Archives for February 1, 2007

  1. Photostory 3 Screencasts

    David Jakes, an educator here in Illinois, put together a series of 11 screencasts teaching people how to use Photostory 3.  If you’re just getting started in the world of digital storytelling, this is an incredible resource.  Actually, his entire website, Jakes Online, is worth exploring.  Tons of resources, you could easily spend hours exploring [...]

  2. Peanut Butter and Wikis

    One of the big buzz words of that last year or two has been "Wiki", but I know there’s still quite a bit of confusion about what one is or how one uses it.  Since we just posted one for keeping track of what the DEN is doing at conferences, I thought this would be [...]

  3. Time To CUE It Up!

    It’s that time of year again when DEN members from every region in CA make the annual migration to our Palm Springs Oasis (almost said Sunny Palm Springs Oasis… but for those who joined us last year… who could forget our snow storm?!?) We had a great time at our DEN Party last year and [...]

  4. Final PETE&C Details

    WOW!  We have over 100 STAR Discovery Educators registered for the event in adddition to 50 guests who registered with PETE&C.  February 11th is going to be a blast! Some last minute details as the event is only 10 days away.  PLEASE check the list to make sure you are registered (note: if you are [...]

  5. Final PETE&C Details

    WOW!  We have over 100 STAR Discovery Educators registered for the event in adddition to 50 guests who registered with PETE&C.  February 11th is going to be a blast! Some last minute details as the event is only 10 days away.  PLEASE check the list to make sure you are registered (note: if you are [...]

  6. C-SPAN’s Documentary Contest

              I have just touched on some of the different genres that you can employ when creating your own videos for learning: commercials, public service announcements, movie trailers, etc. A documentary can be one of the most challenging because you have to extract the story as it unfolds through your interviewing and [...]

  7. The Illinois Technology Conference for Educators (IL-TCE)

    Discovery Education is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the Illinois Technology Conference for Educators (IL-TCE) being held February 27 through March 2, 2007. In our ongoing effort to support teaching and learning, we will be hosting a series of workshops and activities to promote technology integration, showcase new resources, and provide networking opportunities. [...]

  8. Special Guest Stars/Bloggers – Lee Kolbert and Kim Cavanaugh

    w/loiioWe are truly living in exciting times.  It seems that every day new technology is developed and creative people find creative ways to extend that technology. Take Lee Kolbert, Discovery Star Educator from the Palm Beach School District, and her colleague Kim Cavanaugh for instance. While attending the 2007 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC), they [...]