using second life to collaborate and connect
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Using Second Life to Collaborate and Connect May 13, 2010Audio is only available by calling this number:Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392
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Using Second Life to Collaborate and Connect
Sponsored by
Presenters: Susan Tenby, Renne Brock-Richmond, Jessica Dally
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Today’s Speakers
Facilitating: Kami Griffiths, TechSoup Assisting with chat questions:
Becky Wiegand & Megan Keane, TechSoupEvonne Heyning & Layal Rabat in Second Life
Renne Brock-RichmondSusan Tenby Jessica Dally
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Agenda
• Overview of Second Life• Benefits • Integrate with social media tools• Get started• Examples • Technical requirements• Nonprofit Commons• Future plans • Q&A
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Nonprofit Commons in Second Life• NonprofitCommons in Second Life
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Virtual Work for Real World Missions
Our goal is to create a learning community of practice for nonprofits to explore and learn about the virtual world, and to investigate the many ways in which nonprofits can utilize
this unique environment.
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Second Life Stats
Second Life• 40% of all logins are US. 60% are International• Total monthly user hours: 39,666,304• Totally monthly logged in Residents (as of 1/31/2010):
1,067,114• Total monthly user hours: 39,666,304
Nonprofit Commons in Second Life• 18,967 unique visitors to Aloft and Plush averaging 60 – 90
mins respectively per visit.• 44% of visitors to Aloft are non-US residents with 25% of them
coming from Australia.• Visitors are averaging around 2000 per month to the nonprofit
commons blog and are coming from 70 different countries.• Virtual Haiti raised $7000 US Dollars for Haiti relief in Second
Life
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Supporting Real Life issues in a virtual world
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Cross Platform Events-Webinars
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Community Voice Mail
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RoSa Documentation Centre: Library and Archives on Feminism, Equal Opportunities and Women's Studies
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Sierra Club
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Technical Requirements
• Basic account is free• Costs virtually nothing to build a
location in Second Life• Free office space to social benefit
organizations on Nonprofit Commons• Can be bandwidth intensive
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
System Requirements
• DSL or Cable internet connection• Newer computer
• Mac OS X 10.4.11 or better • Windows XP, or Vista• modern 32-bit Linux environment
• http://secondlife.com/support/system-requirements/
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Nonprofit Commons Offers
• Free virtual office space to social benefit organizations
• Nonprofit advisory services, workshops, and weekly nonprofit networking sessions
• Educational and fundraising events
• Learning Guides and Mentorship for New members
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Wide International Reach
• Weekly meetings bring 40 avatars on average from around the globe
• Last year, nearly 19,000 unique avatar visitors to Nonprofit Commons from 30 different countries, spending an average of 60-90 minutes per visit
• 389 Google Group members
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Looking Forward...
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Serious and Social Gaming
• Bridge gaming and virtual worlds to create mission-centric, social impact games.
• NPC Games Google Group
• NYC Brainstorming MeetUp May 23rd
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Growing the EcoCommons
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Partnering for Health (Commons)
• Partnering with health organizations to further health-sector specific programs
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
More Mixed Reality Events
• Multi-platform events• Audio/video streaming• Many ways to
participate
•Weekly webinar broadcasts into Second Life
•Streaming Monthly Online Community MeetUps
Using Second Life to Collaborate and ConnectConference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392
Key Links
• NonprofitCommons.org http://www.nonprofitcommons.org
• Nonprofits in Second Life Wiki http://npsl.wiki.techsoup.org/
• Email: [email protected]
• Twitter: @npsl
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online services– Join our community forums to learn from
your colleagues– Browse upcoming events and conferences
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