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ISTE IN Second Life^TM

Second Life^TM, a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE), is a favorite ISTE venue for online learning, collaborating, and networking. Visit us on ISTE Island! 

ISTE's Second Life space provides a venue for educators to network and learn from each other about real-life education opportunities and best practices in Second Life.

ISTE sponsors an in world group, hosts weekly networking socials and topical events, and sponsors a television series broadcast live from Second Life. To learn more about each of these initiatives, please see below.

For ISTE Eduverse Talk series information, visit the archive.

For up-to-date event and volunteering info, visit the ISTE Second Life wiki.

Get Involved with ISTE Second Life

Joining Second Life and the ISTE Group To join Second Life and be transported directly to ISTE Island, visit http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/168/29/30. Sign up for a Second Life account and then you’ll be instantly transported to the ISTE Island Orientation area. To join the ISTE group, log in to your Second Life account, and start a new search using the Search tool along the bottom right of your screen. Under the Group tab, search for "ISTE" or the group's full name, "ISTE: Educational Technology Assoc". Select "join" and that's all there is to it.

Visiting ISTE's Second Life Headquarters To explore ISTE's Second Life headquarters, visit http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/93/83/30  If you don't have an account and avatar in Second Life, you'll be prompted to create one (they're free!). If you already have an account, you'll need to log in first. The above link will display a map to ISTE's building—just select "teleport" and you'll be transported directly there.

Volunteering for ISTE's Second Life Project We have opportunities for a variety of volunteering positions in Second Life—serving as an ISTE docent or new member greeter, giving educational tours, building resources for the group, and serving as a presenter or panelist during one of our events. If you're interested in volunteering, please complete a volunteer application, which is available on the wall behind the reception desk at the ISTE building. Send an e-mail to secondlife@iste.org for more information.

Joining ISTE's Second Life Discussion List ISTE hosts a Second Life discussion e-mail list for the purposes of sharing SL best practices and resources and communicating about educational uses of SL. To join this list, please complete the brief form below. You can also send group IMs and notices once you've joined the ISTE group, though the discussion listserve is a better mechanism for capturing threaded, lengthier discussions.

ISTE's Second Life Discussion List Subscribe Form