Week+1

=Week 1: May 5 - May 9=

Introduction to Second Life
On Tuesday, May 5th, we will meet in Second Life at the University of Manitoba campus for our first synchronous meeting. In the first hour, we will cover all of the basic mechanics of moving and navigating in Second Life, learn how to receive, locate, and manage items in inventory, and troubleshoot voice and technical issues. In the second hour, we will practice traveling in Second Life and visit several locations with free resources for new Second Life residents.

__**Second Life Locations**__
 * [|University of Manitoba Campus in SL]
 * [|Second Life Bootcamp on the OLN Island]
 * [|Chilbo Community Main Street]
 * [|Freebie Warehouse]

__**Assignments**__


 * Second Life Skills**
 * Locate the NMC Sandbox teleporter (up the stairs from the University of Manitoba campus, on the other side of the classroom) and teleport to the NMC Sandbox to complete the [|Global Kids Level 2: Finding Stuff/Inventory Part 1] lesson and [|Global Kids Level 6: Inventory Part 2]


 * Reflection**
 * Create an account on the course Moodle site at
 * Forums Post 1: Introduce yourself! Who you are, where you are, why you decided to take this class - whatever you feel comfortable sharing.
 * Forums Post 2: Reflect upon your initial experiences in Second Life. Did anything make you feel uncomfortable or nervous? Was anything confusing? What were the most positive factors of your initial experiences? If you had experience in Second Life prior to this course, how have your initial impressions of the platform changed over time?

__**Readings for Week 1 and Week 2 discussions**__
 * [|Virtual Worlds? "Outlook Good"] by AJ Kelton EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 43, no. 5 (September/October 2008)
 * [|Higher Education as Virtual Conversation] by Sarah Robbins-Bell EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 43, no. 5 (September/October 2008)

__**Project/Papers**__ No project work this week!