Second Life Educational Groups

If you are new to Second Life, be sure you join at least two groups that match your interest as soon as possible. To help you out, the information below talks about some excellent groups to get involved with in Second Life. And then provides instructions on how to join.

Groups in Second Life

ISTE
If new to Second Life or if you haven’t joined yet, this is the ultimate group for you as it very well might be the best networking place for educators in all of Second Life.

Best Practices 
This group focuses on Second Life best practices in teaching, learning, and research. They are also responsible for the Second Life Best Practice International Conference.

PhD Research Community
A new group within Second Life dedicated to research within Second Life. The mission of the International Second Life (SL) Education Research Society is to provide a venue for participants of Second Life involved in teaching, learning and research to explore, develop and disseminate resources for SL participants by SL participants.

ISTE ET
A section of ISTE, this group focuses on emerging technologies. An exciting organization that is well worth joining!

C.A.T.E.R.
This group is specifically geared for educators new to Second Life to help acclimate educators and give them the resources and connections needed to be successful in Second Life.

Schome Educators
This group is dedicated to anyone interested in exploring education for the information age.

Gaming and Learning
The mission of this group is to collaborate and support discovery, exploration, development and creation of cutting edge gaming applications for learners at all levels in all fields of practice.

K-12 Educators
If you are a K-12 educator, this group is for you – enough said!

How to Join a Group

Joining a group is easy. If you know the group you wish to join, simply follow these steps:

1) Click the Find button and open the Groups tab
2) Type the name of the group you wish to join and click the Search button.
3) Click on the group entry and click Join button.
4) If the Join group button isn’t available, it means you must be invited. Don’t fret! This simply means you’ll need to visit the groups Second Life location or find a group officer that can invite you. This information should be on the screen of the group in terms of where they are located and who the officers are for that group.