Blogs

=**__//Blogs & Resources//__**=

These are blogs that are geared towards activity on the Main Grid. Blogs that focus on the Teen Grid are not listed here.

Educator Blogs
Blogs written by educators immersed in Second Life.

http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com/ Maintained by Kevin Jarrett (KJ Hax - SL) and created as part of a 6-month grant from Walden University to explore the nature of Second Life and its implications in distance education. Now that the grant period is over, Kevin continues to post to the blog about events and issues that relate to SL and education. He is very involved in ISTE in SL, where he oversees a cadre of docents; is owner of the C.A.V.E. (Center for Advanced Virtual Education - EduIsland II 123, 22, 23); co-found of SLolar Central (EduIsland II 32, 213, 21); and recently embarked on a journey into the Teen Grid with students from his school.
 * The Story of my "Second Life"**

http://secondlifelinguine.wordpress.com/blog-posts/ "The thoughts, feelings, and philosophies, generated and experienced by the Second Life adventures of educator Clare Lane." Lisa Linn in RL, she entered SL at the pokings and proddings of KJ Hax and hasn't left! If you spend any time in SL, especially at ISTE, I'm sure you'll run into Clare.
 * Second Life Linguine**

http://www.puritansguidetosecondlife.blogspot.com/ Dembe Wellman's blog
 * Puritan's Guide to Second Life**

http://www.victoriagloucester.net/ You'll need to click on the 'Blog' tab along the top. Victoria (aka Catherine Parsons in RL) began her professional educational path as a K-2 teacher, moving on to a position as a regional professional development specialist, and is a newly appointed Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Pupil Personnel Services.
 * Victoria Gloucester's Blog**

Life in Second Life Blogs
http://slnatalia.blogspot.com/ My FAVORITE non-educational blog to read about SL. Natalia travels all around SL and shares her experiences and fabulous photographs with the rest of the world via her blog.
 * Natalia Zelmanov's Second Life Diary**

http://sl-art-news.blogspot.com/ I enjoy SL art -- art that DOES NOT replicate RL art, so I use the information from this blog to decide where to get my 'art fix' in SL.
 * Second Life Art News**



Shopping Blogs
http://closetcrisis.com/
 * Closet Crisis**

http://fabfree.wordpress.com/
 * Fabulously Free**

http://sherpadavies.blogspot.com/ "For the brand new Second Life citizen who needs to know how to be fabulous fast and on the cheap"
 * Second Life Shopping Sherpa**

http://www.slmen.com/
 * SL Men - Style Guide for Men in Second Life**

**__Magazines and Newspapers__**
Most of these newspapers and magazines you can access in Second Life itself, but if you find it easier to read them on your computer in RL, here are the links:

The Avastar [|www.the-avastar.com] Second Style http://www.secondstyle.com/

The Metaverse Messenger http://www.secondstyle.com/

The Second Life Herald http://www.secondlifeherald.com/

Second Life Daily News http://www.massively.com/tag/second-life-daily-news/

SL-Newspaper http://www.massively.com/tag/second-life-daily-news/

Prim Time http://www.primtime.info/primtime.php

SLNN http://www.slnn.com/index.php

2Life - The Jewish Magazine in Second Life http://www.2lifemagazine.com/

SL Enquirer http://www.tsoenquirer.com/

Misc. Information
(doesn't fit in any specific category, but is still extremely useful)

http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education This website provides information on how to join the SL Education mailing listserv, information about their wiki, and how to get an educational discount if you wish to purchase SL land
 * Second Life Grid**

http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki
 * Second Life Education Wiki**

https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators Information page about the listserv, provides link to the archives and information on how to subscribe and submit posts
 * Second Life's Educator's Listserv**

http://mysocalledsecondlife.com/index.html Not really a blog, but has a wealth of information that is beneficial for those new to SL
 * My So Called Second Life**

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Wiki of SL tutorials begun by Torley Linden THE MOST AMAZING SHORT VIDEO TUTORIALS THIS SIDE OF THE VIRTUAL WORLD!!!
 * Second Life Video Tutorials**

http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL A little more advanced tutorials, but you never know...you just might be ready for them soon! Topics range from 'How to create links within a notecard' to 'How to build a chair in Second Life'
 * CTER Video Tutorials**