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.

Was it this confusing for Christopher Columbus?

Now that the order has been placed, the shape of the Island needs to be chosen. Hmmmm....well, #1 looks interesting, so #1 it is. Once the Island has been approved, the buidling can begin. Can you feel the excitement? Watch for more developments to come.

The Birth of Nightingale Isle

This journey began back in October, 2008, when I attended a Laerdal conference in Chicago, Ill. I heard about the educational uses of the virtual world of Second Life. I promptly went to my hotel room, made an avatar, and began to think about the possibility of piloting the use of Second Life with nursing students for my DNP system change project. The rest is history. This blog will follow this project from its creation. Come along to find out how it progresses.