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Where to Find a Tutorial for this:
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Order the Inventory
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To easily access your folders and contents
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Tip: remember to keep your Inventory in order every time you buy or get a new item. Organize it using folders where you can easily search what you are looking for. (alicia)
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T-S
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Pie menus / Avatar pie menu
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To know how to manage : IM calls / appearance / how to add friends / Groups / Profile /
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuA41VKqzZg
(alicia)
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T-S |
Camera controls
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To focus on things that are far
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Go to: view: click on it (alicia)
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Movement controls
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To be able to get out of deep waters or if you fall from a high cliff!
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Go to view: click on it
Tip: have them on your screen at hand all the time! (alicia)
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Saving chat logs |
To be able to trace interaction between students that do not use voice and then have the chance to work on mistakes and to have a record of ss' language to use for feedback later and plan remedial lessons |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42SKhXesQo
(alicia)
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Flying |
To be able to land successfully without bumping on the ground |
Please use your movement controls : on the right side of the rectangle you have two arrows: one 'up' and another one 'down'. Use them to fly 'up' high...and the one 'down' to land successfully without bumping yourself on the ground. (alicia) |
T-S
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How to mute |
Very useful for classes when participants work in pairs or groups to be able to concentrate on what your partners are talking about. |
Right click on the person. Choose the option 'mute'. Remember to 'unmute' when you finish your activity and want to interact with all of the ones you muted. |
T-S
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How to make private calls |
As an alternative to IM |
When in IM messages, at the top of the screen there is a 'call' option. Just press it, and you will start talking privately with the person you chose.
You can also use this in private groups, and it allows you to talk to the members of the group without disturbing other people nearby. It also works in areas where voice is not enabled. Make sure the group is activated by all participants. Go into the group profile and enable group call.
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T-S
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How to create and send a notecard |
To share information with students and peers. Agenda, class activity, instructions, etc. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwSIYGhZbT4
(Maru)
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T-S |
Recording voice chats (advanced) |
For ss or participants who missed the class or meeting. To analyse ss's mistakes after the class. To have ss listen and make suggestions for improvement, etc. |
http://snurl.com/slvoicerecording |
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Texture Tutorial |
A self-guided tutorial on how to use and even create your own textures in Second Life. Hosted in the Living Tree Sim. |
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Livingtree/127/99/25 |
T - S |
How to upload textures |
To put them on your whiteboards, exercises for classes, pictures, etc. |
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r8w4Zw00UaA
(alicia)
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How to take closer looks |
To read signs that are high or far without moving |
Keep pressing : Ctrl + Alt , then right clik and a square
will appear. Just Press the + symbol in the camera control to get the closest you need to see or read your target object.
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T-S |
All essential basic SL skills |
Graham Davies's introductory tutorial materials for newbies:
Downloadable Word document, Introduction to SL Viewer 2:
http://www.ict4lt.org/en/IntroSLViewer2.doc
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ICT4LT Module 1.5, Section 14.2.1:
http://www.ict4lt.org/en/en_mod1-5.htm#secondlife
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