Virtual Worlds:
Professional Education and Library Resources
Invited post by Beth Ghostraven
Updated July 2016 by Beth Ghostraven
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A url starts with http//
Second life locations: Join/enter Second Life
Slurl: Click to go or drag to viewer screen
HG locations: Join/enter any grid that is connected to the hypergrid.
Paste HG address into your world map, Find bar, click Find, click Teleport
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Professional Education and Library Resources
Invited post by Beth Ghostraven
Updated July 2016 by Beth Ghostraven
List and contact information for Professional Library and Education Groups in virtual worlds. If you know of any other groups that should be listed, please add them in the comments section of this article. (Updated July 2016)
- Professional Library and Education Groups in Virtual worlds. By Beth Ghostraven
- This document is available at https://goo.gl/xn8Jms
- To search a page in Chrome, Crtl+f opens a search bar upper right.
- (More after the break)
- Where is Arcadia?
Metaverse events, current and upcoming
- Selby's daily news collection: Virtual worlds are real
- AvatarFest 2016: Sept 30-Oct 2
- Kitely adds events calendar to login page
- Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
- Entertainment on the Hypergrid
- HYPERGRID EVENTS
- Destination guide: OpenSimWorld
- Opensim AAM Virtual Performers
- Sign of the Kite
- WELCOME TO SEANCHAI LIBRARIES
- In a virtual world, your deodorant never fails.
How to use this list
Join a group in a virtual world (Group URI)
- Make sure you have a group slot open.
- The maximum # of groups is 42 (or 60 for premium accounts).
- Copy/paste the Group URI into Nearby Chat.
- Click the link to go to the group profile.
- Click the Join button to join.
View an inworld group notice:
- Open People panel and click on the Groups tab
- Right-click on the group and open the group profile
- Click on the Notices tab
- Click on the Date column to sort by date
- Click on the notice
Get an attachment from a notice:
- Click on it in the notice when it pops up
- If it doesn’t open:
- Open the group profile and go to the Notices tab
- Click on the notice, then look at the bottom
- Click on the link for the notecard (or other attachment)
ISTE Virtual Environments Network Calendar
- ISTE Virtual Environments Network Calendar
- All times are given in Pacific (California) Time
- Contact names are SL avatar names
To access:
Websites: Copy paste the url into the top line of your browser, press Enter.A url starts with http//
Second life locations: Join/enter Second Life
Slurl: Click to go or drag to viewer screen
HG locations: Join/enter any grid that is connected to the hypergrid.
Paste HG address into your world map, Find bar, click Find, click Teleport
Journals
- JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
- Journal of Virtual Studies
- Journal of Virtual Worlds and Education
- Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
- VEJ (Virtual Education Journal) Contact: Roxie Neiro Slurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/17/35/22
Inworld places and Groups
- Abyss Observatory’s Hub for STEM Education - OpenSim
- Contact: Yan Lauria
- HG address: jogrid.net:8002:Abyss Observatory
- ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) and the
- ALA VW Committee (American Library Association's Virtual World Committee) - Second Life Group
- Monthly on 3rd Sunday at 12 noon SLT
- Contact: JJ Drinkwater
- Community Virtual Library (CVL) Meeting Space
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Imagination%20Island/103/186/25
- Group ACRL in Second Life
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/e154cd22-17a2-ab4f-cf2e-55bcedbfb696/about
- Google+ Community:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21504303227/
- Applied Research in Immersive Environments for Learning (ARiEL)
- Google+ Community
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ARiELsig/
- AvaCon Grid (for nonprofits and education groups)
- Contact: Rhiannon Chatnoir
- Chilbo Education Village - Second Life
- Contact: Maggie Larimore
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madhupak/64/46/63
- Community Virtual Library - Second Life
- Contact: Valibrarian Gregg
- Community Virtual Library
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Imagination%20Island/156/207/31
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityVirtualLibrary
- Cultural Community Hub (CCH) - Second Life
- Contact: Ewan Bonham
- WBH Community Cultural Hub
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/84/120/22
- Group: Cultural Community Hub
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/414c5c06-d7bc-6ceb-5b4a-3fecf8e2ab80/about
- Expedition Central
- Contact: Maggie Larimore
- Expedition Central at Chilbo
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/135/78/3502
- Group: Expedition Central
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/a6e1543f-b3ba-bc1e-2baf-5d189a928a70/about
- Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds (FCVW) - OpenSim
- Website: http://consortium.militarymetaverse.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FederalConsortiumVW/
- Hypergrid Safari - OpenSim
- Weekly on Wednesdays at 12 noon SLT
- Contact: Wizzy Gynoid
- Google+ Community
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1488221938062385/
- Infolit iSchool (University of Sheffield)
- Contact: Sheila Yoshikawa
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Infolit%20iSchool/116/192/22
- Group: Information Literacy Group
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/39371625-2d8c-2ac0-e0e8-aa1f8c28f459/about
- ISTE MLN (International Society for Technology in Education, Mobile Learning Network)
- Contact: Cyndyl Enyo
- ISTE MLN Headquarters
- SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eduisland%202/53/43/22
- Group: ISTE Mobile Learning Network
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/18df0b44-d3c8-eaaf-94a4-ec6e33b6a826/about
- ISTE VEN (Virtual Environments Network) - Second Life Group
- Tuesdays at 4:00 pm SLT
- Contact: Spiff Whitfield
- ISTE VEN Headquarters
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/46/90/22
- Group: ISTE SIG Virtual Environments
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/acfd7268-7cb3-9ba3-e4de-4d186820747c/about
- Google+ Community
- ISTE VEN Tours - Second Life
- Every other Thursday at 5:00 pm SLT
- Contact: Fidget
- ISTE VEN Headquarters
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/46/90/22
- Group: ISTE SL Tour Group
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/3f9a99d9-61ff-4fac-fd12-a3344fe55ece/about
- Website: http://venetwork.weebly.com/
- Google+ Community
- Kitely Educators Group - Kitely
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/7bbf0d1f-687a-44af-8edb-f71383552075/about
- Librarians of Second Life - Second Life
- Contact: Abbey Zenith
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/b0991cdc-79b3-a8ca-b2a9-a9a738d5f999/about
- Metaverse Tours - OpenSim
- Weekly on Saturdays at 1:00 pm SLT
- Contact: Serene Jewell
- Google+ Community
- NonProfit Commons - Second Life Group
- Fridays at 8:30 am SLT:
- Contact: Rhiannon Chatnoir
- Plush NonProfit Commons Amphitheater
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/104/128/24
- Group: TechSoup.org
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/64c700fd-9d0c-18fa-a552-0dc983dad553/about
- Google+ Community
- OSCC (OpenSim Community Conference)
- Yearly in the Fall
- Contact: Rhiannon Chatnoir
- Project Alexandria Library - OpenSim
- Contact: Kaleaon
- Real Life Education in Second Life - Second Life Group
- Contact: Pathfinder Lester
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/5eab5893-dfa6-905b-4386-011077994d3d/about
- Rockcliffe University Consortium - Second Life Group
- Contact: Phelan Corrimal
- Rockcliffe University
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/10/136/25
- Group: Rockcliffe University Students
- The Science Circle - Second Life Group
- Twice a month
- Contact: Chantal (nymf.hathaway)
- The Science Circle Landing Point:
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shamash/157/242/22
- Second Life for Educators (Facebook)
- SJSU School of Information Colloquia Series - Second Life
- Contact: Lorelei Junot
- SJSU's School of Library & Information Sciences
- SLurl:
- http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/28/82/33
- SLMOOC (Second Life MOOC)
- Contacts Maggie Larimore, Pionia Destiny, Nellie Homewood
- Group Name: SL Mooc on WizIQ
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/0c682b2f-991d-3fdb-c315-e462262148c9/about
- University of Washington’s iSchool
- Contact: Ran Hinrichs
- UW iSchool
- SLurl:
- http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UW%20iSchool/200/145/28
- VCARA at SJSU's School of Information
- (Virtual Center for Archives and Records Administration) - Second Life
- VCARA at SJSU's School of Information
- SLurl:
- http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SJSU%20SLIS/43/56/33
- VIBE (Virtual Islands for Better Education, formerly BIO-SE) - OpenSim
- Contact: Stephen Xootfly (Stephen Gasior)
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/941412d7-dd25-d37c-b968-29f2d5d0cbb3/about
- Virtual Ability Island (VAI) - Second Life Group
- Contact: Gentle Heron
- Virtual Ability - Disability Support & Community
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/170/100/23/
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/61dd10e0-82b4-a1d1-f7be-23e64ade39d7/about
- (closed group, contact to join)
- Virtual Outworlding Blog
- Search on EDU: (search bar top left)
- Contact: Selby Evans
- Virtual Pioneers - Second Life Group
- Weekly on Sundays at 5:00 pm SLT
- Contact: Spiff Whitfield
- Virtual Pioneers Headquarters
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/100/61/22
- Group: Virtual Pioneers
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/c45940c7-0e76-c269-9941-09cfc08dec86/about
- Google+ Community
- Virtual Worlds Teacher Network
- Contact: Stephen Xootfly (Stephen Gasior)
- Google+ Community
- VSTE (Virginia Society for Technology in Education) Virtual Environments PLN (Professional Learning Network) - Second Life Group
- Weekly on Mondays at 5:00 pm SLT
- Contact: Thunder Insippo?
- VSTE Island
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VSTE%20Island/123/137/24
- Group: VSTE: VA Soc. for Tech in Education
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/ad9dc928-e69f-2aa6-f7fa-7361217a31fb/about
- Website:
- Google+ Community
- VSTE Index to Educational Sims
- Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16StFgVjv_lCphdospdMlH_fu4Up5nm2c2Z0-ZEiCYzU/edit?usp=sharing
- VWBPE (Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education) Conference
- Yearly in March
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/8b03480a-793d-ba5b-5b6b-dd10afb5d38e/about
- Google+ Community:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/67701516968/
- VWER (Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable) - Second Life Group
- Thursdays at 11:30 am SLT
- Contact: Kali Pizzaro?
- VWER - Glasgow Caledonian University
- SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Glasgow%20Caledonian/193/197/23
- Group: Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable
- Group UR*I: secondlife:///app/group/c17c395b-8368-79be-caed-25b81a537855/about
- Website: http://www.vwer.org/ (See Library tab for past meeting transcripts)
- Google+ Community:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/159154226946/
- WBH (Whole Brain Health)
- Contact: Lissena Wisdomseeker
- Group: WHOLE BRAIN HEALTH
- Group URI: secondlife:///app/group/505d2c32-97cb-f804-90cc-57b428bd2665/about
- WBH Landing Point - Whole Brain Health SLurl:
- http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/146/224/38
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News and Notes
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The Hypergrid WIP Show
The Hypergrid WIP is a one hour "show & tell" of works in progress or recently completed. All builders from beginner to pro are invited. Presentations are in voice and text. For text presentations, best bring the text in a notecard and paste it into chat. Voice presentations may be captured in video. Stills and videos from the show may appear in this blog and elsewhere.
Next WIP show
- Next WIP show: Sun. Aug 28, Noon SLT
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
- Narasnook location (second Sunday of the month)
- Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
- world.narasnook.com:8900
- Put the line above in your World Map next to Find. Click Find. TP
- At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
- Next WIP show: Sun. Aug 28, Noon SLT
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
- Narasnook location (second Sunday of the month)
- Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
- world.narasnook.com:8900
- Put the line above in your World Map next to Find. Click Find. TP
- At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora
- Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
- HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
- grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II
- in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
- hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
Previous Articles from the WIP show
- WIP Show: How to with NPC, Nara Malone. Storytelling of the future
- WIP on Cookie II, Kitely, 9/20 Dolls, Discos, and Discussion
- WIP August 23, A conversation about being creative
- The WIP show, 7/18/2015: Virtual mobile art by Lucy Afarensis
- WIP Show at Hobo Sandbox on Cookie II, Kitely
- WIP Show, works in progress on the Hypergrid June 3, 2015
- Hypergrid WIP meeting. The creatives of the hypergrid
- WIP Show: How to with NPC, Nara Malone. Storytelling of the future
- WIP on Cookie II, Kitely, 9/20 Dolls, Discos, and Discussion
- WIP August 23, A conversation about being creative
- The WIP show, 7/18/2015: Virtual mobile art by Lucy Afarensis
- WIP Show at Hobo Sandbox on Cookie II, Kitely
- WIP Show, works in progress on the Hypergrid June 3, 2015
- Hypergrid WIP meeting. The creatives of the hypergrid
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HG links-- depending on your interests
- Hypergrid Tour 2016-01-- 167 virtual worlds
- Sign of the Kite
- Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
- Best metaverse communities
- Top avatar outfitters on the hypergrid
- Arcadia Asylum All Around
- G+ community: Hypergrid Safari
- G+ community: Metaverse Tours
- Opensimworld. Destination guide for the Hypergrid
- Hypergrid Tour 2016-01-- 167 virtual worlds
- Sign of the Kite
- Events on the Hypergrid: HYPEvents
- Best metaverse communities
- Top avatar outfitters on the hypergrid
- Arcadia Asylum All Around
- G+ community: Hypergrid Safari
- G+ community: Metaverse Tours
- Opensimworld. Destination guide for the Hypergrid
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