16] Joe Cupola: right click on it
[10:16] GemTwin Oh: Can we find out more about that gadget?
[10:16] You: There are educational gadgets that people have that will allow you do to polls and surveys in SL
[10:17] Cathleen Munro: how would you set up to stream video?
[10:17] Joe Cupola: right click on an item select edit then more then object it will list the owner and creator
[10:17] GemTwin Oh: Are there gadgets for gradebook, usage statistics?
[10:17] SteveGilbertSir Heron: How do I become a "member" of TLT?
[10:17] Dewey Jung is Offline
[10:17] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:17] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:18] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Do you touch me on the shoulder with a sword?
[10:18] Joe Cupola: GemTwin, there are undoubtedly gadgets for just about anything you can come up with. look thru the sl blogs, search here in sl, and do google searches for them
[10:18] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:18] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Nea Munro, how did you become an "Educator" instead of a "member"?
[10:19] Sharron Jewell: afk
[10:19] SteveGilbertSir Heron: I feel much more engaged now that I'm a "member"
[10:19] You: Gadgets... The ICT Library is a good place to look. I'll get you directions for how to get there .
[10:20] Nea Munro: I joined the real educators group in TLT and am sest as a member of that group.
[10:20] SteveGilbertSir Heron: How much of this sort of exploration, tutorial, etc. woudl each student need to do in prep for particpiating in a SL educ activity?
[10:20] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Nea, how did you do that?
[10:21] Stella Merlin: Has anyone created a document with the names of the gadgerts and links to examples of how they're being used for education in SL?
[10:21] SteveGilbertSir Heron: [Is "Nea" an acronym National Educational Assoc.?
[10:21] Nea Munro: I cllicked on my Avator, selected Groups, found the Real Educator Group and joined.
[10:21] Joe Cupola: this is the powerpoint viewer I created last nite
[10:21] Joe Cupola: it may take a moment to rez
[10:21] Dewey Jung is Online
[10:22] Nea Munro: No Nea is my nickname as a child, but it certailny is appropriate.
[10:22] GemTwin Oh: Jane's getting a good look at the powerpoint.
[10:22] You: We went to Google and typed in PowerPoint upload "Second Life" - and we found info at an OReilly site that expalined how to do this.
[10:22] Stella Merlin: Jane's got some real star power up there!
[10:23] Jane Watanabe: i guess I am blind my monitor is tinee and I need a close up look. Sorry for being so bold.
[10:23] Stella Merlin: No worries, Jane. Do you know how to use the ALT key for close ups?
[10:24] Jane Watanabe: no. how do I do that?
[10:24] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:24] Stella Merlin: From far away from any object, press your ALT key and hold it, then use your mouse to click on the object you want to view and scroll to a close up
[10:24] You: This cost a few Linden dollars to do this- It's $10 Linden dollars to upload them into Secnd Life.
[10:24] You: Stella - good tip!! Thanks!
[10:25] Stella Merlin: Sure -- it's fun for getting close ups of cool looking avatars without being obtrusive, too!
[10:25] Joe Cupola: so you could easily make up a presentation for you class and do it here.
[10:25] You: It can take some time to rezz each image as Joe mentioned.
[10:25] Joe Cupola: yes it's slow on my laptop.
[10:25] Regent Gazov: has anyone here actually used sl in a class setting?
[10:25] Janice Binder: Ilene, I'm afraid I'm missing something. Are we supposed to be hearing audio?
[10:25] You: As a teacher in SL, you'd want to go pretty slow and make sure your audience was with you.
[10:25] GemTwin Oh: Is there a way to turn off the identity bubbles?
[10:26] Jane Watanabe: hey hat's great.
[10:26] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Most of us are hearing the audio via iVocalize
[10:26] Stella Merlin: The Pp looks great, Joe. Is it the same system for streaming video?
[10:26] Janice Binder: I tried logging into iVocalize (never had trouble before) and cannot seem to get there.
[10:26] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:27] You: Turning off the bubbles over people's heads... Go to EDIT --> Preferences --> General and then...
[10:28] You: you can show names either always never or temporarily - and then click OK
[10:28] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:28] You: You can change that setting whenever you want to.
[10:28] Stella Merlin: Did the ALT button trick work for you, jane?
[10:28] Janice Binder: Ahhhh, doesn't like parentheses.
[10:28] Jane Watanabe: yes thanks for showing that to me
[10:28] Stella Merlin: Happy to!
[10:29] Stella Merlin: So, Joe about the PP presentation -- is it the same technology you use for video streaming or not?
[10:29] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:29] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:29] Ariadne Yiyuan is Online
[10:29] Joe Cupola: No it's not streaming video is very complex...way beyond my capabliites. this pp was the equivalent of uploading pictures very simple
[10:30] Cathleen Munro: how do you join a group after you find it on the list? do you have to be invited?
[10:30] Stella Merlin: Ok , thanks.
[10:30] SteveGilbertSir Heron: How much of this kind of exploration, tutorials would be advisable for students as prep for educ use of SL?
[10:30] Joe Cupola: you'd have to explore the blogs for info about how to stream video there's lots of info out therer
[10:30] Stella Merlin: Streaming video is used also for machinima, right???
[10:30] Jane Watanabe: what do you mean Steve?
[10:30] You: Some groups will let you join at will - and sometimes you get to ask permission to be a member.
[10:31] GemTwin Oh: Is the TLT Group considering setting up an educational space (classroom) that we could all share in SL?
[10:31] You: Machinima usually is just making a movie of what's happening on the screen.
[10:31] Joe Cupola: Thats a good question maybe steve could answer that?
[10:31] Ida Recreant: Can anyone change the slides by touching the screen?
[10:31] Joe Cupola: yes ida anyone can
[10:31] Joe Cupola: so in a class you might have a slide that says "don't touch the slides"
[10:31] Stella Merlin: Machinima -- but there's a lot of editing involved in the best ones. It must be saved off SL and then edited, I should think?
[10:31] Ida Recreant: Joe, that doesn't work if you're showing it to students.
[10:32] Econ Bingyi: Yes it seems to work.
[10:32] Joe Cupola: well, you could put it behindglass
[10:32] Jane Watanabe: is anyone making machinima forlibrary instruction?
[10:32] Ida Recreant: Okay, thanks Joe, that answers my question.
[10:32] Stella Merlin: Jane -- that interests me, too. I'm an academic librarian and I'm hoping to find a machinima for showing the LOC system and finding books.
[10:33] Jane Watanabe: great idea.
[10:33] GemTwin Oh: Could you then post that somewhere so that your students could go back and view the session?
[10:33] Ida Recreant: Stella, interesting idea for the library; our library is thinking of that for special collections--a lot of work, though.
[10:33] Joe Cupola: yes you could
[10:33] Stella Merlin: Ida -- have you viewed some of the machinima in YouTube?
[10:33] Joe Cupola: as long as you owned a space to leave it.
[10:34] Jane Watanabe: i' d like to use avatars looking like entering aged students to orient them to academic collections
[10:34] Ida Recreant: STella, I've seen a few things; not library tours, though.
[10:34] Stella Merlin: Jane - yes! Ida, me neither. But I'm convinced it's out there!
[10:34] Ariadne Yiyuan: Hi. Ilene. Ignore my message. I'm here. No audio.
[10:34] Jane Watanabe: add on the sound of them discussing
[10:34] Ida Recreant: Jane, that's an interesting idea, too.
[10:35] Stella Merlin: A librarian in Australia is already doing Information Literacy teaching in SL... I"m trying to find her name now...
[10:35] You: Machinima: You can create movies of what's happening in Second Life, but clicking "FILE" and the "stop/start movie to disk"
[10:35] Jane Watanabe: much more intersting that librarians... peers avatars talking to peers
[10:35] You: Just remember not to save the file on your desktop.
[10:35] Stella Merlin: Why Ilene?
[10:35] Joe Cupola: those files are pretty big though so make sure you have the machine power to handle them and don't save them on your desktop
[10:35] Stella Merlin: Ah!
[10:35] GemTwin Oh: Is someone trying to edit the wall. The wall is flashing and changing.
[10:36] Stella Merlin: There's a good document in Second Opinion -- Ten tips on Creating Machinima in Second Life
[10:36] Ida Recreant: Thanks Stella; that will be helpful.
[10:36] Jane Watanabe: where does the movie go?

[10:37] Stella Merlin: I keep seeing them in You Tube and on websites, but I imagine you could stream them into SL, couldn't you?

[10:37] Joe Cupola: students tend to be more engaged in the actual coursework
[10:38] You: Stella, yes, you can stream movies- various types of files - into Second LIfe
[10:38] Ida Recreant: What kind of coursework? What kinds of things do you ask students to do?
[10:38] Jane Watanabe: how can I edit the location of the movie?
[10:39] Joe Cupola: Jane, you'd edit it just like you would the location of a word file
[10:39] Stella Merlin: After a machinima, could you do a second interactive tutorial with the student's avatar required to look up a specific book in the catalog and find it in the virtual campus library?
[10:39] Joe Cupola: I'm convinced that anything you can come up with, you could do here.
[10:39] Joe Cupola: now whether or not you'd find a gadget to do it or record it is another story.
[10:40] Ariadne Yiyuan: I missed part of this. Is this powerpoint?
[10:40] Joe Cupola: it depends on how skillful you become in scripting and building things or in searching out places where people have already built them.
[10:40] Klaatu Niu is Offline
[10:40] Desideria Stockton is Online
[10:40] Joe Cupola: yes adiadne it is powerpoint
[10:40] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:41] Stella Merlin: Help me -- I'm ripping through my files in RL, but I can't find the name of that Austrialian university librarian who's doing the "Steps to Information Literacy in SL". Does anyone know about it?
[10:41] Stella Merlin: Queensland University, I think?
[10:41] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:41] Jane Watanabe: Joe Cupola: Jane, you'd edit it just like you would the location of a word file --- it does not give me the option... just start /stopmovie. I've done that but now have no idea where ist went or how to control where th next ones goes.
[10:42] Ida Recreant: Ilene, thanks, that's very helpful.
[10:42] You: Jane, I'd have to look again too - but there is a way to make an SLMovie save to a certain place ;)
[10:43] Draconius Merlin is Online
[10:43] Ariadne Yiyuan: I have powerpoints I would like to try. Where can we go to play with this? Can you use any screen?
[10:43] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:43] You: Ok... mroe questions? What have we forgotten to answer?
[10:44] Diane42b Vollmar: thanks ilene
[10:44] Ava Pugilist: hey roy it is mary
[10:44] Jane Watanabe: thanks Ilene
[10:44] Econ Bingyi: Sounds good
[10:44] Klaatu Niu is Online
[10:45] You: We'll look up the instructions for how to do that PowerPoint trick in SL and explain how to do it.
[10:45] Klaatu Niu is Offline
[10:45] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:45] Ariadne Yiyuan: Thanks.
[10:46] You: OK I justteleported her in.
[10:46] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:46] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:46] You: Desi, hi!
[10:46] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:46] Desideria Stockton: Hi there!
[10:46] You: We've been chatting about educational uses of SL.
[10:46] Desideria Stockton: I had some toruble logging on :(
[10:46] SteveGilbertSir Heron: As we enter last few minutes of this session, any suggestions about next steps?
[10:47] Klaatu Niu is Online
[10:47] Ariadne Yiyuan: Could we do a practice seesion in the audio version?
[10:47] You: Desideria, can you tell us a little about your courses you teach on SL?
[10:48] Ida Recreant: Good idea, Ariadne
[10:48] Klaatu Niu is Offline
[10:48] GemTwin Oh: It would be great if we could all get into an actual class to see how it is used for an online class.
[10:48] Desideria Stockton: Right now, I am teaching several courses in Second Life
[10:48] Ariadne Yiyuan: I want all the details. This is exactly what I want to do.
[10:48] Klaatu Niu is Online
[10:49] Desideria Stockton: The classrooms are listed on http://collegeenglish.wikispaces.com/literaturealive
[10:49] Desideria Stockton: these are completely open access
[10:49] Desideria Stockton: that means that you can use them or I can pass you the materials for you to build your own
[10:49] Econ Bingyi: Are there some business courses?
[10:49] Desideria Stockton: right now I teach American Literature, British Literature, and Contemporary Fiction in SL
[10:49] Diane42b Vollmar: i'd like to attend one of Desi's classes if I may.
[10:50] Desideria Stockton: you are all welcome to atttend all of the classes
[10:50] Desideria Stockton: and participate as a student or as an academic mentor
[10:50] Computer Jewell: I would also like to attend your classes
[10:50] Janice Binder: Desideria, can you send us a schedule that would be convenient for you?
[10:50] Desideria Stockton: the first contemp fiction will start tomorrow night
[10:50] Desideria Stockton: sure, I will send out a schedule
[10:50] Jane Watanabe: thanks Desideria!
[10:50] Ava Pugilist: Ida I am
[10:50] Diane42b Vollmar: that would be great
[10:50] Desideria Stockton: contemp fiction is the one that is completely immersed
[10:51] You: Great! This group's eager to see a class in action!
[10:51] Ava Pugilist: working at home with a cold
[10:51] Desideria Stockton: it is focusing on Gloria Naylor
[10:51] Desideria Stockton: and we have three builds for students to use
[10:51] Ariadne Yiyuan: Thanks. This is my field--perfect.
[10:51] Desideria Stockton: Willow Springs from Mama Day
[10:51] Desideria Stockton: Bailey's Cafe and Brewster Place
[10:51] Diane42b Vollmar: I just read Gloria's "The Women of Brewster's Place"
[10:51] Desideria Stockton: Even if you dont teach literature, you might want to just stop in and see how information is presented
[10:51] Desideria Stockton: i am not a builder or a scripter
[10:51] Liatris Tidewater is Online
[10:52] Desideria Stockton: so, you will see how I work around that using existing tools in SL
[10:52] Ariadne Yiyuan: Perfect.
[10:52] Stella Merlin: Desideria, how did you get the skills to design and use a teaching
[10:57] Desideria Stockton: it is a lot easier to get rid of them here than in RL
[10:57] Desideria Stockton: Basically, my advice is this
[10:57] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Ilene, Joe - Desiderata, - any official last words before we move into "afterthoughts" time?
[10:57] Hot Cocoa Latte whispers: Hmm, hot cocoa..
[10:57] Stella Merlin: How about the students skills in SL -- did they all learn enough about SL to allow them to learn the main course content?
[10:57] Desideria Stockton: Always remember that content comes first
[10:57] Desideria Stockton: yes, I always focus on content

[10:58] Desideria Stockton: so, I dont require students to learn much building and they aren't graded on building
[10:58] Janice Binder: Desideria, do you find your students get distracted?
[10:58] Hypatia Dejavu is Offline
[10:58] Stella Merlin: What might they need to build?
[10:58] GemTwin Oh: I hope someone will review the chat. Lots of comments and questions unanswered during this session.
[10:58] Desideria Stockton: not really, Janice
[10:58] Desideria Stockton: if I am missing your questionm, please type it again :-)
[10:58] Desideria Stockton: Students stay focused
[10:59] Jane Watanabe: some faculty here at my institution are concerned about ethics of brining young students into SL
[10:59] Stella Merlin: Desideria -- what might your students need to build?
[10:59] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Desideria, do your students express any surprise at your chosen appearance within SL?
[10:59] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:59] Desideria Stockton: My appearance comes from gender discourse studies on Barbie
[10:59] Desideria Stockton: students only need to "rez" objects
[10:59] Desideria Stockton: so, they dont really need to build
[10:59] You: There are a lot of very Barbie like avatars ;)
[10:59] Desideria Stockton: and, ehtics is very important to me
[10:59] Stella Merlin: Sorry -- "rez" objects?
[10:59] Desideria Stockton: this is not the grid for young students
[11:00] Desideria Stockton: rez means place them down
[11:00] Jane Watanabe: young meaning intheir early 20s.
[11:00] Stella Merlin: Right -- thanks1
[11:00] SteveGilbertSir Heron: What's the implications of the Barbie-like avatars?
[11:00] Desideria Stockton: so they are made by me or bought and then just drag them to the grounf
[11:00] Desideria Stockton: well, even in their 20s, they are adults
[11:00] Computer Jewell: Thank you
[11:00] Joe Cupola: there is a separate grid for teens under 18
[11:00] Jane Watanabe: sex and gambling concerns
[11:00] Jane Watanabe: what's rez?
[11:00] Desideria Stockton: and just like in Real Life, you can model good and ethical behavious and give them good content
[11:00] Desideria Stockton: but in their free time, they have to make choices
[11:00] Jane Watanabe: i agree. what do you tell concerned faculty

[11:00] You: "rez' is making something because visible
[11:01] Xena Meriman gave you Red Rose.
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: yes, those things do exist, but they are aults
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: adults
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: it is like RL this way
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: really and truly, the students kind of stick to you in the start
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: what they do on their time is their business
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: in RL I dont ask
[11:01] Klaatu Niu is Offline
[11:01] Desideria Stockton: so, in here I dont ask
[11:01] You: I think you have to warn students that they might enounter some odd behavior - but I know I've been on a lot and haven't seen much bad behavior!
[11:02] Desideria Stockton: during my class, they are directed to edifying content
[11:02] Stella Merlin: Desi -- I wonder if it's not actually "tighter" than RL, the way students stick to you in the beginning?
[11:02] Desideria Stockton: yes, stell, in many ways they are closer knit in here
[11:02] Diane42b Vollmar: I'd like to know what's the implication of the Barbie-like appearance?
[11:02] Jane Watanabe: i've just gotten a lot of grief from one ro two very vocal alarmists.
[11:02] Desideria Stockton: I did a 30 day research study on gender discourse in SL
[11:02] Stella Merlin: Are your students geographically dispersed?
[11:02] Joe Cupola: implications for what Diane
[11:02] Desideria Stockton: my online students are dispersed, but my F2F students are not
[11:03] Stella Merlin: Do you know if your F2f students meet in RL?
[11:03] Desideria Stockton: I dont look anything like this in RL
[11:03] Stella Merlin: Socially, I mean? Is there any additional sense of community?
[11:03] Desideria Stockton: for my online classes, they do not meet in real life
[11:03] Desideria Stockton: my F2F students are in a lab
[11:03] Ida Recreant: Thanks for everything!
[11:03] JohnJAYARflipper Schumann: I think I finally made it to the right auditorium!
[11:04] Diane42b Vollmar: Thanks everyone...i have to go.
[11:04] Joe Cupola: There is definitely an additional sense of community here.
[11:04] Stella Merlin: I suppose I'm hoping that SL creates RL social bonds. Any sign of that?
[11:04] SteveGilbertSir Heron: I find it worrisome that SL has adopted an approach that makes it harder to identify yourself by your own name and appearance
[11:04] Desideria Stockton: Yes, they do email and Skyupe
[11:04] Desideria Stockton: but I dont know that they meet
[11:04] In Kenzo is Online
[11:04] Joe Cupola: it can stella...just like chat boards and email can
[11:04] Desideria Stockton: Whyt does that worry you Steve?
[11:04] Jane Watanabe: we need to go public and encourage other educators to go public with their SL names n their profiles
[11:05] SteveGilbertSir Heron: It's not been structured neutrally, but rather slanted toward not using one's own name
[11:05] Jane Watanabe: exactly
[11:05] Ariadne Yiyuan: I think if we could just see one of your cklasses a lot of these questions would be answered.
[11:05] Desideria Stockton: Really, I have found that students are pretty open
[11:05] Desideria Stockton: they accidently call me Beth
[11:05] You: I think "not your own name" gives more scope to fantasy and play in a good way.
[11:05] Desideria Stockton: or Professor Ritter-Guth
[11:05] Janice Binder: Desideria, what time is your class (Eastern) tomorrow night?
[11:05] Computer Jewell is Offline
[11:05] You: But I always tell people who I am if they ask .
[11:05] Desideria Stockton: we will be inworld at 9:30 EST
[11:06] SteveGilbertSir Heron: I would have preferred the option of choosing some situations where we would use our own names and "identities" and others optional and others anonymous or disguised
[11:06] Desideria Stockton: also, if you want to get announcements for the class
[11:06] Janice Binder: What location?
[11:06] Desideria Stockton: join the group "Desi's Virtual World"
[11:06] Desideria Stockton: let me toss out a LM
[11:06] You: Steve, some profs go to great lengths to make their avatars look like themselves. It can be done!
[11:06] You: And you can have mor ethan one avatar
[11:07] Desideria Stockton: Bailey's Cafe and Brewster Place, Quiricosta (219, 40, 503)
[11:07] Jane Watanabe: i look like me... just better hair
[11:07] You: One for work and one for play ;)
[11:07] Desideria Stockton: you can, but I dont
[11:07] Desideria Stockton: I dont have two Beths in real life
[11:07] Desideria Stockton: so, I opt not to have two Desi's in here
[11:07] Desideria Stockton: but some choose to do that, and that is good too
[11:08] Joe Cupola: part of the "fun" about being in 2L is the ability you have to assume a new identity.
[11:08] Joe Cupola: that's part of it's appeal to students too I think
[11:08] SteveGilbertSir Heron: Thanks for helping us Desideria, Joe, Ilene. I'll look for you again in SL - and in 1L!
[11:08] Joe Cupola: thanks steve.
[11:08] Jane Watanabe: is that9:30 am or pm?
[11:08] Desideria Stockton: PM
[11:08] Desideria Stockton: it is an evening class and these are adult learners
[11:08] You: Steve before you go... Someone asked if TLT GROUP was going to have an SL place they could visit
[11:09] Desideria Stockton: at DeSales University in PA
[11:09] Desideria Stockton: I am FT at Lehigh Carbon CC in PA
[11:09] Desideria Stockton: and a member of TLT
[11:09] Desideria Stockton: If you go onto the wiki for literature alive
[11:10] Desideria Stockton: you can visit the builds for literature
[11:10] Joe Cupola: yes steve are you going to make the plunge?
[11:10] Desideria Stockton: at present, we are the only literature group here teaching college level countent
[11:10] Joe Cupola: I understand someone has offered space.
[11:10] Takver Twin is Online
[11:10] Desideria Stockton: If any of you need help here, please feel free to im me
[11:10] Desideria Stockton: sometimes it just helps to see different builds
[11:10] learner Bailey: how do we become members of tlt?
[11:10] Desideria Stockton: to see what you might like to belong
[11:11] Desideria Stockton: TLT mailing list, sorry, I should have clarified
[11:11] Desideria Stockton: there are immersive classrooms
[11:11] learner Bailey: ok, thanks
[11:11] Desideria Stockton: but one critique that is fair to say is that a lot of people build here what they have in real life
[11:11] Desideria Stockton: so, I like to help faculty think beyond that
[11:12] Desideria Stockton: and maintain Creative Commons licensing
[11:12] Stella Merlin: How?

[11:12] Desideria Stockton: well, for example
[11:12] Jane Watanabe: cc! yes
[11:12] Desideria Stockton: The Edgar Allan Poe house is completely immersive
[11:12] Desideria Stockton: it is the House of Usher with artifacts from 12 stories and poems
[11:12] Desideria Stockton: students have to read them and then go find them
[11:12] Desideria Stockton: and then report to me
[11:12] Stella Merlin: Do you find this enhances learning?
[11:13] Stella Merlin: More than in RL traditional lecture?
[11:13] Desideria Stockton: yes, in the case of Poe, students really dove into the literature
[11:13] Desideria Stockton: they had to to find the objects
[11:13] Joe Cupola: I seems that anything that would get your students more engaged would help enhanced learning.
[11:13] Desideria Stockton: but, they seemed to appreciate it more than just reading and discussing it
[11:13] Desideria Stockton: the other thing is that they can go back
[11:13] Jane Watanabe is Offline
[11:14] Desideria Stockton: a lot of them went back afterwards and read the stories again to prepare for the exam
[11:14] Desideria Stockton: and they tested themselves
[11:14] Desideria Stockton: with the house and the objects
[11:14] Desideria Stockton: I cant do that in WebCT
[11:14] Stella Merlin: Ah! and how did that excercise prepare them for the exam?
[11:14] Desideria Stockton: or even in a F2F class
[11:14] Desideria Stockton: well, the exam was on symbols
[11:14] Stella Merlin: Very good!
[11:15] Desideria Stockton: so, that assignment helped them learn to identify symbols
[11:15] Desideria Stockton: and to pick them out from a list of other symbols
[11:15] Desideria Stockton: and we discussed why some symbols are more obvious and important to the overall story
[11:15] Stella Merlin: Fascinating. And how about the context of those SL symbols?

[11:15] Desideria Stockton: right, we discuissed context as a class
[11:15] Econ Bingyi is Offline
[11:15] Desideria Stockton: and their reaction papers dealt with context
[11:16] Stella Merlin: Brilliant!
[11:16] JohnJAYARflipper Schumann: Has anyone integrated SL exercises within a CMS setting - WebCT or ECollege ?
[11:16] Desideria Stockton: in that example, the reactions papers and the exam were the assessed components
[11:16] Desideria Stockton: the use of the house was added value, but not graded
[11:16] Desideria Stockton: I use WebCT
[11:16] Desideria Stockton: for that course
[11:16] Nea Munro: I am interested in roleplaying. Do you do any of this?
[11:16] Stella Merlin: What about SLoodle?
[11:16] Desideria Stockton: yes, for the Chaucer virtual pilgrimage
[11:16] Desideria Stockton: students had to be a character from the Tales
[11:17] Desideria Stockton: and go to 12 stations in character and respond to the prompts
[11:17] JohnJAYARflipper Schumann: fantastic
[11:17] Desideria Stockton: at the end we had to guess who was who
[11:17] Stella Merlin: Prompts? What kind?
[11:17] Desideria Stockton: and prozes were awarded
[11:17] Nea Munro: Fascinating.
[11:17] Desideria Stockton: for example here is one "In character, how do you feel about the state of religion in 2007"
[11:17] Nea Munro: Could I experience this somehow?

[11:17] Desideria Stockton: sure, let me pass you the landmark
[11:18] Desideria Stockton: there are 12 stations
[11:18] Stella Merlin: Prompt: excellent for deep thinking and processing
[11:18] Desideria Stockton: Mayfair, 249, 251, 21
[11:18] Xena Meriman: you don't melt
[11:18] Desideria Stockton: the biggest problem for me
[11:18] Desideria Stockton: has been land
[11:18] Desideria Stockton: I do not receive funding from LCCC
[11:19] Desideria Stockton: so i pay for all of this myself
[11:19] RoBoh Ling: the flaming wings is with us at CSUF and is trying tomelt the snowman
[11:19] Desideria Stockton: and i have run out of room
[11:19] Desideria Stockton: all of my classrooms are spread out
[11:19] PepperK Huet: sorry, won't work
[11:19] Desideria Stockton: on donated land
[11:19] Janice Binder: Who is that snowman?
[11:19] You: Anyone know the snowman?
[11:19] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:20] Stella Merlin: Oh no! The snowman and the dragon are battling it out!
[11:20] Xena Meriman: fight!
[11:20] Joe Cupola: and on that note...it may be time to close.
[11:20] Ariadne Yiyuan: How much would you say you spend to build a class?
[11:20] Joe Cupola: lol
[11:20] Stella Merlin: It's a mid-air collision of astronomic proportions!
[11:21] Janice Binder: OK, that took care of the snowman :-)
[11:21] Stella Merlin: TLT Dragon is victorious!
[11:21] You: Janice, thanks for coming to our rescue ;)
[11:21] Regent Gazov: Bye, everyone. I need to head out.
[11:21] Stella Merlin: Bye Regent!
[11:22] Savannah Glimmer is Online
[11:22] Stella Merlin: Desi -- would you send us all an SL notecard so we can join your classes sometime?
[11:22] You: OK I think everyone's starting to scatter.
[11:22] learner Bailey: thanks for your time, have to run
[11:22] JohnJAYARflipper Schumann: bye
[11:22] You: I'll post some info on our blog
[11:22] You: And I'll get Lisa to send you all some email with the URL for our blog.
[11:22] Stella Merlin: Thank you very much Desi for joining us and all the useful information!
[11:23] Ariadne Yiyuan: Thank you. I have learned a lot --- very exciting.
[11:23] You: I'll add the info that Desi's given us here
[11:23] Stella Merlin: Thank you, too, Ilene and Joe.
[11:23] Janice Binder: Desideria, what location is your class tomorrow night?
[11:23] You: Desi, thanks!!
[11:23] Joe Cupola: You're welcome Stella.
[11:23] Desideria Stockton: If you make me your friend
[11:23] Desideria Stockton: I will tp you over
[11:23] Janice Binder: I did, thanks!
[11:23] Desideria Stockton: also, here is the location
[11:23] Desideria Stockton: just im me at 9 30 to come over
[11:24] Janice Binder: Janice Binder (RL= Janice Thiel) from St. Petersburg College
[11:24] Desideria Stockton: Bailey's Cafe and Brewster Place, Quiricosta (219, 40, 503)
[11:24] You: Desi, thanks!!!
[11:24] Janice Binder: Thank you, Desi, I'll try to "see" you tomorrow.
[11:24] Desideria Stockton: take care :-)
[11:25] Stella Merlin: Bye all!
[11:25] You: Bye!
[11:25] Desideria Stockton: Again, if you need help, just im me
[11:25] Janice Binder: Bye!
[11:25] Sher Kohnke: Bye!
[11:25] Stella Merlin: Thanks!
[11:25] Joe Cupola: bye
[11:25] Desideria Stockton: or email me
[11:25] Desideria Stockton: bethritterguth@gmail.com
[11:26] Desideria Stockton: how did it go?
[11:26] Ariadne Yiyuan: It was wonderful? I'll see you in your class tomorrow night.
[11:27] Desideria Stockton: excellent!
[11:27] Desideria Stockton: you can follow along with the class at http://collegeenglish.wikispaces.com/ENG285
[11:28] Ariadne Yiyuan: Take care. Ilene, maybe we can meet and check the voice sometime this week. See you. Again, thanks to all.

Machinima

Machinima is the art of making movies of online games - and virtual worlds like Second Life. As you might expect there's a Wikipedia article on machinima. Of course there is a lot to know about making machinima, but to get a taste of what this might be like, there's is a built-in recorder in Second Life itself. Click "FILE" and "start/stop movie to disk". Remember to save the file somewhere other than the desktop. These movie files can be LARGE, so be forewarned! Movies can be edited, sound can be added. Other programs besides the built-in recorder are used for making machinima. For some introductory information see: Top Ten Tips for Creating Machinima

Getting together with Desideria Stockton

Desideria Stockton invited TLT Group Workshop participants to visit her classes in Second Life. Just what we all want! You'll get to see an excellent educator running a class in Second Life. Her wiki below includes course syllabi, etc. Next class June 20, 2007 that will be held 9:30 PM EST in Second Life at Quinicosta, 219, 40, 503. She will be glad to send you a tp (teleport) to her area. If you log on to Second Life, use the "search" button and look for Desideria Stockton. Add as friend. She should manage to accept your offer of friendship and then offer you a teleport to her class site.

Beth Ritter-Guth. Lehigh Carbon Community College.
Courses in English lit, American lit, Womens Studies
http://collegeenglish.wikispaces.com/ritterguthclasses

To find more information, search "Desideria Stockton" in Google. You will find blogs ( http://bethssecondlife.blogspot.com/ ), interviews, etc.

Monday, June 18, 2007

More Resources

In an effort to be Web2.0 and to utterly confuse myself by posting to too many places, I have a wiki started at http://ilene.pbwiki.com/ with some additional resources about getting started in Second Life, education in Second Life, etc. This supplements some of the resources posted on the TLT Group site for our workshops.

Odds and Ends

Some of this may have come to you on email, so this is information "just in case":

See if these directions work for you for the Boracay Hitchhiker's Guide travel HUD that I tried putting in everyone's inventory:
Click your inventory button and then search Boracay.
When you find the listing for it, right-click on it and "attach HUD" --> Center . That worked for me!
It should become visible on your screen - give it a few seconds - and then allow you to click through the pictures of places to visit in Second Life. If you click right on the picture, it'll teleport you to that location!
When you are done traveling, right-click on the HUD and "take" it. That'll put it back in your inventory.
Places listed on the HUD (created by Corwin Carillon from Boracay Island - Thanks, Corwin!) :


Bliss Nature Area
Help Island (for newbies)
InfoIsland Archipeligo (Cybrary City is part of the InfoIsland Archipeligo)
International SpaceFlight Museum
L-Word (another orientation area)
NMC Campus Archipeligo
NOAA (Weather related data)
Orientation Station (for newbies needing a refresher orientation)
The Port
Svarga (a virtual ecosystem)

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Clothes! Shopping for free!:

Clothes... If you click the "search" button and type freebies , you'll find places to go get boxes of clothes - some of which you might even like ;) so that's one way! Just prowl around! There are some good tips about getting started that includes making the all-important fashion statements on this blog:
Natalia Zelmanov's Second Life Diary:
http://slnatalia.blogspot.com/search/label/*%20Getting%20Started%20in%20Second%20Life%20Guide%20*
She's saying there's stuff out there for newbies (Read down to "8: Stuff for newbies") - all of which I missed out on because I was totally ignorant when I got started. (Sigh) (Her tip to go to Free Dove is a good one!)

Using Voice in Second Life with the First Look Viewer

Anyone game to try voice? Here's all the info I could dredge up from the Second Life web pages:


DOING VOICE ON SECOND LIFE:
http://secondlife.com/community/firstlook.php
(Go to the URL above to download the first look viewer.)
First Look Viewers are test versions of the Second Life viewer. These viewers connect to the main grid, so that you can test it in your everyday Second Life. These are test viewers connecting to the live grid which means everything you do is for real. We want you to use these test viewers for your normal day-to-day activities, but please be aware that they might be buggier than normal.

Voice First Look Viewer: 1.17.0.113

This Second Life Voice First Look Viewer offers the Residents the ability to help us test the new voice feature against the Live Grid! Further information can be found in the related blog post here.
This First Look Viewer is in sync with the normal viewer. When updates to the normal viewer are released, we will update the test viewer downloads on this page.
If you're trying to find a voice-enabled region, take a look at this map.
http://secondlife.com/voicemap/

Headset: In order to participate in the Voice Beta test, you will need a set of stereo headphones with a microphone (preferably digital USB headphones). You will also need to select your headphones as the input and output device on your computer (otherwise, your voice will feedback into Second Life).
First, please make sure you have a set of stereo headphones with a microphone that works well on your computer. We have tested many brands and most work well, but you may have better results with digital USB models like those from Plantronics and Logitech. For this beta release, please make sure your headset is the selected audio input and output device before launching the viewer.


Please Note: Voice is NOT enabled by default. To enable voice, please go to Edit > Preferences and click the "Voice Chat" tab. Check the "Enable Voice" box.
When you are on a voice-enabled parcel, you can simply walk up to another avatar and begin speaking in a normal voice (no need to shout!).

If your headset is correctly configured, you will see a voice "intensity indicator" over your avatar. This indicates that your voice is being sent to (and can be heard by) others on the parcel.

The voice intensity indicator will change color slightly and will grow and shrink along with the natural volume patterns and fluctuations of your voice.
If the indicator turns red, you're either speaking too loudly, the microphone is too close to your mouth, or the volume control on your microphone is turned up a little too far.
Please make adjustments until the voice indicator stays in the bright green range and only seldom flickers to red.

When others speak, you will see their intensity indicators and hear their voices as they will hear yours. Walk around someone who is speaking to you to hear the voice move around in 3D, based on where you are relative to that avatar. If you turn toward someone and move closer, for example, their voice will be louder. If you speak while walking around someone else, they too will hear your voice tracking your position.

Group Voice Chat is not based on your proximity to other avatars. This means that you can chat with other groups of avatars (either formal Second Life groups you belong to, or with a group of friends selected from your Friends list) no matter where they are in-world.

You can access Group Voice Chat by clicking on the "Communicate" button in the bottom left corner of the viewer. Doing so opens a new feature called the Chatterbox. You will see a tab called "My Friends", which includes Group and Friends tabs.

Select a group from the Groups tab, or select multiple individuals from the Friends tab, and click the "IM/Call" button. An active chat tab for that group will open, and you can click the "Call" button in that window (located to the right of the "Profile" button) to initiate a voice call with a formal SL group.
Initiating a voice call with a group of your friends works the same way as text chat with multiple friends. From the Friends tab, multi-select the friends you'd like to call, click IM/Call, and then click the "Call" button. If a friend of yours does not have voice enabled, s/he will not be able to receive your voice call.

Volume and Camera Position
Also, each speaker's volume is attenuated by their distance from your camera position. For example, if you are in mouselook mode and walk up to someone who is speaking, you will hear their voice become louder the nearer you are. As you move away, their voices will become softer until you won't be able to hear them at all.

You may use the camera controls (alt-mouse, for example) to create a momentary "audio focus" on a given speaker. This makes it easy to "pick a voice" out of a crowd of talking avatars while remaining in one location.
In the Voice Chat tab of the Preferences window, you can now choose where you prefer to hear voice from: 1) camera position and camera direction, 2) avatar position and avatar direction, or 3) avatar position and camera direction.

Push to Talk
Included in the beta is a new "Voice Chat" tab in the Preferences panel. The Voice Chat tab allows you to turn voice on and off and offers "Push to Talk" options to determine when your microphone is open.

When you check the "Use Push-to-Talk mode" checkbox in the "Voice Chat" tab in the Preferences panel, you can have extra control over your microphone. We have also added an on-screen Push-to-Talk control in a recent release.

A "lock" button on top of the Talk button enables you to hold "talk on" or "talk off" (so the button doesn't have to be held down manually to maintain either state). Please Note: The Push to Talk setting is ON by default, which means that the Talk button is OFF. You will need to press the Talk button and/or lock "Talk On" in order for others to hear you. If you would like to turn the PTT setting off, please go to Edit > Preferences > Voice Chat, and uncheck the PTT box.

The volume slider on the "Voice" tab allows you to set a "baseline" volume for others' voices. You'll be able to hear speakers' voices increase or decrease in volume as you move the slider, which allows you to set a more comfortable overall setting for the voice volume you hear in world.

The "Talk" button is an on-screen Push-to-Talk button. If you have Push-to-Talk enabled in the Preferences > Voice Chat window, you can push the "Talk" button (using your mouse) when you want to talk and release the Talk button when you're finished. If you'd like to "lock talk on" (to avoid pushing the Talk button in and out to speak), just click the "lock" button on top of the Talk button. This will lock the button to it's "on voice" or "off voice" setting.

You can still control Push-to-Talk settings through the Preferences > Voice Chat window as well.

Now, you can check the "Push-to-Talk acts as a toggle" checkbox option. When you select "Push-to-Talk acts as a toggle," you press the Push-to-Talk key you chose (from the list of six, above) to turn talk "on." You will stay in "Talk" (on) mode until you press the key again, which turns talk "off."
When you select the "Push-to-Talk acts as a toggle" checkbox option, you can select any key to act as your "Push-to-Talk trigger". Just select "the "Push-to-Talk acts as a toggle" checkbox option", and then click the "Set Key" button. You'll be prompted to select a key as your trigger. After you've touched the key you wish to use, it will appear in the text box above "Set Key". If you wish to change it, repeat this process until you've selected the desired key. When satisfied with your selection, click "Apply" and then "OK" to close the Preferences window.

Active Speakers

The Active Speakers window displays a list of residents who are currently speaking in a particular voice channel. It also allows you to individually control the volume and muting of each speaker.

You can open the Active Speakers window by clicking on the button with speakers and speech bubbles on it. This button is located in the Voice tab, at the bottom of the viewer window, and is immediately to the right of the "Talk" button.

A dot appears beside each speaker's name. Dots indicate who is speaking. The dot mimics the speaker's volume range, which is also shown in the "active speaking" indicator that floats above avatars' heads. A green dot shows active speakers within normal volume range; a red dot shows an active speaker who has spoken a little too loudly.

In addition, the name of the resident who spoke most recently appears at the top of the Active Speakers list. As the time since a speaker's last utterance increases, the speaker's name moves down the list (to indicate "less recent" speaking) and the dot next to the speaker's name fades to increasingly lighter shades of gray.
Resident names can also be sorted alphabetically in the Active Speakers window.
To control the volume and mute settings for a particular speaker, just click on the speaker's name in the list and then use the volume control at the bottom of the window to make adjustments.

Voice Volume Control
You will notice a "Voice" tab at the bottom of the viewer window. It contains a volume slider and two buttons, one that says "Talk" and has a "lock" icon button and volume indicator on it, and one with an image of speakers and speech bubbles.
The volume slider on the "Voice" tab allows you to set a "baseline" volume for others' voices. You'll be able to hear speakers' voices increase or decrease in volume as you move the slider, which allows you to set a more comfortable overall setting for the voice volume you hear in world.

The Talk button on the Voice tab contains a volume indicator (a dot to the right of the button text that says "Talk") that shows how loudly you are speaking. Green indicates a normal volume and red indicates too loud a volume. This color scheme is a standard across visual speaking indicators for voice, but this indicator tells you how loudly you are speaking, not how loudly others are speaking.

Mute
One type of mute is currently available: one mute button mutes all chat (both text and voice chat) for a specified user. You can, for instance, opt to mute chat with a selected user, and doing so will mute both text and voice chat from that person.
To mute all chat with a specified user, access "Mute" in the pie menu by right-clicking on the avatar you wish to mute.
More nuanced mute functionality, for voice chat alone and text chat alone, is in development and will be included in future releases.

Speech Gestures
This build also gives you the ability to "wear" an initial set of "speech gestures". These speech gestures are randomly selected from nine different animations based on the intensity of your voice. These Gestures are currently located in your Library's Gesture Folder (under "Speech Gestures").

There are three gesture "sets" of three gestures each for low, medium, and high speech intensity levels.
To enable speech gestures, simply drag the folder labeled "Speech Gestures" from your Library on to your avatar.
To disable them, right click the Speech Gestures folder and select "Take Off Items."
We will refine and add to the set of nine speech gestures in the next few builds.

Just keep in mind: Voice is NOT enabled everywhere. You'll need to find a region in which voice has been activated. Just a few places mentioned (You should be able to use the "search" or "map" button to look for these locations. P.S. I can't vouch for what you'll find at these locations): Help Island, Orientation Island, The Port, Tolkein, University Island - and many others.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

June 9 meeting in Second Life



The June 9 meeting for the TLT Group workshop on Second Life took place in Second Life using iVocalize to broadcast voice. We congregated at the Cybrary City auditorium (on Talis Cybrary City) and experimented with sitting down, chat, IM, shared some information about how to get around on Second Life, etc. See transcript of the chat session below. (There's a bit missing from the very beginning of the session - and some of the goodbys are missing at the end of the session.) The iVocalize aspect of the session was not saved. Some potential issues: Does anyone who was at the session mind having this posted? While it was clear that the earlier sessions on iVocalize would be posted, we did not make a disclaimer or ask everyone to agree to having the transcript of the chat session posted. There are gadgets in Second Life that allow the leader of the chat session to ask every participant to "touch" the gadget signifying agreement to be recorded. The remarks of other participants are not saved on the chat session.)



9:59] Joe Cupola: sure
[9:59] You: Are you in the TLT Group?
[9:59] You: Do that one!
[9:59] Joe Cupola: got it.
[9:59] Joe Cupola: still rezzing
[9:59] Janice Binder: Hi Everyone, should I change to a less-agressive-looking avatar?
[9:59] Diane42b Vollmar: hi hilliard...are you here somewhere?
[9:59] You: Agression is ok! Go for it! ;)
[10:00] You: Yeah, can you follow me?
[10:00] Ava Pugilist: hello
[10:00] Joe Cupola: follow me
[10:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:00] You: I didn't get everyone's name - so I didn't get everyone into the TLT Group.
[10:00] Joe Cupola: excuse me jane
[10:00] You: I'll work on that!
[10:00] Ava Pugilist: hi ida
[10:00] Diane42b Vollmar: How can i sit down?
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] You: Diane, click on the top of the bench - and then click "sit here"
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] 3Jane Gray is Online
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:01] You: Hey, pretty good crowd!
[10:01] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:02] Regent Gazov: 15 have logged into ivoice
[10:02] You: She's here in SL
[10:03] Savannah Glimmer is Offline
[10:03] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:03] DeeDee Peccable is Offline
[10:03] You: Hi! I'm a librarian at the University of South Florida Tampa Library.
[10:03] Drew Rodinia: Hi, I'm Drew Rodinia, who is Drew Smith in RL
[10:03] Crystal Whitfield: how do we log into ivoice?
[10:04] Jane Watanabe: I am Jane Burpee from the University of Guelph in Canada in RL
[10:04] Regent Gazov: hi, i'm hilliard from the board of regents, university system of georgia
[10:04] Janice Binder: Hi, Dragon-Lady here aka Janice Thiel from St. Petersburg College
[10:04] Ava Pugilist: hello i am mary bennett from csu fresno
[10:04] Ariadne Yiyuan: Hi., I'm Patricia Landy (Ariadne). I teach Latin and Greek at a community college in Cheyenne, WY
[10:04] You: Hi! I'm Ilene Frank in Real Life - in Tampa where it's tooo hot!
[10:05] Ava Pugilist: ida glad you made it
[10:05] Drew Rodinia: Ilene, you have the mike
[10:05] Crystal Whitfield: Hi, I'm Crystal Whitfield....I am glad to meet all of you!
[10:05] Diane42b Vollmar: Hi..I'm Diane42b Vollmar. Diane Chubb in RL. University System of Georgia
[10:05] Econ Bingyi: Hello, my name is Duane Graddy. I teach economics at Middle TN State Univ
[10:06] You: And some inventive avatars here! Cool!
[10:06] Ida Recreant: Greetings everyone! I'm a teacher at CSUFresno
[10:06] Ida Recreant: I teach business law and ethics
[10:07] Crystal Whitfield: I teach international human resource management and online management
[10:07] You: Yeah! You can use the "history" button to see the chat that's gone by.
[10:08] Jane Watanabe: this isnt the easiest place to have a good meeting. everyone is so spaced out
[10:08] You: You can also copy and paste the history of the chat into Word.
[10:08] Hypatia Dejavu is Online
[10:08] Joe Cupola: but everyone here should be able to "hear" everything going on here
[10:09] Ida Recreant: by "hear" do you mean the text chat"
[10:09] You: We're close enough for all of us to "hear" each other's chat.
[10:09] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:10] Hypatia Dejavu is Offline
[10:10] You: Hi, guys! Want to come over to the auditorium?
[10:10] You: You can follow me.
[10:10] Laureen Yiyuan: show me the way?
[10:10] You: It' s back behind you.
[10:10] 3Jane Gray is Offline
[10:10] You: Just use your arrow keys to turn around.
[10:11] Drew Rodinia: are there any particular questions or problems involving chat that you might have?
[10:11] You: If you want to "sit down" , you can right-click on the bench - and then click "sit here" on the pie chart.
[10:12] Dazz Carter: yes what is this about
[10:12] Janice Binder: Is there a way to turn off the name "bubbles"?
[10:12] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:12] Savannah Glimmer is Online
[10:12] Diane42b Vollmar: what are those white things shooting from someone's hand?
[10:12] Joe Cupola: edit preferences
[10:12] You: Yeah! Go to "EDIT" in the upper tool bar... And then... Preferences - and then...
[10:13] You: click '
[10:13] Hypatia Dejavu is Online
[10:13] Diane42b Vollmar: okay thanks
[10:13] Bonswa Boucher is Online
[10:13] You: GENERAL and then look for "show names" - You can click "never" or "show temporarily" or "always" an dthen click OK
[10:13] You: You'll be rid of the name bubbles.
[10:13] Janice Binder: Got it, thanks!
[10:13] Dazz Carter: is this UCD Dublin
[10:14] Cathleen Munro: I'm seeing a red arrow, what does that mean?
[10:14] Laureen Yiyuan: I don't have clothes?
[10:14] You: the red arrow points in the direction you are going.
[10:14] Cathleen Munro: ok
[10:15] Drew Rodinia: any questions relating to chat or IM?
[10:15] Econ Bingyi: Is IM private?
[10:15] You: Yes, IM is private between you and the person you are IMing
[10:16] Drew Rodinia: Ilene, which area did we have next on our list?
[10:16] Ava Pugilist: everybody say hello to josefina
[10:16] Drew Rodinia: hi, Josefina!
[10:16] Jane Watanabe: hi josefina
[10:16] Regent Gazov: hi
[10:16] Ariadne Yiyuan: hi
[10:16] Cathleen Munro: hello josefinaa
[10:16] Josefina Auer: hi
[10:16] Nea Munro: Hi Josefina Where are you f rom?
[10:17] Diane42b Vollmar: hi there
[10:17] Econ Bingyi: Econ : Hello josefina
[10:17] Ariadne Yiyuan: hi
[10:17] Josefina Auer: fresno state
[10:17] Drew Rodinia: let's talk about profiles for a minute
[10:18] Drew Rodinia: try right-clicking on someone else and choose Profile
[10:19] Drew Rodinia: as practice, pick someone else (such as me or Ilene or Joe) and choose Profile...then put something about us in your "My Notes" tab
[10:19] Jane Watanabe: i have never really found anyone who had put much in their profile.
[10:20] Nea Munro: Is any here a nursing educator?
[10:20] Drew Rodinia: Jane, yeah, many people don['t bother saying much about themselves in their profile
[10:20] Joe Cupola: I think most people don't until they've been on awhile
[10:21] You: Drew, this raises an interesting issue: How anonymous do you want to be?
[10:21] Drew Rodinia: great question!
[10:21] You: What do you all think about that? Are you comfortable saying who are in Real Life?
[10:22] Janice Binder: In an education setting, it's necessary for future networking.
[10:22] Ida Recreant: There has been a long discussion about this issue in the educators e-mail.
[10:22] Diane42b Vollmar: I think it would depend on my purpose in SL.
[10:22] GemTwin Oh: I think I would want to be anonymous until I became more familiar with Second Life. Don't want to embarrass myself.
[10:22] Jane Watanabe: Yes. I don't think it shuod be thought of as any different that my web presence
[10:22] Regent Gazov: for now, until i learn more about it, i prefer to be private
[10:22] Econ Bingyi: As an educator , I would like to keep it open.
[10:22] Nea Munro: I aminterested in being completely open as an Educator. I will use another avatar for anonimity if I find I want this.
[10:22] Ava Pugilist: for that reason many people may have two "lives"
[10:22] Diane42b Vollmar: If I'm doing an research interview, I might want to remain anonymous.
[10:22] Ariadne Yiyuan: It depends on the situation, If it's educational, I want people to know my RL. If I'm exploring, I want to be anonymous.
[10:22] Ida Recreant: IGem I don't mind embarassing myself--I do it all the time in RL.
[10:23] Joe Cupola: good answer Ida!
[10:23] Ida Recreant: Thanks, Joe
[10:23] Drew Rodinia: let's try something else, although this is optional...
[10:23] You: Ida, that's a healthy attitude! Joe and I are always bumping into walls and stuff. It's ALWAYS embarassing :)
[10:23] Econ Bingyi: Why do I have "You "instead of my name on the chat?
[10:23] Janice Binder is Online
[10:23] Nea Munro is Online
[10:23] Jane Watanabe is Online
[10:23] Ida Recreant: Yes, Ilene--luckily, most of the time I'm by myself, but today I +ran into" a few people . . .luckily they didn't notice
[10:24] Ida Recreant: :)
[10:24] Econ Bingyi: Oh, ok
[10:24] Jane Watanabe: where are you? i turned of the name bubles
[10:24] Joe Cupola: Don't feel bad if someone declines
[10:24] You: yes, we all have to be very understanding of each others bumbling :)
[10:24] Ariadne Yiyuan is Online
[10:24] Econ Bingyi is Online
[10:25] Janice Binder: Would more people want to be my friend if I wasn't so scary looking?
[10:25] Joe Cupola: any friend you have shows up as "xxxxxxxx is online" anytime they come on what you're on.
[10:25] Drew Rodinia: Janice, LOL
[10:25] Drew Rodinia: Janice, actually, that look might attract you *many* friends
[10:25] In Kenzo is Offline
[10:25] You: Ok... I'm trying to send invites to everyone to be in the TLT Group.
[10:25] Joe Cupola: econ you can adjust the light by doing this
[10:25] Joe Cupola: click on world
[10:25] You: I think dragons are good luck ;)
[10:26] Joe Cupola: click on "force sun"
[10:26] Janice Binder: Gee, thanks...
[10:26] Joe Cupola: and then pick noon.
[10:26] Ariadne Yiyuan: I like the dragon look.
[10:26] Robins Hermano is Online
[10:26] You: Oh yes! Joe that's a good tip!
[10:26] Ida Recreant: Thank you, Joe!!
[10:26] Stella Merlin: Hi, is this the TLT group meeting?
[10:26] Ida Recreant: It looks much better!
[10:26] Joe Cupola: you can control what time of day it is anytime you'er on 2L
[10:26] You: Hi, Stella, yes! This is TLT!
[10:26] Joe Cupola: I almost always have it at noon...
[10:26] Drew Rodinia: Stella, it is!
[10:26] Joe Cupola: light its better.
[10:27] Nea Munro: Yes, Stella this is the tlt meeting, Welcome.
[10:27] Stella Merlin: Thank you. Be advised that I couldn't connect via iVocalize and have no audio.
[10:27] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:27] Ida Recreant: Stella, neither can I.
[10:27] Stella Merlin: Okay, same problem, Ida?
[10:27] You: A "day" on Second Life is about 3 hours long as I remember.
[10:27] Joe Cupola: yes 3 hours
[10:28] Diane42b Vollmar: Over here!
[10:28] You: Gestures - Yes ! See the button next to "say" and "shout"
[10:28] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:28] Ida Recreant: Ilene, Yes
[10:28] You: There are some built-in gestures you can start with.
[10:28] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:28] Diane42b Vollmar: Hey!
[10:28] Cathleen Munro: Get lost!
[10:28] Janice Binder: Hello!
[10:28] Joe Cupola: you can dance.
[10:28] Janice Binder: Hello!
[10:29] You: You can make up your own gestures!
[10:29] Diane42b Vollmar: where do get free gestures?
[10:29] You: Freebie places... The Dumpster is one place.
[10:29] Joe Cupola: Freebies Dungeon
[10:29] You: YadNI's... Joe what' s the rest of th e name of that place?
[10:30] Jane Watanabe: Looking good!
[10:30] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:30] You: Yep, Drew and I managed to screw up some of our gestures.
[10:30] Cathleen Munro: are there any pets in 2L?
[10:30] BellTowerv.2 shouts: Chime melody
[10:30] Nea Munro: I don't have any gestures in my Gestures area. How can I get some?
[10:30] Joe Cupola: It's Yadni's Junkyard
[10:30] Janice Binder: /stretch
[10:31] You: As Drew just said, click INVENTORY - and there should be a folder of gestures you can activate.
[10:31] Nea Munro: Over here!
[10:31] You: I have to say that most people I meet dont' do a lot with gestures.
[10:31] Nea Munro: I have found the folder and the gestures See me shrug. Did you hear me say "Over Hear?
[10:32] Janice Binder: I've tried unsuccessfully to type the gesture with a forward slash. Do you know how?
[10:32] You: You can "right-click" on the bench - and then "sit here" ought to work.
[10:32] You: I usually end up backwards on benches - and sometimes sitting inTO the bench.
[10:33] Joe Cupola: if you do "/" and have the gesture active that will work.
[10:33] Lyr Lobo is Offline
[10:33] Joe Cupola: gesture has to be active.
[10:33] Jane Watanabe: shrug
[10:33] Regent Gazov: hi, diNW
[10:33] Janice Binder: You're right, I had to activate it!
[10:33] Regent Gazov: DIANE
[10:33] You: /blow kiss
[10:33] Regent Gazov: didn't mean to shout!
[10:33] Ida Recreant: Ilene, yes, I've even sat on signs. . . . :-)
[10:33] You: Some of my gestures seem to be working usin gthe / and some aren't.
[10:33] You: Ah - dancing!!
[10:34] Jane Watanabe: /dance
[10:34] Regent Gazov: Boo!
[10:34] You: pose balls - they activate gestures, etc.
[10:34] You: they can be scripted to make you dance, sit in a relaxed manner, etc.
[10:34] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:34] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:35] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:35] Joe Cupola: fall out of the sky
[10:35] You: How about "camera controls" and "movement controls"? Have you found those?
[10:35] Ava Pugilist: woo hoo
[10:35] You: Click "view" and you'll find those
[10:35] Joe Cupola: camera control lets you adjust your point of view
[10:35] You: I like using both of those things and usually have them open on my screen.
[10:35] Diane42b Vollmar: i was ask to leave a particular island i was flying over.
[10:36] Joe Cupola: movement controls let you control your movements
[10:36] Fleep Tuque is Online
[10:36] You: Diane42b, so... you were over someone else's secret airspace??
[10:36] You: That's wierd!
[10:36] You: Oh... snapshots!!!
[10:36] Joe Cupola: private estates do that.
[10:36] Diane42b Vollmar: how do you get the camera again?
[10:37] Joe Cupola: prevent people from entering their land
[10:37] Joe Cupola: it's easy to confuse the 2 controls
[10:37] You: I'll take some snapshots and post them on Flickr
[10:37] Joe Cupola: camera just controls your view ...not your movments
[10:38] Diane42b Vollmar: oh yeah...this is cool
[10:38] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:38] You: You can take snapshots and send them as "postcards" to friends in Second Life.
[10:38] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:38] Nea Munro: Welcome Gem Twin.
[10:38] Econ Bingyi: In the left-hand corner I have a key. Does that stay there?
[10:39] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:39] You: Hmmm... a key?
[10:39] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:39] Joe Cupola: what does it say?
[10:39] Joe Cupola: move the mouse over it.
[10:39] Joe Cupola: I don't have that.
[10:39] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:39] Joe Cupola: maybe something you picked up somewhere.
[10:39] Econ Bingyi: It is inside of a square.
[10:40] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:40] You: Right! If you click "friends", people who are online will be in BOLD.
[10:40] Jane Watanabe: /dance
[10:40] Computer Jewell is Online
[10:41] Drew Rodinia: Ilene, what else was on our list to cover?
[10:41] You: Jane, I just tried giving you a "let's salsa dance" - Did you get an offer of inventory?
[10:41] Jane Watanabe accepted your inventory offer.
[10:41] You: OK!
[10:41] Ida Recreant: How is it we mmove our heads? I do it but I don't know how I do it.
[10:42] You: There are some gestures that your avatar just does - It sort of looks around, etc.
[10:42] Joe Cupola: your avatar moves all the time. you have no control over it.
[10:42] Joe Cupola: those little head movements etc
[10:42] Ida Recreant: Thanks Joe--I wondered.
[10:43] You: Xena, hi!
[10:43] Xena Meriman: hi
[10:43] Stella Merlin: Is there any way to mute inanimate objects -- like all these chattery benches we're sitting on?
[10:43] Ava Pugilist: hello xena
[10:43] Diane42b Vollmar: Is there a directory that tell you what's located on a particular island?
[10:43] Joe Cupola: drew we should tell people about giving / recieving items?
[10:44] Drew Rodinia: Joe, sure!
[10:44] You: Yes, the "search" capabilities aren't all that great.
[10:45] Stella Merlin: ...about muting the benches? How?
[10:45] You: Hi, RoBoh!
[10:45] Ava Pugilist: welcome RoBoh
[10:46] You: I'm going to try giving all of you the Hitchhiker's Guide to SL.
[10:46] Joe Cupola: You can give people anything in your inventory as long as it doesn't say "(no copy)
[10:46] Diane42b Vollmar: Thanks!
[10:46] You: Accept it and I'll explain what it is.
[10:46] Econ Bingyi accepted your inventory offer.
[10:46] Nea Munro: I am looking for a pose stool. Does anyone have one?
[10:47] RoBoh Ling accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Cathleen Munro accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Diane42b Vollmar accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] You: Wait - I'm giving things.
[10:47] Computer Jewell accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Cathleen Munro accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Xena Meriman accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Drew Rodinia: good, now I can type! (talking and typing at the same time is tough)
[10:47] Ida Recreant accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Diane42b Vollmar accepted your inventory offer.
[10:47] Regent Gazov accepted your inventory offer.
[10:48] Drew Rodinia accepted your inventory offer.
[10:48] Jane Watanabe accepted your inventory offer.
[10:48] You: Ok - did I miss anyone?
[10:48] Joe Cupola accepted your inventory offer.
[10:48] Stella Merlin: Me
[10:48] Janice Binder: Me
[10:48] Failed to place object at specified location. Please try again.
[10:48] Cathleen Munro: I received it
[10:48] Josefina Auer: i didn't get it
[10:48] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:48] Nea Munro accepted your inventory offer.
[10:49] You: Oops! I'm slowing down...
[10:49] UWT Octagon declined your inventory offer.
[10:49] Drew Rodinia: if you have any questions about the basics of SL, now is a good time to ask!
[10:49] Janice Binder: Hello!
[10:49] Regent Gazov: what is the difference between 'gestures' in my inventory and under library?
[10:49] You: Things aren't moving very quickly for me at the moment.
[10:49] Ariadne Yiyuan gave you Bonzai.
[10:49] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:49] You: Vanguard, hi!
[10:50] Vanguard Bing: oh hi!
[10:50] You: Vanguard, this is a workshop of newbies mostly
[10:50] Janice Binder: I like the audio.
[10:50] Stella Merlin: Ilene -- I'm not sure that my chat's working. I did NOT receive the guide and my question was not answered.
[10:50] You: Do you want to introduce yourself?
[10:50] Janice Binder: All chat is tiring.
[10:50] Cathleen Munro: When you exit 2L do you always stay in the last place you were located?
[10:50] Vanguard Bing: ok. is it ok to hang out? I'm showing this to some coworkers.
[10:50] You: Stella.. I'll try again!
[10:50] You: Vanguard, that's fine!
[10:51] You: Got any suggestions fo r newbies?
[10:51] Jane Watanabe: I really likeit
[10:51] Econ Bingyi: The audio has been very helpful.
[10:51] Joe Cupola: you can't
[10:51] Janice Binder: I agree with Econ; I like the audio.
[10:51] Nea Munro: Cathleen. Yes. You can select a "home" and then tansport yourself there, before you leave.
[10:51] Computer Jewell: I like the audio - how do you do that
[10:51] Drew Rodinia: Joe says you can't mute an object
[10:51] Joe Cupola: you can't mute these objects cause they don't belong to us.
[10:51] Cathleen Munro: thanks
[10:51] Nea Munro accepted your inventory offer.
[10:52] Stella Merlin: Thank you VERY much, Drew!
[10:52] You: Stella, did you get an offer of inventory yet?
[10:52] Joe Cupola: you can mute people
[10:52] Drew Rodinia: Stella, no prob
[10:52] Regent Gazov: i'd like to see a mini educational classroom next week
[10:52] Stella Merlin: No, I did not receive the offer, Ilene
[10:52] Nea Munro declined your inventory offer.
[10:52] Computer Jewell: Regent that would be great
[10:52] Joe Cupola: Cathleen. you can set up under preferences where you appear when you login to 2L
[10:52] Joe Cupola: usually it goes back to where you last were.
[10:52] You: Stella, I don't know why I can't give you this thing - I'll keep trying!
[10:53] Joe Cupola: but you can change it to your home if you have one.
[10:53] Stella Merlin: Ilene, thank you. I'd appreciate it. I HAVE received other things often before -- so I know it should work.
[10:53] Computer Jewell: How did you activate audio
[10:53] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:53] Nea Munro declined your inventory offer.
[10:53] Joe Cupola: it's under preferences----general---start location
[10:53] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:53] Janice Binder accepted your inventory offer.
[10:54] Joe Cupola: they slowness we're all experiencing is called "lag" and it happens often when there's a big crowd in the same place.
[10:54] Joe Cupola: the slowness
[10:54] Stella Merlin: Joe - will Linden Labs address this lag problem. It's obviously a challenge for conferencing.
[10:54] You: Lag - when things go slower than you'd like! It might be your computer, it might be SL,... Hard to tell sometimes!
[10:55] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:55] Stella Merlin: Does emptying your cache before starting SL help with lag?
[10:55] You: rez - or rezzing
[10:55] Diane42b Vollmar: Hey!
[10:55] You: Yes! Emptying your cache does help!
[10:55] SteveGilbertSir Heron declined your inventory offer.
[10:55] Nea Munro declined your inventory offer.
[10:55] Ariadne Yiyuan: How do you empty your cache?
[10:55] Joe Cupola: to empty casche click on preferences
[10:56] Joe Cupola: network
[10:56] Stella Merlin: "Preferences" in SL opening screen, before loggin in, right?
[10:56] You: to empty your cache - go to "edit" - preferences - network - and then "clear cache"
[10:56] Joe Cupola: "clear cache"
[10:56] Joe Cupola: you should do this each time before you leave 2L
[10:56] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:56] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:57] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:57] Regent Gazov: what's the plan for next week?
[10:57] Joe Cupola: detach
[10:57] Joe Cupola: detach
[10:57] Stella Merlin: What about SL's new beta audio for voice chat? Will we try it?
[10:57] Joe Cupola: detach
[10:57] You: Steve, right-click on th etorch - and click "detach"
[10:57] You: Stella, beta voice requires downloading some more software.
[10:58] You: If anyone wants to try that I'm game!
[10:58] You: It works!
[10:58] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[10:58] You: Anyone have a time that they might want to try the beta voice?
[10:58] Stella Merlin: I'd love to try it. If it will work while several of you others are using ivocalize?
[10:58] Georgia Hultcrantz: Can I be added as a member, please?
[10:58] Ariadne Yiyuan: I would like to try the beta voice.
[10:58] You: Drew give me the mic for sec
[10:59] Stella Merlin: I'll download the beta voice for next week -- I have to leave for a RW meeting in a few minutes.
[10:59] Diane42b Vollmar: Let's try the voice!
[11:00] Savannah Glimmer is Offline
[11:00] Diane42b Vollmar: Late Sunday's are better for me.
[11:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:00] Econ Bingyi: Weekend is ok.
[11:00] Ida Recreant: Ilne, I'd like to try the beta voice; Maybe later in the week.
[11:00] Ida Recreant: Weekend is okay for me, too
[11:00] Ariadne Yiyuan: Sunday is fine.
[11:00] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:01] Stella Merlin: I'm off to my meeting in RL -- thanks, and bye everyone!
[11:01] Hypatia Dejavu is Offline
[11:01] Ida Recreant: Bye Stella
[11:01] You: I'll see if I can get some people joined up. Stella, I'll keep trying to give you that inventory item!
[11:02] Computer Jewell: Hi all
[11:02] Stella Merlin: Thanks so much -- IM me if there's an additional mtg. this weekend -- and thanks!
[11:02] Diane42b Vollmar: Hi Computer Jewell.
[11:02] Ida Recreant: Hi Jewell
[11:02] Savannah Glimmer is Online
[11:02] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:02] Sharron Jewell: Hi Ida...nice to meet you
[11:02] Ida Recreant: You, too.
[11:03] Sharron Jewell: Are you in the cyber library?
[11:03] Nea Munro: There is a book called Second Life the offical guide you can by at Amason.com
[11:03] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:04] Janice Binder: I'd be very interested in a list of good educational SL locations.
[11:04] Ariadne Yiyuan: I didn't find the book all that informative, but the CD that comes with it is very good.
[11:04] Desideria Stockton is Offline
[11:05] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:05] Jane Watanabe: thanks for the session good stuff
[11:06] You: Yes, the travel guide... Boracay Hitchhiker's Guide... I hope it's in your inventory.
[11:06] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:06] Diane42b Vollmar: Thanks. I will need to leave now. Looking forward to next week.
[11:06] You: Open your inventory and look for it and then click on the entry and drag it out onto the ground.
[11:06] You: it should open up and give you a set of "slides" and you can click and go to the places in the slides.
[11:07] Drew Rodinia: I hope this was helpful!
[11:07] You: I'll send a list of places so you can get use that as an alternate way to get there.
[11:07] Jane Watanabe: can you clear yourmike you have interference
[11:07] Drew Rodinia: and this one has *lots* of complexity
[11:08] Joe Cupola: http://hippasus.com/resources/secondlife/SL_Keyboard_Shortcuts.pdf
[11:08] Dmitry Ahn is Online
[11:08] Jane Watanabe: thwat's better
[11:08] Joe Cupola: that's a website Steve where you can get 2L shortcuts
[11:08] Econ Bingyi: Thank you. Good session.
[11:10] Jane Watanabe is Offline
[11:10] Percival's Short Bench: Right click me and choose 'Sit Here' to sit down
[11:11] Nea Munro: Great Session. I really enjoyed today. It was new to have so many people together at once.

Friday, June 8, 2007

Getting Started Posting

Hi! Just getting something going on this blog... There have been some interesting discussions about Second Life on the SLED mailing list. SLED is a remarkably active discussion list! Recent discussions include some of the topics that were raised hinted at in our first workshop session: Should you reveal information about your Real Life in Second Life? How strongly do you identify with your avatar? Does your avatar behave like you? Act like you? Look like you? If you are not already a SLED reader, I suggest taking a look at some of the postings. You'll find information about the SLED discussion list at https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators with a link to the searchable archives at the bottom of that web page - and an archive by date.