Squirrelverse has an extensive track record in advising the education, library and non-profit / charity sectors on how to utilize new technologies and tools to further their goals.

We specialize in helping organizations to rapidly and smoothly establish successful presences in online interactive virtual worlds and introducing them to our outstanding partner organizations and professional specialist subject contacts.

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Our educator support base in the virtual world Second Life®, 'EduIsland II', is a widely known and respected brand-name amongst the online teaching community and hosts headquarters for leading names in education such as 'Senior Project' and 'Discovery Educator Network'. Our latest Second Life support base 'EduIsland 5' is continuing this trend of bringing friendly respected experts face to face with our users! Click here to view an image slideshow of EduIsland II

The primary goal of EduIsland II and EduIsland 5 is to be the undisputed leader in learning services in Second Life. This goal is achieved and permanently sustained by a management team with decades of experience between its members.

No matter what your individual professional needs are, contacting Squirrelverse can turn challenging problems into brilliant solutions!

Below is a listing of the educational centers hosted on Squirrelverse's 'EduIsland II' and 'EduIsland 5' in Second Life.

EDUISLAND II

Magical Infohub
This is EduIsland II's information center for all newcomers to Second Life. It has lots of events coming and also offers magic-related content such as magical brooms and other items including clothes for sale.

SLolar Central
A facility run by Kevin Jarret and Nancy Sharoff, providing free temporary residences for K-20 educators exploring Second Life.

Literature Alive! and the Womens Studies Classroom
Operated by Desideria Stockton, the Literature Alive! project seeks to provide quality content to SL residents by focusing on the creation, development, and dissemination of literary resources in Second Life. Furthermore, the program seeks to help new RL college faculty use the resources within SL to teach effectively and ethically.

The main home of Literature Alive! is located at the Literature Alive! HQ on Lukekini Island. This complex includes the Garden Classroom for Faculty Development, the Composition Classroom, the Information Station, the Non-Profit Showcase Gallery, and, coming soon, the Technical Writing Lab and the SLOWL (SL Online Writing Lab). The HQ provides tools, examples, displays, and resources for free. There is also a gift shop where items can be purchased from their inital vendors. Literature Alive! is non-profit and does not receive income from the sales of these tools.

The group operates a multi-building complex on EduIsland II that includes The American Literature Classroom, The Women's Studies Classroom, The Women's Literature Classroom, the Bradley Science Center, and the Connection Corner (links out to other educational spaces). There is also a low cost educational tools store, The School Store, for all of your educational needs! Please IM Desideria Stockton for tours or more information.

The Project Theater: Showing Multimedia Works
This is a forum for teachers around the world to share best practices for using multimedia in the classroom to engage students and enhance learning. For more information, IM Knowclue Kidd.

Occupational Therapy Center
The OTC, operated by 'The OT Connection at Jefferson' from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, USA, provides "skills for the job of living" and includes helping people of all ages do what is most important to them - their "occupations"--the things that occupy their time and which have meaning to them in their everyday lives.

Carl F. Spackler Hall
This is a residence hall of sorts for several members of The Center for Advanced Virtual Education. Keep an eye out for more from The C.A.V.E., a complex of several buildings here on EduIsland II designed to facilitate conversation, networking, and community within Second Life.

Discovery Educator Network
DEN is the Discovery Channel's online service supporting teachers and schools.

Math Playground
MP has online math games for elementary and middle school students.

Teacher Networking Center
The Teacher Networking Center is a place for educators to meet, share, collaborate and work together. Meetings will be scheduled where educators of subject area and grade levels can get together in order to discuss real life issues in education. Topics will include classroom management issues, lesson plans, web sites to use in RL instruction and RL educational issues, as well as SL education. Please join the Teacher Networking Center! Contact Pia Klaar or Tek Zeno.

Senior Project

The Senior Project Center, home of “The Senior Project People”, provides focused Senior Project research, technical assistance, and resources to high schools across the nation by offering:test Expertise from the original designers and implementers of the nationally recognized, award-winning Senior Project program.

Knowledge Network Explorer

Knowledge Network Explorer hosts lessons, webquests and information for teachers and librarians.

Diginalet

Diginalet is a personal virtual learning environment for Norwegian educators.

EDUISLAND 5

School of Medicine, University of Indiana

The virtual presence of the University of Indiana's School of Medicine provides training simulations to its first-year medical students.

Oakton Community College

The large virtual campus of Oakton Community College of Des Plaines, Illinois delivers private online classes to its student population.

Wild Sanctuary Pain Management Portal

The mission of the Wild Sanctuary Pain Management Portal is to explore the use of natural sounds and natural soundscapes in healthcare, to advance public awareness of the benefits of inviting Natural Soundscapes into the daily life and to increase access to audio-enhanced treatments.

University of Northern Kentucky

The University of Northern Kentucky uses its EduIsland 5 space to deliver interactive lectures on psychology to its student base.

Professora Bailey

Librarian Professora Bailey's training center helps real life teachers use Second Life for instruction.

United Church for God

The United Church For God offers a space for Christian reflection in its church building, as well as an outlook tower, cosy dance lounge and retail facilities including a 'SASI' fashion store.