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...]
VSTE Voices: Minecraft and Media Literacy
VE PLN Member Beth O'Connell describes a Minecraft lesson plan she developed and taught around the concept of media literacy. Cross Posted from Beth's blog I’ve been working on getting Minecraft into our school for about a year now, ever since I discovered for myself how (surprisingly) immersive and thought-provoking it can be. When our school system got a grant for a … [Read more...]
VE PLN Presents Virtual Reality in Education
Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, 8 PM ET: VIRTUAL REALITY IN EDUCATION Dr. William Schmachtenberg (Dae Miami in Second Life) will share the research he conducted this summer into Virtual Reality. There is so much hype about Google Cardboard, Gear VR, and Oculus Rift, but how much of it is hype and will it help educate students? Dr. Schmachtenberg has reviewed apps on Gear VR and … [Read more...]
VSTE Minecraft Survival Summer 2017
New to Minecraft? Interested in learning more about this game that seems to have captured your students' attention? This summer, the Virtual Environments PLN will be exploring Minecraft survival mode. The first live meeting will take place, Friday, May 26, at 6:45 EDT. The team will build a safe house. Three students from eastcoastminers.org will come build recipe frames … [Read more...]
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