Our final project is now completed! Yes!!! The final project build was very stressful, because it involved using all the prior building skills to complete a collaborative build. I will have to admit, everyone did an awesome job. I really enjoyed the TSA experience, I bet that simulation could be a successful training site for them. Now that the dust has settled, I can say I’m proud to be a Second Lifer.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Madness (what am I doing?)
I have so many ideas for this build but so little time, I think I’m going crazy. Let me think about this in an optimistic view point- (After I’m done with this project, I will be able to create a simulation on SL, collaborate with 3 time schedules, and teach other the same skills.)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Week 8 in Second Life
After tonights class, I am more aware of the advantages and disadvantages of using virtual worlds within education. During Dr. Peter’s slideshow presentation on views about virtual worlds in education, we participated in a discussion by holding up red (disagree), yellow (not sure), or green cards (agree) to express our opinions. For slide 4 or 5, I kept changing my opinion from yellow to green. The question, was regarding educators using SL at a novice proficiency, if other traditional teaching methods were effective. I think if an educator is going to use SL as a teaching tool, they should have time to independently explore and design effective objectives for group instruction. SL is a great place to learn measurable and effective teaching methods through multiple mediums.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Week 7 in Second Life
Today, I learned how to make a URL provider, slideshow, and book. This task was a great opportunity to problem solve.
The URL provider was manageable; however, I kept on selecting all the faces instead of 1, but towards the end of the activity I figured it out. All I needed to do was click on 1 side of my prim.
The slideshow was a nice breath of fresh air because most of the clicks were drag, hold, and drop.
The book became a little complicated because we were not able to insert images from our materials. I learned in order to insert images into my content folder, I need to make sure they are modifiable and copyable, however at the end of class, I created a book, then accidentally left it behind. Thank you Dr. Peter for returning it.
The URL provider was manageable; however, I kept on selecting all the faces instead of 1, but towards the end of the activity I figured it out. All I needed to do was click on 1 side of my prim.
The slideshow was a nice breath of fresh air because most of the clicks were drag, hold, and drop.
The book became a little complicated because we were not able to insert images from our materials. I learned in order to insert images into my content folder, I need to make sure they are modifiable and copyable, however at the end of class, I created a book, then accidentally left it behind. Thank you Dr. Peter for returning it.
Week 6 in Second Life
Yes!!! Prim finder! I love this new toy! I like how you are able to manipulate a prim. You can change the total faces of an object, features, and common uses. For example if you need an object that has a common use like a chair, you can select any prim and it will modify your prim. I found a direct link to prim finder 2.0-----ENJOY!!!!
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Prim-Finder-20/142575?id=142575&slug=Prim-Finder-20
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Prim-Finder-20/142575?id=142575&slug=Prim-Finder-20
Week 5 in Second Life
3D Landscape--I really enjoyed this activity! I thought learning how to make 3D landscapes is vital to our final project. I didn’t realize that most of the landscape in SL are just 2 images placed together to make a X or four 90 degree angles.
Week 4 in Second Life
Today, I collaborated with other classmates to create an annotated list. This assignment took a lot longer than expected but was very informational. I learned Second Life has several educational resources varying in multiple categories. For example:
Site: The Abyss Observatory SL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Second%20Earth%203/127/128/21Web: http://aquarobo.com/abyss/
Description: A Museum/ Aquarium of Earth System Science, marine lives, underwater Technology, and a sense of wonder. The Abyss Observatory is an international museum of Earth science, undersea technology and also the mysteries of Earth & Life in 3D virtual space "Second Life"(SL)
Review: The site is well-designed, easy to navigate and engaging for visitors. This would be a great site for students to explore. The simulation gives the SL user several tour choices. Each tour leads the user to a different location (on ground or underwater) of the museum by teleportation. My favorite exhibits were the the underwater tour and the ocean research vessel and submersible. I would say every tour is worth experiencing.
Category: Ocean Science Learning Area/Audience: Science/Adults, children (with parent), anyone interested in ocean science and biology.
The most frustrating part of the assignment was finding the SL URL, but once I figured it out the rest of the assignment became manageable. (Press map button> copy to clipboard> paste on a blank document> SL URL appears)
Site: The Abyss Observatory SL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Second%20Earth%203/127/128/21Web: http://aquarobo.com/abyss/
Description: A Museum/ Aquarium of Earth System Science, marine lives, underwater Technology, and a sense of wonder. The Abyss Observatory is an international museum of Earth science, undersea technology and also the mysteries of Earth & Life in 3D virtual space "Second Life"(SL)
Review: The site is well-designed, easy to navigate and engaging for visitors. This would be a great site for students to explore. The simulation gives the SL user several tour choices. Each tour leads the user to a different location (on ground or underwater) of the museum by teleportation. My favorite exhibits were the the underwater tour and the ocean research vessel and submersible. I would say every tour is worth experiencing.
Category: Ocean Science Learning Area/Audience: Science/Adults, children (with parent), anyone interested in ocean science and biology.
The most frustrating part of the assignment was finding the SL URL, but once I figured it out the rest of the assignment became manageable. (Press map button> copy to clipboard> paste on a blank document> SL URL appears)
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