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Information for SL beginners

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Tutorials

Torley's Videos: Basics. Torley speaks rather fast, so you may need to keep stopping the video to keep track. These videos describe how to do things using the older Viewer 1 not the current Viewer 2.
Nik Peachey's Videos: Basics. These videos describe how to do things using the older Viewer 1 not the current Viewer 2.
David Richardson's video tutorials - movement, audio, search, landmarks, home (David is an English tutor)

A very comprehensive tutorial with search function
A Getting Started tutorial (wiki)
Newbie Woman's SL Survival Kit (valid for man, too)
Second Life Quick Start Guide (pdf)
Second Life for Dummies (by Sarah Robins and Mark Bell) -> This is the Google Books version with some pages missing but it gives one a very good idea what the book is like. Buy it if you want the full version.
Information for newbies, with many links, can be found in Module 1.5, Section 14.2, at the ICT4LT website: http://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-5.htm#secondlife. Comprehensive tutorial materials for newbies in Word format, namely Graham Davies's, Introduction to Second Life Viewer 2, can be downloaded at http://www.ict4lt.org/en/IntroSLViewer2.doc
Virtual World Language Learning: Useful Web links in Scoop.It: http://www.scoop.it/t/virtual-world-language-learning

Caledon Oxbridge University Community Gateway. Guides you through all the essential basic skills: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/92/197/28

Interactive, playful Orientation On Second Life Campus
Interative, Orientation on Virtual Ability Island. The island is made for people with RL disabilities. Beautiful setting (Beginner and advanced tutorials, right-click sign on your right and select "TP to OC" from the pie menu) (MACs: Apple+click) --> lots of freebies, too.

Freebie Mall for educators at Montclair State University (all kinds of useful freebies for educators)
Free Chest of Teacher tools on the SL English Island (at the entrance, very comprehensive)
NMC Resources (some free and some for L$1, very good value, modular booth, amphi-theatres, etc

NMC Resources (some free and some for L$1, furniture, apparel, etc.)
Go to the holodeck rezzer (the big blue circle) in the sandbox on EduNation I Island at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduNation/101/166/23, click on the rezzer and select OTHER / Boutique Ren from the pop-up menu. This will rez (i.e. generate) a shop where you can get free clothes, hair styles, body shapes, skins, etc.

Go to this page for places to visit
Pick up the Some great landmarks box to the left of the entrance to the CALICO/EUROCALL HQ on Edunation III Island: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduNation%20III/62/187/32. The box contains a large set of interesting landmarks of places to visit.