The Island comes alive

Zelda and Fidelius sitting on top of the hill visiting with one another.

Zelda sitting up above the amphitheater on a pillow. This space will be for students to relax, visit, or study.

Zelda at the microphone. The screen can be used for powerpoint presentations, and has a loud microphone so all can hear. This will be the place that the Bridge to Practice visiting scholar series will be held.

The island now has a new amphiteater for presentations. The screen has an active podium that has a speaker and a ppt viewer. Now, I have to figure out how to present out there. This space can hold up to 100 avatars for the visiting scholar presentations that will begin later this fall. Thanks to our friend Fidelius Dollinger, there will be a space for students to meet. I will name it the Fideluis amphiteater in his honor. Notice there are two bridges and there is a beautiful waterfall at the end of one of the bridges. Above the amphiteater is another area where students can chill, meditate and discuss.

Wow............next will come a garden with a Nightingale Isle welcome sign and then the work begins on loading reuseable learning objects with floating modules. We may even be running simulations on the island by the end of next spring.

A Visitor to Nightingale Isle

Today, I was working on the island and I received a message from Fidelius Dollinger. I met him in Ann Myers medical center (in Second Life) last winter. He is from Germany and is an amazing young man, and builder. He came to visit Nightingale Isle and thought it looked like a fun place to hang out. He showed me how to do a few things with building, playing music, and changing the dynamics of the island. It was really a fun visit. I will post a picture the next time he comes to visit. I have also begun to collect things to make some avatars for a spring nursing course. It should be a really fun assignment for the students. Fidelius said he would like to help me make the island a fun place for students to learn. YEAH

Zen hill, floating deck and others

There are couches, chairs, tables and stools and benchs to sit on on the deck. Your avatar can sit with others or take some time to reflect by yourself.

Have a cup of coffee while you study out on the deck.

Sit in the beach chairs or rest in the hammock

The Island is being transformed into a gathering place for nursing students, faculty and visitors. I am currently working on phase one of this project, building meet and greet spaces. There is now a Zen Hill with some yoga cushions, and a water fountain; a floating deck with all sorts of seating areas; and a covered deck with beach chairs.

Now that there are many spots for meeting, I will begin working on phase two of the project, an area for lectures/presentations with seating for up to 100 avatars. This area will be used for the visiting scholar program, and other presentations for nursing students, faculty and visitors. Along with this, there will be some floating modules for students to review materials covered in class and clinical.

Phase three will come later next spring. This will include an NCLEX review area. I have posted some more pictures of what is new on Nightingale Island since the last time I wrote. If you have an avatar, come visit. In not, let me know and I can help you make one. Jone

Some detours in the road.......but back on track

Zelda chilling inside of the Monet House

Zelda flying over Zen Hill

Zelda outside the Monet house

Zelda sitting in the gathering area in the gazebo

Zelda flying over the gazebo at night

Zelda in the gathering area of the beach house

I know it has been a long time coming......and I apologize for the delay, here is an update on Nightingale Isle. Without boring you with the details, the last month has been a bit complicated, but everything works out the way it is suppose to in the end. My DNP project is back on track, but will undergo some changes. I will explain them in the next post, but for now, here is what is happening with Nightingale Isle:

My friend Spring Inkpen, has made an avatar, and is helping me build some great facilities on the Isle. I have attached some new pictures. This has been a huge learning experience for me, and I am amazed at how far this project has come in a short time. Enjoy the pictures for now, and I will write more soon. Jone (AKA Zelda Fromund)

Zelda and Missy

Here is a picture of one of the things we want on the Island, some space to relax. Here are Zelda and Missy sitting on yoga mats doing yoga along with the sound of waterfalls and birds.

At Long Last..............

Zelda flying over Nightingale Isle

Here is a picture of Zelda on Nightingale Isle.
The Island has finally been delivered!!! Now, what to do with it? This feels like an overwhelming task and a very steep hill, but we will get there. I am so excited to get started creating/building a space for nursing students_faculty_nurses_patients etc......can gather, share and learn. I have elicited the assistance of my good friends Missy Spiritor and Spring Inkpen for support. They came over on Saturday night, made their avatars and we played for awhile.

I have a few items in my inventory that I pulled out on the island just to see how they would look. This week I will work on a design for the island. I will keep it fairly simple with a garden, main gathering building, some floating modules, an outdoor theater where presentations can take place, and a deck with a fire ring. I want to make sure the island has several places where discussions can take place because this is all about learning and sharing. By next Spring I hope to make some quiz chairs where students can practice for their state board exams. My friend Missy Spiritor has a vision of bringing her patients with MS to this island for some support and fun. We will be looking into making an area/building for these patients as well.

Let the games begin. I will be checking in again soon. Please leave any comments_suggestions for me. Thanks, Zelda (AKA Jone)

Exciting News From Linden Labs (Jay Linden)

I signed into my email to send a message to Linden Labs to check on the Island and whallllllaaaaaa, there was a message from Jay Linden. Here is what it said:

"Thank you for your order! We have received all of the required information and your order has now been placed in the delivery queue. Watch for your invoice soon."

Now, as I read that message, I wondered how to pronounce queue. hmmmmm. No worries, Sue Forneris aka Anne Sandlewood (in Second Life), was at my house and told me it was pronounced "Q", not query like I thought. I am so glad I have smart friends. Today I had some faculty over to my house, and now have some new recruits for Second Life. Watch for more updates in the Facebook Second Life group.