Arkansas DEN

Midland High School

Pleasant Plains

hosted by Judy Pearson and Karen Wells

registration:
https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-pleasant-plains-ar/

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

Hot Springs

hosted by Daniel Moix and Glenda Jenkins

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-hot-springs-ar/

Har-Ber High School

Springdale

hosted by Evelyn McFadden

registration:

https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-springdale-ar/

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM ET
Click here to register for the virtual sessions.
Registration for the in-person events will be posted soon.

Join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today. During this unique professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the DEN Leadership Councils.

The day will feature special presentations from Justin Karkow and Steve Dembo along with a host of other great sessions guaranteed to satisfy your digital sweet tooth.

To register for the virtual sessions visit: http://LINKS.discoveryeducation.com/virtualcon

Schedule
(All times ET)

9 AM
Can I Help You With That? The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
with Justin Karkow

10 AM
Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?

11 AM
Thinking Outside the Slide

12 PM
Putting the Bling in Your Builders
with Steve Dembo

1 PM
What on Earth is a Gloggle?

2 PM
Be Nice and Share: Publishing Your Media-Infused Projects for the World to See

3 PM
Can I Help You With That? The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
encore presentation with Justin Karkow

originally posted on DEN blog

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Discovery Education, St. George’s Independent School, the Memphis City Schools, and the DEN Leadership Councils in Tennessee and Arkansas, cordially invite you to join them for a day of discovery, learning, and networking. 

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009

 Location: St. George’s Independent School1880 Wolf River BoulevardCollierville, TN 38017

 The in-state sites for the October 24th virtual conference are as follows: 

Glenda Jenkins and Daniel Moix co-hosting at ASMSA in Hot Springs

Evelyn McFadden hosting at Har-Ber High School in Springdale

Karen Wells hosting at Midland High School in Pleasant Plains

Make plans now to attend one.

The Arkansas Leadership Council is supporting the Tennessee Leadership Council by participating in the Western TN Day of Discovery.  Information has been included below for those of you who would like to attend.  Members of the Arkansas LC will be presenting at the event. 

Western TN Day of Discovery
Registration Form - http://sn.im/wtndod

St. George’s Independent School
September 26, 2009

Location:
1880 Wolf River Blvd.
Collierville, TN 38017

Middle School / High School

Directions to St. George’s Collierville campus http://www.sgis.org/page.cfm?p=45

Isn’t it amazing how the word “FREE” always catches our attention!  As educators we are always looking for free ways to bring technology to the classroom.  Recently I found a website that allows anyone to download stories to mp3 players and yes..it is FREE.  Storynory is an excellent resource for teaching fairytales, classics like Alice in Wonderland and other wonderful reading.  Check it out!

The Free Technology 4 Teachers blog offers a free guide for teachers to consider in technology integration.  This online guide, written by Richard Byne, is made available for free at the yudu website.

As Star members begin to have back to school training sessions, what better way to introduce DISCOVERY than “Leadership Week”

Focus will be on:

• Are our Schools up to the Task?
• Safety and Social Networking
• Web 2.0 for Administrators and Others
• Schools, Tools, and the 21^st Century
• Data Driven Decisions with Discovery Education Assessment

 To complete the month of August you have the opportunity to be involved in Science Week and Web 2.0 Week. (I need a record button! LOL)  Hope to see you there. (Register Today!)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at 3:00 PM eastern time,  you have the opportunity to attend a Webinar on Explore Africa Today 
Register today!

Take a virtual expedition to Africa and join fellow teachers and students in a one-of-a-kind live web event!  Explore the Republic of Benin, one of the most diverse areas of West Africa, with special guest His Excellency Cyrille Segbe Oguin, Ambassador to the U.S. from Benin, who will bring the diversity of the country, its people and cultures to life in an open, interactive discussion.  Learn about changes taking place within Benin as the country embraces the modern challenges of democracy while honoring its heritage.  

This unique online and in-person event is an extension of the ExploreAfricaToday.com initiative, featuring the AfricaToday documentary series, both of which are part of the USAID-funded Teach Africa™ program. 

Teach Africa™ showcases the culture and history of Africa and underscores the importance of its inclusion in American curricula.  One-day Africa immersion forums for more than 3,300 students were held in Atlanta, Ga., Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, Calif., during the past three months alone. Teach Africa™ has previously been implemented in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Penn., San Francisco, Calif., and Portland, Ore. (This information from DEN blog)

It is a never ending list of the things we continue to learn about.  Some of us learn when things are first introduced and others of us find them later. Either way, learning is taking place and if we share it….someone else will find it! ( I heard a movie saying in my head> something like “Build it and they will come!”)  Diigo has been around and most have used it, but if you are one of the ones that have never taken time to do so, give it a try.

If you browse or read a lot on the web, you will find Diigo indispensable. Diigo is two services in one — it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other.

Bookmark, highlight, and add sticky notes to any web page

• Diigo highlights and sticky notes are persistent in the sense that whenever you return to the original web page, you will see your highlights and sticky notes superimposed on the original page, just what you would expect if you highlighted or wrote on a book!
• Diigo groups are ideal for team research
  • If you have any need for team-based research, be it a class, a club, an interest group, or a work group, Diigo groups are ideal for you. A Diigo group can be public, private or semi-private
  • CHECK IT OUT TODAY!

I know everyone has seen or logged onto a wiki  at some time.  I’ve always relied on someone else to design and direct me to their wiki. After a long needed vacation , I returned to summer workshops, to learn how to create my very own wiki space. It is still in the making so I won’t share it at this time, but in the creation process I also found other wiki’s that are worth sharing. Video and Audio Resources are always a must for us in designing some project. This wiki even listed “Discovery Streaming” at the top of the list.

As we begin planning our student projects for the upcoming year, I want to suggest that you think about letting students involve themselves in a Student Media Festival. There are projects for every age.  It is important for us to remember that our students are 21st Century Learners.