ISTE Virtual Environments NETWORK
The International Society for Technology in Education's Virtual Environments Network seeks to explore all things related to education in Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Environments. This ISTE PLN (Professional Learning Network) sponsors regular events as well as special events that come up during the year.
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ANNOUNCING: Nominations are open for the ISTE Virtual Environments Network Pioneer of the Year Award! This prestigious award is bestowed annually at the ISTE Conference and Expo, this year to be held in Anaheim, California. It honors an innovative educator, ISTE Member or not, who has supported growth and learning in the fields of virtual environments, including augmented, mixed, virtual and all XR realities. Nominate yourself. Nominate someone you know should be recognized. Do it now! Nomination window closes at midnight, March 1! Go.
Choose your form to complete your nomination
Choose your form to complete your nomination
- The application form is for anyone who wants to nominate themselves/apply for an award for themselves: https://iste.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/2/home
- The nomination form is for anyone who wants to nominate someone other than themselves for an award. Submitting this form will send an email to the person they nominated, inviting that person to then fill out the application form for the award: https://iste.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/5/home
Office Hours/Show and Tell (1st tuesday)
@ our Headquarters in Second Life:
VEN OOH are informal hangouts at the VEN site on Second Life on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 5:00 SLT (Pacific time) til 6:00 SLT to discuss events and projects, make suggestions, share successes and learn from one another.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/62/99/22
(8PM Eastern)
Create a free Second Life account HERE
Also visit our Headquarters on Avacon Grid:
This is an education-and-nonprofit-only Grid. If you already have an OpenSimulator account that is Hypergrid enabled, you can Hypergrid jump to http://grid.avacon.org:8002. When you arrive, friend one of us and we will get you to our location.
Free AvaCon accounts can be set up HERE
VEN OOH are informal hangouts at the VEN site on Second Life on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 5:00 SLT (Pacific time) til 6:00 SLT to discuss events and projects, make suggestions, share successes and learn from one another.
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/62/99/22
(8PM Eastern)
Create a free Second Life account HERE
Also visit our Headquarters on Avacon Grid:
This is an education-and-nonprofit-only Grid. If you already have an OpenSimulator account that is Hypergrid enabled, you can Hypergrid jump to http://grid.avacon.org:8002. When you arrive, friend one of us and we will get you to our location.
Free AvaCon accounts can be set up HERE
Focus Sessions (3rd Tuesday)
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ISTE VEN Focus Sessions feature noted practitioners of education in virtual environments in an interactive setting, every 3rd Tuesday of each month from 5:00 SLT (Pacific time) til 6:00 SLT in the Focus Session area of ISTE VEN's site in Second Life (SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/24/105/22)
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WILDCARD NIGHT (4th tuesday)
The 4th Tuesday of every month has been our EduMachinima Night but is currently open for ad hoc events and meet-ups in virtual worlds, including Avacon Grid (Opensimulator). For help getting to AvaCon, see https://www.avacon.org/blog/avacon-grid/. You do not need an AvaCon account, but when you arrive for the first time you'll need a teleport from us.
Visit the EduMachinma Flicker site: http://www.flickr.com/groups/edumachinima
Visit the EduMachinma Flicker site: http://www.flickr.com/groups/edumachinima
Immersive World Tours
ISTE VEN Tours are on hiatus for the present. Fidget (fidgetswidgets Resident) very generously and ably coordinated these for the year following the untimely death of VEN Tours founder Cyrus Hush.
Cyrus also founded Expedition Central, a collection of educational sims in Second Life. Expedition Central lives on, hosted by the Chilbo community in Second Life. Many of the landmarks are also available in the Teacher Resource Center on VSTE Island in Second Life.
Cyrus also founded Expedition Central, a collection of educational sims in Second Life. Expedition Central lives on, hosted by the Chilbo community in Second Life. Many of the landmarks are also available in the Teacher Resource Center on VSTE Island in Second Life.
Minecraft Meetups
Many of our members have worked and explored in Minecraft. Our wonderful friends at VSTE Island have a Minecraft Monday once a month.
Check out their Google Plus Group for info:
VSTE PLN
Check out their Google Plus Group for info:
VSTE PLN
ISTE VEN Writers' Group
The ISTE VEN Writers Group occasionally meets to explore an immersive environment in Second Life, after which members are invited to create a work based on the experience, whether it be prose, poetry, essay, machinima, etc. to share with the group the following month. You can find landmarks to some of the places we've been at the ISTE VEN Headquarters in Second Life at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/EduIsland%209/24/105/22.
Check out our next exploration!
Check out our next exploration!
LInk to: VEN Massive Open Online Calendar (Click +Google at the bottom right to add to your own Google calendar)
Link to: VEN Facebook Page
Link to: VEN Flickr
Link to: Linkedin Recommendations
SIGVE Twitter: @ISTE_VENetwork
Link to: VEN Facebook Page
Link to: VEN Flickr
Link to: Linkedin Recommendations
SIGVE Twitter: @ISTE_VENetwork
