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I Forgot How To Get Home & Other Memory Stories for March 22 Nonprofit Commons Meeting

At 8:30 AM SLT, Friday, March 22 at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life, Namaara MacMoragh / G Ronnie Kraegel will present “I Forgot How To Get Home & Other Memory Stories”. Our ability to remember things – big and small, important and irrelevant, far in the past or just a moment ago – is an integral part of how we live our lives in the moment and often informs our relationships with others. What happens when our memories are gone? What can we do to support a loved one with Dementia? All this and more in an engaging presentation with optional audience participation. 

Join us in Second Life, 8:30 AM PT / SLT, at the Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL

AGENDA (all times below PT)
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements – including an update on G+
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion – I Forgot How To Get Home & Other Memory Stories
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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March 15th – Trusted Friends: Archival and Digital Legacy Preserving Your Digital Work at Nonprofit Commons

Join us Friday, March 15th the Nonprofit Commons will feature Budd Turner / Josain Zsun presenting on “Trusted Friends: Archival and Digital Legacy Preserving Your Digital Work”. Promoting the need for all Virtual Worlds and social media users to determine a Trusted Friend with their account info. Learn what can be done so VW users stop having to see too many great builds fade away with silent friends.

Friday, March15, 8:30 – 10:00 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL

AGENDA (all times below PT)
8:30 am Introductions & Updates
8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
9:00 am Featured Discussion – Trusted Friends: Archival and Digital Legacy Preserving Your Digital Work
9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements

The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org

The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is peer governed and funded! If you would like to help support NPC, you can donate via PayPal to donate@nonprofitcommons.com or send a donation in world to the avatar: NonprofitCommons Actor

#VirtualGood #NPSL

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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Astronauts and DNA for the March 8th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

This Friday, March 8th, the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life features Shannon Bohle (Archivist Llewellyn in Second Life) presenting on “Astronauts and DNA: Twin Studies are Just the Beginning”, with the help of Plutchik – a chatbot-based artificial intelligence capable of fully autonomous lecture presentations. The presentation will cover the topic of epigenetics and looks closely at NASA’s recent Twins Study featuring Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly where NASA inadvertently spread fake news about epigenetics across a range of national media. The lecture explains NASA’s error and corrects it. 
 
Shannon holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. She was a finalist for the Linden Prize in 2010 for creating and directing the Neil A. Armstrong Library and Archives.
 
Join us in Second Life, 8:30 AM PT / SLT, at the Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org
The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is peer governed and funded! If you would like to help support NPC, you can donate via PayPal to donate@nonprofitcommons.com or send a donation in world to the avatar: NonprofitCommons Actor

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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Touring the Health Hacienda for the March 1st Nonprofit Commons Meeting

This Friday, March 1st, the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life features Elisabeth Jacobsen Marrapodi / Brielle Coronet leading a field trip to the Health Hacienda at Whole Brain Health at 8:30 AM SLT.
 
Brielle is a Medical Librarian at a teaching hospital in New Jersey, USA with over 30 years of experience. With a small NLM grant and IRB approval, she created interactive quizzes in SL about various health topics to help improve health literacy. She has also published “Improving Health Information Literacy with Games in the Virtual World of Second Life“ including a textbook chapter and an article in Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet about this project. 
 
Join us in Second Life, 8:30 AM PT / SLT, at the Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. #VirtualGood

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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3DWebWorldz for the February 22nd Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Friday, February 22nd at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life, developer and architect Yvonne DeBandi / SingerGirl Mode / Evie Marie presents about 3DWebWorldz Virtual World in a Web Browser. Learn about the new options available to utilize 3DWebWorldz as a stand-alone environment or a compliment to a Classic Virtual World. 
 
Join us in Second Life at 8:30 AM PT / SLT at our Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL  
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion – 3DWebWorldz
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org
The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is peer governed and funded! If you would like to help support NPC, you can donate via PayPal to donate@nonprofitcommons.com or send a donation in world to the avatar: NonprofitCommons Actor

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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Self-Care is Healthy Living for the February 15th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

On Friday, February 15th the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life features Marie Celestin (talkwithmarie / Red) presenting on self-care and healthy living. Marie will share her journey in SL and as a health & wellness coach to adopt a healthy lifestyle & mindset where self-care is a positive habit with simple steps to prioritize YOU. 
 
Join us in Second Life at 8:30 AM PT / SLT at our Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL  
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
8:30 am Introductions & Updates
8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
9:00 am Featured Discussion – Self-Care is Healthy Living
9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org
The Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is peer governed and funded! If you would like to help support NPC, you can donate via PayPal to donate@nonprofitcommons.com or send a donation in world to the avatar: NonprofitCommons Actor

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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One Billion Rising for the February 8th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

On Friday, February 8 at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life, Kess Crystal is presenting about One Billion Rising in Second Life at 8:30 AM SLT. She will be sharing about this global campaign of “One Billion Rising” to stop violence against women and girls and how Second Life Residents make a difference on February 14 inworld and out. #VirtualGood #OneBillionRising   
 
More info on 1Billion Rising at https://youtu.be/5IETh6zIr70

 
Join us in Second Life at 8:30 AM PT / SLT at our Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater at http://bit.ly/NPCinSL  


AGENDA (all times below PT) 
8:30 am Introductions & Updates
8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
9:00 am Featured Discussion – One Billion Rising in SL
9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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Understanding Lag in Virtual Worlds for the February 1st Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Too Laggy? On Friday, February 1 at 8:30 AM SLT at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life Weekly Meeting for a presentation by Bluezy Bleac on “Lag and how to deal with it”. Bluezy has been part of the Firestorm Viewer Support Team longer than there has been Firestorm and has been teaching about it and the grid for nearly 8 years. She will be explaining the three types of lag we encounter in Second Life, the reasons behind each, and possible solutions for each of them. 

 

Also, Gentle Heron will be presenting “Prepare Now for Your Year-End Review“ for NPC Mentor Central during the meeting.

 

Join us in Second Life!
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, February 1, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
8:30 am Introductions & Updates
8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
9:00 am Featured Discussion – Lag in Virtual Worlds
9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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Teaching Digital Ethnography for the January 25th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Join us Friday, January 25th for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting, which will feature Fulbright Scholar Dr. Mary Lou Stokrocki (Marylou Goldrosen in SL) presenting on “Teaching Digital Ethnography at the Art Ark.” She will be sharing her Second Life Art Teaching ideas from over 10 years including defining digital ethnography stages, her early work at Floaters, her work on NMC, to now teaching at Plush Nonprofit Commons in her Art Ark and Sky School Builds.
 
Join us in Second Life!
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, January 25th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
http://bit.ly/NPCinSL
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
8:30 am Introductions & Updates
8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
9:00 am Featured Discussion – Teaching Digital Ethnography
9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir

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Exploring Animesh for the January 18th Nonprofit Commons Meeting

Join us Friday, January 18th for the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life meeting, which will feature Jeroen Frans (Frans CHarming in Second Life) for an interactive exploration of Animesh objects in Second Life. Wondering what Animesh is? Or how to view it, and possible ways to use Animesh objects in your virtual builds.
 
Make sure to have the latest version of the Second Life or Firestorm viewer installed if you want to view and work Animesh objects. There will also be slides and text chat from the meeting for others to follow along with.
 
 
Join us in Second Life!
 
Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting 
Friday, January 18th, 8:30 AM PT / SLT
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater 
 
AGENDA (all times below PT) 
  • 8:30 am Introductions & Updates
  • 8:45 am Mentors Central & Announcements
  • 9:00 am Featured Discussion – Exploring Animesh
  • 9:50 am Community Open Mic & Announcements
 
The mission of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life is to connect communities for social good through education, networking, and collaboration. http://nonprofitcommons.org

Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir