I attended the ISTE Social last night. Had not been at an ISTE social for a few weeks and thought that I should see who was there and what was going on. Macsmom was organizing a tour to take a group of SL educators to see some of the SL sites.
Our first stop was at the Science Center on Info Island. Here we saw an assortment of science displays and exhibits on the history of science. We could have stayed here much longer for there was so much to see, but Macsmom whistled for us to join her on to the next place on the tour.
Next stop was the Guided Tour Company on the island of Mocha. A place where you can take a tour in vehicles such as hot air balloons, boats, aircrafts, and more. Neat place.
Next was Commonwealth Island which borders Info Island. Commonwealth is a project of the EnviroLink Network and includes several meeting places and US Forest Service-like buildings used to host participating organizations.
The Welcome Notecard reads:
“Commonwealth Island is about building a community in Second Life focused around organizations working for social equity and environmental sustainability. Commonwealth will provide a starting place for organizations who wish to try out spreading their mission/message in Second Life without making a big financial and time commitment.”
We spent some time at this island visiting some of its many environments. The first place that we experienced was GeoGlobe. It was designed in the way of a virtual map or globe. This is the kind of place where you have to see it to be able to understand it. I really urge you to take a tour here. We were all astonished at this site.
Google Earth has launched GeoGlobe, a tool meant to bring Google Earth into SL. The GeoGlobe takes feeds (currently KML, GeoRSS and RSS) as input and displays them as properly geolocated prims onto the GeoGlobe. So “RL" data can be visualized in SL. Users can interact with feeds of data available on the web by bringing them into SL in the context of a Google Earth-like experience. Truly amazing.
The next place on the tour had a board displayed with pictures of various topics. Touching the pictures gives you a virtual creation of that place. We were able to “see” such places as Seattle, New York City and other virtual places. Again, strange and wonderful. Need to be there to understand it.
Finally we teleported to a meeting area in the island. Here we sat around on logs as Macmom explained the last adventure on the tour: hang gliding
The final stop on the tour teleported us to the top of a mountain pass. Here was the launching area for a hang gliding experience. Of course we all tried it.
Science Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/178/202/25/secondlife://Info Island II/97/206/24
Guided Tour Company
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mocha%20Island/238/72/32
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
GeoGlobe
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/193/83/314/?x=500&y=500&title=Google/SL
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
Virtual Places
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/122/55/441
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
Large Meeting Area
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/134/103/25
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
Hang Gliding
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/241/115/106
Our first stop was at the Science Center on Info Island. Here we saw an assortment of science displays and exhibits on the history of science. We could have stayed here much longer for there was so much to see, but Macsmom whistled for us to join her on to the next place on the tour.
Next stop was the Guided Tour Company on the island of Mocha. A place where you can take a tour in vehicles such as hot air balloons, boats, aircrafts, and more. Neat place.
Next was Commonwealth Island which borders Info Island. Commonwealth is a project of the EnviroLink Network and includes several meeting places and US Forest Service-like buildings used to host participating organizations.
The Welcome Notecard reads:
“Commonwealth Island is about building a community in Second Life focused around organizations working for social equity and environmental sustainability. Commonwealth will provide a starting place for organizations who wish to try out spreading their mission/message in Second Life without making a big financial and time commitment.”
We spent some time at this island visiting some of its many environments. The first place that we experienced was GeoGlobe. It was designed in the way of a virtual map or globe. This is the kind of place where you have to see it to be able to understand it. I really urge you to take a tour here. We were all astonished at this site.
Google Earth has launched GeoGlobe, a tool meant to bring Google Earth into SL. The GeoGlobe takes feeds (currently KML, GeoRSS and RSS) as input and displays them as properly geolocated prims onto the GeoGlobe. So “RL" data can be visualized in SL. Users can interact with feeds of data available on the web by bringing them into SL in the context of a Google Earth-like experience. Truly amazing.
The next place on the tour had a board displayed with pictures of various topics. Touching the pictures gives you a virtual creation of that place. We were able to “see” such places as Seattle, New York City and other virtual places. Again, strange and wonderful. Need to be there to understand it.
Finally we teleported to a meeting area in the island. Here we sat around on logs as Macmom explained the last adventure on the tour: hang gliding
The final stop on the tour teleported us to the top of a mountain pass. Here was the launching area for a hang gliding experience. Of course we all tried it.
Science Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/178/202/25/secondlife://Info Island II/97/206/24
Guided Tour Company
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mocha%20Island/238/72/32
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
GeoGlobe
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/193/83/314/?x=500&y=500&title=Google/SL
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
Virtual Places
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/122/55/441
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
Large Meeting Area
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/134/103/25
Commonwealth Island: Commonspace for Progressive Organizations
Hang Gliding
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/241/115/106
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Pia,
Looking forward to reading more about your adventures. I too have had a great time meeting new people and collaborating with other educators.
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