The Virtual Environments PLN will meet on VSTE Island in Second Life on Monday, January 22, at 8 PM, to practice 3D building skills. Our friend, ISTE and VSTE member Norma Underwood (SL name) will run an easy building lesson on VSTE Island. We will create a virtual Valentine! She has slides for us to follow as she takes us through this little project step-by-step. Even a … [Read more...]
Come Build With Us: Minecraft Monday, January 8, 2018, 8 PM
Our challenge on Monday, January 8, 2018, 8 PM, is to build a blizzard proof house! Fourth graders in Virginia study weather and our students have a PBL, which some are doing in Minecraft, to research and then build a storm proof house. Most of them concentrated on tornadoes or hurricanes. We are going to do blizzards. So start researching NOW and bring your ideas for a 45 … [Read more...]
Tour the Dickens Project with the Virtual Environments Team
Monday, December 11 at 8 PM EST in Second Life, VSTE will get a guided tour of a Linden Endowment for the Arts sim The Dickens Project 2017. Everyone is invited. If you are a lover of literature this is for you! Download the SL viewer from www.secondlife.com now and pick a readymade avatar. Let me know if you need help. From the LEA website: "The Dickens Project will … [Read more...]
VE PLN Second Life Newbie Event Begins November 6
Each night this week--November 6 - 10, 2017--VSTE Virtual Environments PLN members will be available on VSTE Island in Second Life at 8 PM to help educators new to this virtual environment. We will help you navigate locomotion and communication in SL to be able to quickly assimilate into our group. In order to participate, you will need a free account. Follow these steps to … [Read more...]
Free Webinar: Developing Your PLN In A Virtual World
Technology is evolving as such as fast rate in the 21st Century, that is it difficult attain the skills fast enough to serve our students. VE (Virtual Environments) offer the opportunity to network, collaborate, and learn in ways we never expected as we were in school. On VEs you can work with other educators, technicians, scientists, and students from all over the … [Read more...]
