This tutorial focuses on the skills and techniques necessary to utilize the 3D virtual environment of Second Life to participate in Kansas Virtual Career Fairs and future interview opportunities. The tutorial will cover topics such as:

• Logging in as an Employer
  
• Logging in as an Applicant
  
• Downloading the Software
  
• Navigating the Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Building
  
• Communicating with Job Seekers and Kansas Teaching Jobs Personnel
  
• Sharing and Viewing a Resume
  
• Participating in a Career Fair
  
• Community Standards
  

Logging in as an Applicant

To participate in any Kansas Recruitment and Retention event in the virtual Kansas Teaching Jobs Employment Office you must create a free Second Life Account. If you already have an account in Second Life you can skip the steps below and complete the registration form at www.kansasteachingjobs.com to participate in the event.

1. Go to New Media Consortium's Second Life Registration
   
2. Click on Create My Account
   
3. Choose a Second Life Name (Keep in mind you are using this account for professional reasons)
   
4. Enter an email address
   
5. Enter your birthdate (This is not made available to school districts or potential employers, only used by Second Life to verify your account)
   
6. Select do not join NMC (You are not required to join NMC to create an account)
   
7. Once you have completed all the steps and submitted your request you will receive an email from NMC to create your account. Follow the directions provided
   

1. Go to http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php
   
2. Select the appropriate software for your operating system (Windows or Mac)
   
3. Complete the necessary steps to install the software
   

1. Click Here to Visit the Kansas Virtual Employment Office
   
2. Click on Visit this Location
   
3. The Second Life Software should launch automatically
   
4. Login with the Account information you used to create your Second Life account
   

1. Right click on the piece of furniture you would like to sit on.
   
2. Click on Sit Here
   
3. Your Avatar will now sit down
   
4. To stand up, click on Stand Up on the center of the bottom navigation
   

1. At the bottom of the screen click in the Chat box (says “Click Here to Chat”)
   
2. Type your message and click “Say” or your return button (Anyone within 20 meters of your avatar will see your message.)
   
3. You will see the response from the avatar you are communicating with in the bottom left hand corner.
   

1. Click on Edit in the top menu
   
2. Click on Preferences
   
3. Select the Voice Chat tab on the left hand side of the preferences window
   
4. Click on “Enable voice chat”
   
5. Click “Apply” and “Okay”
   
6. You will now see a white dot that floats above your avatar, which identifies that you have voice chat enabled
   

• You have to hold down whatever button you specify (or the Talk button at the bottom of the Second Life window) in order for your microphone to be active.
  
• You press whatever button you specify (or the Talk button) to turn your microphone on and off. This is controlled by the Push-to-Talk, which acts as a toggle checkbox.
  

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Individual and Group Voice Calls

You're not limited to spatial voice chat in Second Life: You can talk to another person or a group directly, no matter where you are on the grid. You can only participate in one voice channel at a time. For example: If you're talking to a group of avatars around you and then decide to talk to someone else one-on-one, you won't be able to hear the Residents around you anymore in spatial chat, nor will they hear you.

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Talking to an Individual

In general, if you're using IM to talk to someone and they have voice enabled, you can click Call to initiate a direct voice chat session.

To start a voice chat session with an applicant or employer:

• Right click on the avatar you would like to communicate with
  
• Click on Send IM
  
• Type your message in this box or click on the “Call” button to initiate a voice chat
  
• Click the name of a friend and click IM/Call. A separate tab opens in the Communicate window.
  
• At the top of the new tab, click Call.
  
• If the avatar is not responding, send a text message to them notifying them you are attempting a private conversation.
  

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Sharing and Viewing Resumes

It is a good idea to have a resume prepared to share with employers so they can view your qualifications as you visit and can contact you after the event. To create a resume in Second Life follow the directions below:

1. Login to your Second Life account
   
2. Open your resume on your computer
   
3. Click on “Inventory” in the bottom right hand corner of Second Life
   
4. Click on “Create” and select “New Note”
   
5. Go back to your resume on your computer and select all the text
   
6. Copy your resume and return to Second Life
   
7. Paste your resume text into the new notecard
   
8. Click “save”
   
9. Locate the resume in your inventory in the Notecards folder, which will be titled “New Note card”
   
10. Right click on the title “New Note” and select “Rename”
    
11. Type your first and last name followed by resume to make it easy for districts to locate your resume by title after the event.
    

1. When a resume is shared with your avatar you will receive a notice in Second Life that asks you to “Keep” or “Discard” the resume.
   
2. Click on “Keep” and the resume will open on your screen for you to view
   
3. The resume will also be stored in your “Notecards” in your Inventory
   
4. You can return to the resumes during or after the event by clicking on “Inventory” in the bottom right hand corner and clicking on the “Notecards” folder in “My Inventory”