VEJ June 2013

Hello Everyone, As Nan Zingrone says in her article , Maggie Larimore and Me, “It’s all about the people!” VEJ wouldn’t be VEJ without all of you, our readers and contributors.

Therefore, we are excited to present the 2013 Reader’s Choice Award Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the VEJ nominees and Reader’s Choice Award Winners! What a night of celebration we had at the ISTE Preconference Extravaganza in Second Life. If you missed the awards ceremony you can watch it at http://www.livestream.com/sigve . Also be sure to check out the pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/groups/sigve/ . Thanks to everyone who has been sharing their pictures of the fun event.

Each issue of VEJ gets better and better. We are especially excited by this cover of VEJ with the 2013 Edovator of the Year, Kae Novak, featured. You can find the rest of the 2013 Reader’s Choice Award winners inside this issue.

We are also excited by the quality of articles, from “The Holodeck,” the first of a three part series, to an interview with high school student, Kristen Leary, to “Digital Storytelling Through Documentaries” and much more in-between. You can find information about VWBPE 2013 as well as ISTE 2013. And for all of our Minecraft and World of Warcraft fans, we have some great articles for you, too.

Dana Paxson’s article will take you to the cutting edge of digital story-telling possibilities. Be sure to check out his machinima, “SL Jeddin Laval Underground City Tour” @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBHoBrAGpw . He is rebuilding in Kitely as I write this, so venture into the world of Kitely and check it out!

When ISTE educators think of digital storytelling, they immediately think of Bernajean Porter. I had a wonderful time meeting up with her avatar, Bernajena Pinazzo (SL) to interview her and find out what exciting things she is doing in Second Life. In this interview she clearly defines digital storytelling and shares numerous resources with our readers – a must read!

So, grab your favorite drink (virtual or real), settle down in your favorite corner of the world/metaverse, and get ready to a VEJ! This issue is sure to be a BEST SELLER. Make sure to TWEET, blog, and spread the news around the world and across the metaverse that this latest issue of VEJ is HOT OFF THE PRESS and once again will take our readers OUT OF THIS WORLD! Bon Appetit, and as always, Keep Smiling  Roxie Neiro (sl), Rosie Vojtek (rl) 2