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VE PLN Upcoming Events

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The VSTE Virtual Environments PLN continues its tradition of Monday night professional development with two upcoming events: 

Monday, October 24, 2016, 8 PM:
Dinosaurs of Virginia, by Bill Schmachtenberg ( Dae Miami sl)

Yes, teachers, we did have Dinosaurs in Virginia! At this presentation, Bill Schmachtenberg will discuss the latest data that suggests that there were many dinosaurs in Virginia, and there were many different types including large long necked sauropod, armored dinosaurs,  and nasty carnivores.

Monday, October 31, 2016, 8 PM:
VSTE Halloween tour of SL Haunted Houses

Organized by Bill Schmachtenberg (Dae Miami sl). Log into second life and get all the virtual candy you want, take a ride in a pumpkin car, and tour cool Haunted Houses.

If you don't have a Second Life account, get one, it's free, at http://secondlife.com/. Download and install the software. While your Second Life viewer (software) is open, click this link http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VSTE%20Island/61/104/22 and voila! Look for an avatar on VSTE Island and say, "Hey, I'm new!" We will take care of the rest.

Classroom Snacks Archive #2: Frederick County Public Schools

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Classroom SnacksAs part of Connected Educator Month, VSTE is making virtual classroom visits to talk with students across the Commonwealth.

On Thursday, October 13, 2016, we visited with students from Frederick County Public Schools. A big thank you to Rod Carnill, Supervisor of ITRTs, for organizing the day, thanks to teachers Jacqueline Zacarias, Crystal Marshall, and Matt Stegmaier, and BIG thanks to the students for sharing their ideas and experiences with us.

You can view the archives here:

 

Slow Tweet Book Chat, Week Two

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VSTE is pleased to welcome Jen Orr as guest moderator for the first week of our Slow Tweet Chat Book Group. She'll be leading us in a discussion of the second chapter of The Missing Voices in EdTech: Bringing Diversity Into EdTech by this year's conference keynoter, Rafranz Davis. This chapter focuses on missing teacher voices. While we certainly encourage you to read the book, you are welcome to share and comment even if you haven't quite finished the reading.

Register ahead of time for reminders and the chance to win VSTE swag!

Just getting started with Twitter and Tweet Chats? Here are a few resources for learning:

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Classroom Snacks: Frederick County, October 13, 2016

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Classroom SnacksAs educators, we spend lots of time talking about students but not much time talking to them. VSTE is working to change that by providing virtual visits to classrooms across the Commonwealth. Our "classroom snacks" will take place on Thursdays throughout October.

We'll continue the series  with three groups of students from Frederick County on Thursday, October 13, 2016. We'll meet live with students from  Bass Hoover Elementary School at 10:00 AM, Sherando High School at 11:15 AM, and Frederick County Middle School at 1:30 PM. Join us in our Adobe Connect room to listen live or access the archive later.

You can check out the archives of last week's conversations with students from Bull Run Middle School here.

Slow Tweet Book Chat Week One

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VSTE is slow tweeting about Rafranz Davis's book, The Missing Voices in EdTech: Bringing Diversity Into EdTech, throughout the month of October. Guest moderator, Shana White, kicked off the first week. There's still time to jump in and share you ideas about how your beliefs and biases shape your teaching and  your school. Jen Orr will be leading our conversation about Chapter 2 starting on Monday, October 10.

Here are the questions from the past week. Feel free to tackle any of them: just be sure to use #vstechat to join in the book group.

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