Online Events
Celebrate Digital Learning Day 2020
VSTE is pleased to partner with the Virginia Department of Education and the Alliance for Excellent Education to sponsor several events for Digital Learning Day 2020. This year, the day will be held February 27, 2020.
VSTE and VDOE will be focusing on the #GoOpenVA OER initiative and portal that opened at the beginning of the year. For Digital Learning Day 2020, the VDOE and VSTE will highlight the #GoOpenVA open educational resources platform recently launched on January 24 with the following activities:
- Twitter Celebration from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the GoOpenVA hashtag (see suggestions on #GoOpenVA).
- #GoOpenVA webinar at 3 p.m. (Zoom Meeting ID: 350 886 828)*
- VSTE #GoOpenVA Workshop-in-a-Box webinar at 4:30 p.m. (Zoom Meeting ID: 623 534 908)*
- Innovation, Education and Technology: VSTE webinar with 2019 Technology Coach Award winners at 7:30 p.m. (Zoom Meeting ID: 178 620 293)*
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* When you click one of the links for a Zoom meeting, you will be asked for permission to open the Zoom application. If the software is not already installed on your computer, tablet, or phone, you will be asked for permission to download and install the free Zoom app.
Minecraft Monday: Connect & Learn, February 3, 2020, 8 PM
Join members of the VSTE Virtual Environments PLN on Monday, February 3, at 8 PM EST, when participants in the EVOMOOC (Electronic Village Online Massively Open Online Course) will visit VSTE Place, and Dakotah Redstone will provide them with a tour.
Electronic Village Online sponsors the MOOC, and this week, the participants are exploring the multi-player game Minecraft as a virtual world for learning. Many of participants are teachers, particularly language teachers, but some enjoy online gaming as a way of improving their English as a second language. This MOOC is run by Vance Stevens, who is a member of the VSTE VE PLN.
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.
Digital Leadership: Twitter Chat With #VSTE and #VAESP
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.
Minecraft Monday: Pixel Art
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.