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Don’t Miss This: Third Annual Roanoke Mini Maker Faire

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The Call for Proposals is open now for the Roanoke Mini Maker Faire, being held February 22, 2020, 12 - 4 PM, at The Science Museum of Western Virginia, in Roanoke, Virginia. The Museum and the Virginia Society for Technology in Education are partnering for the third year to feature student makers.

What are we looking for? Students in the southwest region of Virginia* who MAKE things in all sorts of ways! If you like to automate, build, change, code, collaborate, compose, connect, construct, cook, create, crochet, deconstruct, design, draw, dream, dream up, experiment, fabricate, film, fix, fold, hack, innovate, inquire, invent, knit, learn, make, model, mold, observe, paint, participate, photograph, play, print, program, recycle, sew, share, teach, test, tinker, upcycle, write, or make things in any other way, we want you!

If you know or teach students like this or you ARE a student like this, please consider submitting your proposal: the Call for Proposals closes soon.*

The event is free but registration is encouraged. Learn more at the website.

Maker Faire originated in 2006 in the San Francisco Bay Area as a project of the editors of Make: magazine.  It has since grown into a significant worldwide network of both flagship and independently-produced events.  Read more on Maker Faire history, the Maker Movement, as well as how to start a Maker Faire or a School Maker Faire where you live.

 

Resources You Can Use From Common Sense Education

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VSTE is pleased to partner with Common Sense Education to connect our members and friends with high quality resources. Here are a few featured articles of topics of interest to educators:

 

What Do Students Think About Cyberbullying?

How one teacher helps her students unpack what cyberbullying is, what it isn't, and what they can do about it.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Teaching with Technology

When and how much should students be using technology in the classroom? What's the best way to set up my classroom for device use? Get answers to these questions and more, and learn how to get the most out of using tech in the classroom.

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Check Out the Privacy Ratings for Hundreds of Popular Classroom Tools

Student-centered learning meets sound privacy practice.

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Digital Leadership: Twitter Chat With #VSTE and #VAESP

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Leadership in the Digital Age Twitter Chat

January 26, 2020
8:00 - 8:30 PM

#VAESPChat
#VSTEChat

Mark your calendars for what is sure to be a lively Twitter chat with members and friends of the Virginia Society for Technology in Education and the Virginia Association for Elementary School Principals as they discuss digital leadership.

Poster Announcing Twitter Chat

 

 

Minecraft Monday: Pixel Art

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Holiday Pixel Art
Minecraft Monday

Monday, December 2, 2019, 8-9 PM Eastern time
We will meet at VSTE Place, our Minecraft world, and create holiday pixel art. Find a design online or create your own on graph paper before the meeting. This is much easier than cross stitch! If you can share your pattern with a friend, you might get help with your creation! Let's make VSTE Place festive for the season!

 

Basic directions to join VSTE Place, VSTE’s Minecraft world:

You must have a Minecraft account from https://minecraft.net/en/ to join. There is a one time fee of $26.95 to download and install the software. You will need to be whitelisted to enter the VSTE server. Email Kim Harrison at K4sons@gmail.com from an educational email address with your real name and Minecraft account name.

Start the software and choose multiplayer and add a server: Name VSTE Place IP 69.175.17.26:25565

We use Discord to share voices in Minecraft. This is a voice and screen sharing application that will run on your computer or mobile device. Download and install it for free. Create an account. Many of us use the same name for our Discord account as our Minecraft account to keep things simple. Our channel is https://discord.gg/nDX4mZv It helps us to be able to play Minecraft in one screen and listen via Discord with earbuds or headphones.

Join the VE PLN for Holiday Fun and Games

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Image of Greedy TableGreedy and Networking
Monday, November 18, 2019, 8-9 PM Eastern time (5-6 PM SLT)By far the most popular game in Second Life, and many other virtual worlds, is Greedy. It's called Farkle in the Facebook games list. It's a game of chance but involves a little skill, easy if you know probability.
Come play with us! To encourage you we are giving Linden

prizes: L$500 for top score, L$300 for second place, and L$100 for third place. See directions for accessing Second Life below.

Pixel ArtBuilding Workshop for Building Contest Kickoff
Monday, November 25, 2019, 8-9 PM Eastern time (5-6 PM SLT)VSTE VE PLN will hold a building class to teach SL novice building skills in order to kick off a fun "snowbeing" building contest. You will learn how to create simple shapes and more them together in order to make a creative snow scene. We guarantee you can build a simple snowman in ten minutes or less. All you need is your imagination to create something truly special, be it funny, meaningful, ironic, or beautiful! Sometime after the VSTE face to face conference we will each build our snow scenes at VSTE Space for all to enjoy. See directions for accessing Second Life below.

Holiday Pixel Art
Minecraft Monday

Monday, December 2, 2019, 8-9 PM Eastern time
We will meet at VSTE Place, our Minecraft world, and create holiday pixel art. Find a design online or create your own on graph paper before the meeting. This is much easier than cross stitch! If you can share your pattern with a friend, you might get help with your creation! Let's make VSTE Place festive for the season!

Getting up and running with your avatar in Second Life is free and easy:

Set up your account at the Rockcliffe University Consortium's Gateway here: https://urockcliffe.com/reg/second-life/ Download and install the software. While your Second Life software is open, click this link http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Soulgiver/155/144/58 and voila! Look for an avatar on VSTE Island and say, "Hey, I'm new!" We will take care of the rest: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Soulgiver/155/144/58

Basic directions to join VSTE Place, VSTE’s Minecraft world:

You must have a Minecraft account from https://minecraft.net/en/ to join. There is a one time fee of $26.95 to download and install the software. You will need to be whitelisted to enter the VSTE server. Email Kim Harrison at K4sons@gmail.com from an educational email address with your real name and Minecraft account name.

Start the software and choose multiplayer and add a server: Name VSTE Place IP 69.175.17.26:25565

We use Discord to share voices in Minecraft. This is a voice and screen sharing application that will run on your computer or mobile device. Download and install it for free. Create an account. Many of us use the same name for our Discord account as our Minecraft account to keep things simple. Our channel is https://discord.gg/nDX4mZv It helps us to be able to play Minecraft in one screen and listen via Discord with earbuds or headphones.