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SecondLife (SL) is best used for virtual field trips in whole group settings. http://edtech.springbranchisd.com/CurriculumTech/SecondLifeReactionGrid/tabid/10026/Default.aspx

SecondLife & ReactionGrid

Earlier this month on Terra Nova, a thread started by Aaron Delwiche discussed aspects of teaching and learning in Second Life. http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2007/05/teaching_in_sec.html

Terra Nova: Teaching in Second Life: One instructor's perspective

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/172768 Find out what entrepreneurial opportunities the virtual world of Second Life has to offer. A million dollars of virtual loot. It's a concept that's difficult to wrap your head around, but in November, that's exactly what virtual real-estate developer Anshe Chung accomplished in the 3D virtual world Second Life, in which users live "second" lives as avatars.

Starting a Second Life Business | Entrepreneur.com

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Second Life & Education: An Introduction to Using Virtual Worlds in Instruction & Learning by Amanda Johnstone on Prezi

http://prezi.com/y-d6h8h4rpox/second-life-education-an-introduction-to-using-virtual-worlds-in-instruction-learning/
HyperGrid Business has a good post on how to teach students to use Second Life for educational purposes in 30 minutes, as opposed to the 2 hours it may usually take. Definitely handy, but even 30 minutes seems way too time-consuming in today's technology environment.

New World Notes: How to Teach Students to Use Second Life for Education in 30 Minutes (Which Still Seems Too Long and Too Short to Me)

http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2011/09/second-life-education-resource.html

digitalkatie - Secondlife

http://digitalkatie.wikispaces.com/Secondlife This is a wiki for secondary teachers to help them think about using Second Life in schools. > * How do I justify using it? We used Second Life with a group of 13-18 year olds in New York with Kids Connect . Kids Connect ran a program of workshops for young people in New York and Amsterdam.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Issues_in_Digital_Technology_in_Education/Second_Life This wikibook chapter discusses Second Life, a virtual environment.

Issues in Digital Technology in Education/Second Life - Wikibooks, open books for an open world

Using Second Life for Educational applications | Emerging Education Technology

The 3rd part in a series of posts looking into the use of Virtual Worlds in Education http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/06/using-second-life-for-educational-applications/
The class met on Willow Springs-Mama Day Island, designed around the novel that the class was reading, Mama Day by Gloria Naylor.

Teachers, college students lead a Second Life - USATODAY.com

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-08-01-second-life_N.htm

SLED® Blog

The year sure does fly by, doesn’t it? If you’re like me, you’re usually too busy with your own projects to check out some of the awesome work being done by our colleagues in Second Life.

Second Life - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab .
The three-dimensional virtual world makes it possible for students taking a distance course to develop a real sense of community, said Rebecca Nesson, who leads a class jointly offered by Harvard Law School and Harvard Extension School in the world of "Second Life." "Students interact with each other and there's a regular sense of classroom interaction.

Educators explore 'Second Life' online - CNN