For over 10 years, the VSTE Virtual Environments Professional Learning Network has maintained VSTE Island, a full region in Second Life, as part of our professional development program. With a shift in focus to expanding to other virtual environments, we have decided to downsize and move to a parcel on the Second Life Mainland, with significantly lower costs. The new parcel … [Read more...]
VEPLN Summer of Survival
The Virtual Environments Professional Learning Network (VEPLN) will be sponsoring the second annual Survive the Summer event at VSTE Place in Minecraft. WHAT Yes! We are doing this again! Shorter and sweeter, this summer, July 2 through July 31, VSTE Place will hold its second Summer of Survival! Participants will be able to warp to survival mode for a completely different … [Read more...]
Help Plan Minecraft Survival Summer II: May 7 at 8 PM
The VSTE VE PLN will once again "Survive the Summer" in Minecraft! This year, the organizer, Kim Harrison, is asking for community input when planning this experience. Anyone interested being part of this now-annual event should meet with the team on Monday, May 7, at 8 PM Eastern time, in Minecraft ( IP address 69.175.17.26:25565) and on Discord (https://discord.gg/ZHbjsv) to … [Read more...]
Minecraft Monday, April 9, 2018
Minecraft Monday April 9 at 8 PM EDT will be a chance to build and share potential student projects. Join the group to see what everyone has been building this week. Learn more here. Start NOW by creating a 3D model at VSTE Place /warp schoolwork Display something you'd have your students create. Find a lesson in your curriculum that might normally be done with … [Read more...]
The Beauty of Second Life
From Kim Harrison (Thunder) and Lisa Alconcel (Jazmemo) One of the reasons we love Second Life is the beauty created by the users. There are some amazing sims to wander through and enjoy. For instance, the Linden Endowment for the Arts gives artists grants for six months at a time. There are also historical simulations and culturally significant educational sites to visit. … [Read more...]
