[LM_NET] January Librarian Events in Second Life

[Lisa Perez <leperez333@GMAIL.COM>]

Dear School Library Media Specialist –

You are invited to attend January school librarian events in the virtual
reality environment "Second Life" brought to you by the Chicago Public
Schools Department of Libraries & Information Services.  All events will be
at 9pm EST/ 8pm CST/ 7pm MST/ 6pm PST for one hour.


   - *Monday, January 14* – *Librarian Orientation to Second Life – *Learn
   the basics of moving, communicating, and navigating in Second Life.  Instant
   message Elaine Tulip or Corinne Fleury for a teleport to this event.


   - *Tuesday, January 15* - *Maintaining Intellectual Freedom in a
   Filtered World,* *Speaker: Doug Johnson*
   This session will summarize the concepts of intellectual freedom as
   they have traditionally applied to schools and libraries, suggest ways that
   these values should be extended to online resources, and conclude a strategy
   for using Internet filters appropriately. Discussion will follow.  See
   Doug's blog at http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com .  This event will
   take place on the ISTE Auditorium.  Use the SLURL
   http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/204/61/22 or instant message
   Elaine Tulip for a teleport to the event.


   - *Monday, January 28* – *Virtual Librarian Learning Community Meeting
   *– We will discuss the AASL Standard #3 "Learners Use skills,
   resources, and tools to share knowledge and participate ethically and
   productively as members of our democratic society."
   http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/standards.cfm.
 Review the standard prior to meeting.  Instant message Elaine Tulip
or
   Corinne Fleury for a teleport.

 *To participate*:


   1. At least several days before meeting, create your free avatar
   account at www.secondlife.com.
   2. Download the viewer interface linked from bottom of the Second Life
   (SL) website homepage.  See systems requirements at
   http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php
   3. Log into SL using the downloaded client view with your avatar name
   and password.
   4. Participate in the orientation activities to learn basics of SL.
   5. On the evening of the event, log on at least 15 minutes early.  The
   Jan 15 event may fill the sim, so plan to arrive 30-15 minutes in advance.
   Use the directions for each event to teleport to the correct location.

 We look forward to seeing you!

**
*Lisa E. Perez
*Area Library Coordinator (HS)
CPS Professional Librarian
Medill Training Center
1326 W. 14th Pl, Rm 216
Chicago, Illinois  60608
773-553-6212 (ph), 773-553-6211 (fax)
http://www.cps.k12.il.us/aboutcps/departments/libraries
ISTE Media Specialists SIG Chair-Elect
Second Life Avatar: Elaine Tulip
http://blogs.cuip.net/dlis

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