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Lorelle on WordPress @lorelleonwp

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Joined July 2008
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Educators In VR@EducatorsVR
30 Mar 2022
May 14 Annual VirtuaTeLL Conference Spring 2022 #VTCon 2022 Emerging Technologies in Language Learning & Teaching exploring trends & approaches in second language learning & teaching through inclusive, self-reflexive & multimodal practices like AR/VR/XR zcu.io/nSZN
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Educators In VR@EducatorsVR
30 Mar 2022
Question today: Anyone here teach in VR? Answer from @lorelleonwp, Director of @EducatorsVR: Yes. Q: Really? You teach in VR? What do you teach? A: Over 800 workshops, classes, conferences, & meetups a year on immersive education. Q: Mic drop. 🎤 So proud of our EDVR Team!
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Have your say directly to your representatives and senators. Tell them you want the nasty rhetoric and violence to end. resist.bot/

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Take action with a different kind of vote.
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Keyboard of a writer. Share yours and join writers around the world in November for #NaNoWriMo 2020!
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Since I was a child, the issue of homelessness has effected me greatly. Here is hope...Researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. The results defied stereotypes. cnn.com/2020/10/09/americas/…

Researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. The results defied stereotypes. | CNN

You’ve heard this refrain before – giving money to homeless people is not the best way to help them because it might be squandered, or spent on harmful habits. But a new Canadian study makes a...

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Dan Rather
@DanRather
9 Oct 2020
I’ve covered Democratic and Republican presidents. There were norms, even when they were pushed and stretched. What we are witnessing today is unlike anything we have seen before. And the press should frame it accordingly.
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I also dream of a day when the media stops feeding the animals. @GeorgeTakei talks about how his political race was limited by airtime due to Star Trek syndication. Would be nice to have equal time for non-Trump candidates. #equaltimeelectioncoverage

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I've never been THIS excited to vote. I feel a sense of united community across the US and globally that this vote will make the world safer. We've suffered enough. Vote for a strong, secure, trustworthy, & peaceful country focused on the positive characteristics of humanity.
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Congrats to @vreducation ENGAGE for the great coverage on WSJ! @EducatorsVR wsj.com/articles/new-hires-t…

New Hires to the Holodeck: Fidelity Investments Tries Collaboration Via Virtual Reality

As in videogames, VR creates an immersive experience. Corporations are starting to use that to build the work ties lost during the pandemic.

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Stress levels are high. Take time for yourself & boost your leadership skills through the amazing Empowered You workshop with @MindWise_CK & @CaptainVR8 in @AltspaceVR Oct 13-14. We need to take care of us more. linkedin.com/pulse/empowered…

Empowered You Workshop

Running a company like Educators in VR dedicated to supporting educators, students, leaners, and businesses to to integrate the virtual world into their classrooms and businesses, I'm working very...

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I don't know whether or not to be proud, embarrassed, or just frustrated as usual with the US government continuing to be lead by thoughtless people. I'm going with PROUD to live in an "anarchist jurisdiction." theguardian.com/us-news/2020…

DoJ labels New York, Portland and Seattle 'anarchist jurisdictions'

Department seeks to withdraw federal funds from three cities as New York governor says Trump ‘is not a king – he cannot defund NYC’

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I went looking and found some good news! Portland, Oregon, area reports no earthquakes, floods, or volcanoes...currently.
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Time to dust off my kite collection,, stand in my yard and fly some creativity and color...BBC News - India's kite-makers see sales fly during lockdown bbc.co.uk/news/business-5398…

India's kite-makers see sales fly during lockdown

Demand for kites has soared in India since March, as more people take up the hobby to pass the time.

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Oh if my government was this responsible. theguardian.com/world/2020/a…

Spanish police arrest Covid sceptic for inciting violence

Suspect posted about killing PM and made calls to hospitals to spread falsehoods, police say

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Really? Comedy is alive and well in front of live audiences in VR. BBC News - 'It's a scary time for stand-up comedians' bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…

'It's a scary time for stand-up comedians'

Edinburgh Festival Fringe acts are making the best of a bad situation online, but for how long?

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Massimo
@Rainmaker1973
23 Aug 2020
The British Museum has a 3700 year old clay tablet that is the world's oldest known complaint letter. 1750 BC problems. buff.ly/2JqqEhE
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I want to live in a world where Republicans have backbone, stand up for their core values, and select another candidate. Unfortunately, the past 6 years makes me question what those core values are. Please, stand up. Stop the nonsense. Be your better selves. For all of us.
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#BanTrumpFromTwitter #25thAmendmentNow
Samsara@LivingSamsara
26 May 2020
#Trump - not caring that #FactsMatter - is now being #FactCheck-ed by Twitter at least in this instance. #TakeTrumpOffTwitter
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George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
26 May 2020
The irony of the president, under the guise of protecting free speech, threatening a private platform from enforcing its own speech rules, shouldn’t be lost on him. But he is after all quite stupid.
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