Week+9

=Week 9: June 28 - June 30=

By now you should have completed:

 * All of the steps included in the Getting Started section.
 * Download and view/print the Second Life Quickstart Guide.
 * Within 24-48 hours of completing the Second Life Avatar Name survey, you should have received invitations, a welcome kit, and friendship offer from Fleep Tuque in Second Life. Log in to Second Life to accept the offers and items.

This week: 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]

__**Readings**__


 * [|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)
 * Yee, N. & Bailenson, J.N. (2007). [|The Proteus Effect: The Effect of Transformed Self-Representation on Behavior.] //Human Communication Research//, 33, 271-290

__**Self Study Assignments (generally due the following week)**__

__**Project Work**__