Resources


 * //(note 5-24-09: some links are broken and need to be updated)//**

Page Guidelines:
Please feel free to add to this page. It is a collection of on and off line resources describing:
 * general information about social networks
 * how technology can be used in learning
 * how technology is used by adults and young people
 * examples of using Second Life in learning situations

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__** American Library Association (ALA) Resources **__ [|ALA Interactive Web Applications Wiki]: (many links are broken but may be because of the new ALA website and still ironing out kinks in the transition)

Office of Intellectual Freedom [|online social networks resource page]

[|Teens and Social Networking in Schools and Public Libraries: A Toolkit for Librarians and Library Workers]

__** Pew Internet & American Life Project Resources **__ [|The Pew Internet Project] "explores the impact of the internet on children, families, communities, the work place, schools, health care, and civic/political life" (from the website). The reports are available in pdf format.

[|Networked Families]: Survey results explain how high rates of technology ownership affect family life.

[|Teens and Social Media]: Discusses teens as content creators and "super communicators." Emphasizes the importance for teens of being able to network

[|Teens, Video Games and Civics]: Discusses the results of the first national survey on teens' gaming experiences. Findings show gaming is "rich and varied with a significant amount of interaction and potential for civic engagement.

[|Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks]: Discusses how teens make decisions about "disclosing or shielding personal information" when they enages in activities in online social networks.

__** International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Resources **__ [|ISTE Second Life wiki]: A resource for educators interested in Second Life. Lists events, shared resources, and general information for navigating the ISTE Island on Second Life.

[|Real-Life Migrants on the MUVE]: A brief article about using multi-user virtual environments (MUVE) in the classroom. Focuses on Second Life but makes generalizations useful with other simulations. Provides examples of teacher projects. Lists 7 criteria teachers should consider when deciding on a MUVE for the classroom.

[|ALA in Virtual Worlds]: The American Library Association's detailing ALA's presence in Second Life. Includes numerous links for more information. See also [|Second Life] and [|Library Uses for Second Life] links on the main page.
 * Libraries in Second Life **

[|Alliance Virtual Library]: The blog for AVL general information and activities in Second Life.

Bell, L., Peters, T., & Pope, K. (2007). [|GET A (SECOND) LIFE! PROSPECTING FOR GOLD IN A 3-D WORLD.]Computers in Libraries. Westport. 27(1), p. 10-16. Discusses the initial project by Alliance Library System creating a library presence in Second Life. Bell, L., Peters, T., & Pope, K. (2008). //The universal library in a virtual universe: Second Life and a second chance for librarians?// Searcher, 16(5), p. 26-29, 60-61. Retrieved November 24 from WilsonWeb database. Discusses library service in Second Life and the increasing activities of Info Archipelago that now include numerous partners. Compares advantages and differences of service in Second Life and Real Life. Discusses some challenges.

[|Digital Youth Research: Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media]: The web page of a three year study funded by the MacArthur Foundation to determine how children and young adults learn through and use digital media. The site includes links to a two page summary of the project, a pdf white paper, and an online version of a forth coming book available for download.
 * Additional Resources **

[|Second Life Education Wiki]: A wiki hosted by [|SimTeach] providing resources for educators interested in exploring educational uses for Second Life.

NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life Wiki: A wiki hosted the the Nonprofit Commons Project and managed by [|Tech Soup Global]to provide information for nonprofits about opportunities and benefits of having a presence in Second Life. Includes links to their weekly SL meetings, a blog, specific projects, and general Second Life information. See the Validation page for information and resources concerning the benefits nonprofits are seeing in being in Second Life.

Second Life in Education: A wiki providing an overview to numerous educational uses in Second Life. Has links to examples in Second Life, a resources page, and project page. Also has general information about Second Life and and extensive links to information on other virtual worlds.

[|Second Life Research]: A blog about research on Second Life.

**Aubergine on Delicious!** Aubergine and I are experimenting with bookmarking resources that pertain to Second Life, intellectual freedom, Web 2.0 technologies, and technology policy. Right now I am working on a way you can add resources directly to our Delicious account. For now, however, if you have an online resource you think would be helpful to the project please add it here and we'll see it gets into our bookmarks. media type="custom" key="2821227"