Last month, I was out with a good friend planning some upcoming podcasts. But we were hungry and wanted to know if the local bowling alley (we had a coupon) was still serving food. My buddy rang up the location with GOOG-411 (800-466-4411), got our answer (yes), and we were on our way. GOOG-411 is [...]
Here’s a post from the TN DEN: The National Middle Schools Association (NMSA) will host its annual national convention in Houston, TX from November 8 to 10. If you are a STAR DEN member and would like to attend a social gathering of other DEN members while attending the NMSA convention, we need your input. [...]
Wow I’m really digging my new digs here on this site! Way to go Mr. Dembo! Yesterday I had a chance to speak with a lot of DEN Stars, members and teachers from all over the country during the DEN Stream-a-thon. I promised you all that I would post the presentations that I used during [...]
The DEN did a Streamathon yesterday. Hundreds of folks took part, some with their staffs or classes watching through a projector. I referred to some both basic and ‘advanced’ Google Earth tips, techniques, and classroom strategies. These have been littered across this blogsite for more than a year. Here’s the aggregate! It has somethings old, [...]
Come one, come all and join us at MassCue! MassCue is almost here and we’re searching for DEN members who are making the trip to Sturbridge, MA. If you are coming to MassCUE November 14-15 let us know! We are having a DEN dinner on November 14 at 6 p.m and would love for you [...]
These days, we all use different applications to modify our websites. Some people use MS Frontpage or Dreamweaver, some use Mac accounts and many people have different types of web hosting, such as Google Pages, Teacher Web, or even Word Press (such as this blog). Whatever tool you use to host your site, sometimes the [...]
Thought you might like to see what the “Young Sloppy Brush” crew thinks technology can do for them. This was done as their entry into the Interwrite Classroom Makeover Contest. Sorry, I didn’t know about this one and the deadline just passed. But it looks like making a parody of a song can be just [...]
Thought you might like to see what the “Young Sloppy Brush” crew thinks technology can do for them. This was done as their entry into the Interwrite Classroom Makeover Contest. Sorry, I didn’t know about this one and the deadline just passed. But it looks like making a parody of a song can be just [...]
The VA DEN would like the CA DEN Members to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Please leave a message of support on the CA DEN blog or visit the National Blog to leave your message there. Below are some resources from the CA DEN if you are [...]
Will you be heading to the LoneStar state for the National Middle Schools Association Conference on November 8th, 9th and 10th? If so, there will be a STAR DEN event spearheaded by Tim Childers of the TN DEN. They are still hammering out all the details, but if you are attending the conference and are interested [...]
News from the Tennessee DEN: The National Middle Schools Association (NMSA) will host its annual national convention in Houston, TX from November 8 to 10. If you are a STAR DEN member and would like to attend a social gathering of other DEN members while attending the NMSA convention, we need your input. Finding [...]
Thanks to Tim Childers and the TN DEN for organizing this DEN social. Here are the details from the TN DEN blog. The National Middle Schools Association (NMSA) will host its annual national convention in Houston, TX from November 8 to 10. If you are a STAR DEN member and would like to attend a [...]
Hey all CA DEN Members. Hope that you are all safe and out of harm’s way. We’re getting good updates on the fires and a few of our DEN family has had to evacuate their homes. Jannita has a post which several folks are replying to at: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2007/10/23/thoughts-with-the-ca-den/ Be sure to keep our fellow DEN [...]
If a picture is worth a thousand words…well, here you go!
Several members of the Tennessee DEN will be attending the National Middle Schools Association (NMSA) conference in Houston on November 8-10. Tim Childers, one of the TN Leadership Council members, is trying to schedule a social event for all DEN STARS who will be in the area that weekend. All Texas DEN STARS are welcome [...]
If you haven’t attended any of the sessions, yet, you should head straight over to the DEN Webex. It will be continuing until 8:00 CST tonight. I attended Hall Davidson’s Google Earth webinar and am currently listening to Matt Monjan talk about some of the features of Discovery streaming. For those of you who attended [...]
I sit in my office, with all the windows and doors of my house closed tight. I am 20 miles from the nearest fire, but the smoke and ash are still thick and it makes me think of all of our CA DEN members that currently packing up or have already been evacuated. I’ve watched [...]
Whether you’re a teacher or the friend of one, I hope you’ll appreciate the analogy. Be sure to read to the end… No Dentist Left Behind My dentist is great! He sends me reminders so I don’t forget checkups. He uses the latest techniques based on research. He never hurts me, and I’ve [...]
Over 2,000 student film makers had to use at least three elements out of these eight: Location: Park Bench, Prop: Bird Cage, Character Name: Robin Darjeeling, Background Sound: Radio Static, Costume: Tuxedo, Camera Angle: Dutch Angle, Narrative Device: Dream Sequence, Editing Technique: Match Cut, Dialogue: “Don’t tempt me,” and Makeup: Old Person. Then they had [...]
3 Reasons to Attend the 2007 K12 Online Conference: Wonderful opportunities to meet new educational Yodas. Learn at your own pace, in your own space. Your school district isn’t offering professional development opportunities nearly this good.
If you haven’t seen this video yet, I think you’ll enjoy watching it. While the message itself is pretty solid, the craftsmanship of the digital story is brilliant. As you’re watching it, just imagine in your head the script and storyboards it must have taken to create this. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM[/youtube]
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The DEN was in Nashville for the National School Boards Association’s T+L conference. Many great DEN experiences in the gigantic Opryland hotel . The fire marshall shut down the room when Lance Rougeux’s session on 50 Ways to Use unitedstreaming filled the room to overflow. For two days, we kept the room open past closing [...]
Get EXCITED for the 2nd annual DEN Stream-a-thon! Enroll today for the 12-hour Discovery Education Stream-a-thon October 23 from 9 AM to 9 PM (EST). There are exciting sessions every hour on the hour that last 45 minutes. The Discovery Education streaming and Google Earth session at 1-2 PM is geared toward students attending as [...]
If you weren’t able to make it to Nashville last week for T+L, don’t feel too bad because you’re not alone. The fire marshall made us lock the door during our sessions because as always, the DEN and Discovery Education tend to draw a big crowd. For those who were able to make it inside [...]
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