SUBJECT: Results from the SLED Tools Survey
DATE: MARCH 19, 2007
TO: SLED Listserv
FROM: Milosun Czervik
Some of you may recall the survey I announced via the list early last month. The response from the SLED community was lower than I expected (n=28), but I truly do appreciate those of you who took a few moments to respond. I did not do a whiz-bang stat analysis... just a simple tally of responses which may or may not be useful for some of you. Below, I've included their responses to the questions (by actual number, not percentages). In addition, I've included the open-ended responses left for some of the questions.
Nearly all of the scripts and gadgets asked about in the survey are available at, or on display, the ICT Library on Info Island. The free scripts and gadgets are also available at the newly opening Resource Centers on the New Media Center "Teaching" islands.
The survey included:
Part 1: Demographics
Part 2: Tool Usage (5 categories)
a) Display Tools/Scripts
b) Free Scripts
c) Communication Tools
d) Scripted Gadgets (Free)
e) Scripted Gadgets (not free)
f) Virtual Reality tools
Part 3: ICT Library Survey (results not necessary to include here)
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What is your primary real life occupation?
(respondents could select as many as necessary)
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(13) College: Educator
(9) Other
(7) Instructional Designer
(5) Student: Graduate
(4) College: technology integration specialist
(2) College: Administrator
(2) College: technology support
(2) K-12: Teacher
(2) Media Specialist
(2) Trainer
(1) K-12: Administrator
(1) K-12: technology integration specialist
(1) K-12: technology support
(1) Librarian
(1) Student: Undergraduate
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How long have you been active in Second Life?
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(8) 1 - 3 months
(7) 3 - 6 months
(6) 6 months - 1 year
(6) > 1 year
(1) < 1 month
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How often have you used Second Life to teach, train, or take classes (of any kind)?
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(8) 1-2 times
(6) None
(5) 3-5 times
(4) 6-10 times
(3) 12-20 times
(2) 20+ times
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Please indicate which display tools you use on a regular basis.
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(10) Whiteboard by AngryBeth Shortbread
(6) Video Player (ex. JZ Corporation's movie screens)
(5) Whiteboard by Eloise Pasteur
(3) Script: Picture Display(by Cienna Rand)
(3) Script: SL Free View (by CrystalShard Foo)
(3) Script: Flickr Viewer(by Matt Biddulph)
(3) SketchPro by Buddy Sprocket
(2) Script: Picture Viewer (by Hiro Pendragon)
(1) Script: Picture Presenter (anon)
(1) THiNC Big Display system
(0) Chalkboard by Aliqui Ennui
(0) Highlighter Board by Buddy Sprocket
(0) le Board by Candide LeMay
(0) Message Board by Dedric Mauriac
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Other display tools or scripts not listed above:
(open-ended comments by respondents)
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Slide
Viewer by Radslns Hutchens Scripts: URL giver, Notecard giver, Give
items on touch (not sure about the exact names there but that's what
they do) Also the building tutorials sold at the Dreams Sandbox
Freeview
We use a homebrew picture viewer (can be random or sequenced).
At this point in time, I am just lurking and learning from the educator's listserv. When I complete my dissertation (April or August), I intend to review the emails I have retained regarding such issues as Display Tools/Scripts, Communication tools, Gadgets, etc. to learn how to do research within 2nd Life.
I generally produce all tools and in-world display systems I use myself.
Working laptops by Neoznet Watts
Own image presenter, own notecard reader, podcast and RSS display
Self developed slide show viewer
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Please indicate which free scripts you use on a
regular basis.
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(16) Give Contents/Notecard Giver
(16) Teleport
(14) Freebie Giver
(13) Hovering Text
(13) URL Giver/Browser Launch
(11) Visitor Counter
(10) Dropbox
(9) Chat Logger
(8) Basic E-mailer
(8) SLURL Maker
(8) Unpack Content
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Other free scripts that you may use that are not listed above:
(open-ended comments by respondents)
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Vendors.
Avatar in proximity warning
The SL library terminal and its script (bwb 1.5)
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Please choose which communication tools you may use
on a regular basis
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(9) Notetaker/Chat Recorder (Eloise Pasteur)
(6) Comment Dropbox (Dedric Mauriac)
(5) Hand Show Chair (AngryBeth Shortbread)
(5) Meeting Control Soapbox (Eloise Pasteur)
(5) Translator HUD (ex. by Yossarian Seattle)
(5) Visitor Counter/Distributor (Dedric Mauriac)
(4) Blog HUD (Koz Farina)
(3) Book/Printing Press (THiNC)
(3) formTEC Survey (Luc Aubret)
(3) Kiosk System (ex.Sasun Steinbeck)
(2) Bulletin Board (Pixel Trix)
(2) Speaker Buddy (Dagmar Kojishi)
(2) RSS Reader or Feed Display (Dedric Mauriac)
(0) SLAIM Proxy (Outcast Opus)
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Other communication tools that you may use that are not listed above
(open-ended comments by respondents)
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TourHUD customized for specific class uses
babbler
I use the Babbler, obtained near the TechSoup.org area on Info Island.
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Please indicate which scripted gadgets (free) you
use on a regular basis
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(5) Freebie Giver (Ordinal Malprop)
(4) FreeView (ScriptFoo)
(3) AIM Indicator (Ann Enigma)
(3) Online Monitor (AngryBeth Shortbread)
(2) Event Timer (AngryBeth Shortbread)
(2) SLURL Maker for del.icio.us
(2) NoteProjector (StarJunky Fermi)
(2) Survey 1.1 (Kemp/Pasteur)
(0) Pie Chart Maker (AngryBeth Shortbread)
(0) Serial Chat Feeder (Janor Slichtor)
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Please indicate which SL-based tools (ones that
are sold) you might use on a regular basis.
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(9) Content organizers (ex. THiNC, PixelTrix, etc.)
(6) Teleporters (ex. THiNC, Sansom, etc.)
(5) MultiGadget (Timeless Prototype)
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Other gadgets (that are sold in SL) that you may use that are not listed above:
(open-ended comments by respondents)
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I have lately become a big fan of the "MystiTool" (a multigadget replacement)
Pear Laptop
The exception is the Mysti-Tool by Mystical Cookie. I consider that HUD tool indispensable.
Notebook by aEoLuS (send / receive e-mails, forward to webpage)
Laptops - Neoznet Watts
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Please indicate which other SL-based tools you
might use on a regular basis.
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(2) Holodeck by Loki Clifton/Biscuit Carroll
(2) Holodeck by Professor Eisenberg
(2) Virtual Reality Room by Stephane Zugzwang
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Other virtual environment technologies that you may use that are not listed above:
(open-ended comments by respondents)
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Mobius Box