For many of us, last Friday was the last day of school or last day in the office until August. I do realize that for a lucky few, you’re in session until June 8th! The rest of us are jealous, I promise! 
Anyway, there are a couple things I wanted to address before your break gets into full swing as these might be good items for you to explore over the summer!
New Video Tutorials: If you regularly visit the Technical Training Video Tutorials section on the PATINS website, you’ve likely noticed some recent additions. I’ve been working hard on 3 video tutorials this week related to the uploading of digital video as electronic evidence or attachments to the ISTAR Alternate Assessment. This has been the topic of several questions I’ve received. You’ll also find 5 new Getting Started In Second Life video tutorials in this same section of the PATINS website. Remember at the end of each video tutorial there are about 5 very short questions. It really helps us out when you submit your responses to these questions. Of course, one of the questions asks for your suggestions on future video tutorials. Let us know what you’d like to see done! www.patinsproject.com/videos.html
Second Life: In addition to the 5 new Getting Started Video Tutorials mentioned above, here are 2 other Getting Started in Second Life Documents that may be of interest. Summer would be a great time to start familiarizing yourself with Second Life by creating a free account and trying to attend some of the great free workshops happening in Second Life for educators. ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) offers free professional development for educators 3-4 times/week typically as do many other educational organizations in SL. There has also been some significant progress made toward providing you a PATINS Project Island in Second Life for professional development and technical training! Look for exciting things to happen over the next 2 months in this regard! If you’re interested in finding out more or in being part of some initial pilot trainings, leave a comment on the blog or send me a quick email!
Getting Started Document #1: second-life-getting-started-info
Getting Started Document #2: first login location
Tags: Second Life, Video Tutorials
