If you are using Google Docs (and Spreadsheets and Presentations…) you’ll be happy to hear about some of their latest changes and additions. Some of the cool ones are the ability to create forms and have people fill them out. Then when they are updated you can view the data in your aggregator. Some people [...]
Standup and be counted. Someone recently shared that they feel disconnected from the DEN at times because they are an administrator and not a teacher. The New York DEN would like to recognize the administrators in our midst. April 25th is Administrative Day. The New York DEN Leadership Council would greatly appreciate it if the [...]
Sitting here at Logan International Airport in Boston awaiting my flight back to Chicago. Able to check off another on my list of things to do, attend a National NSTA Conference. I couldn’t have picked a better year to go. This year’s conference was held in Boston. I met a ton of great teacher scientists. [...]
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Palm Beach Technology Conference. I must admit I was a little skeptical that a county was holding their own conference with the expectations of nearly 2000 in attendance. Immediately upon my arrival at the conference I was amazed to see the precision with which this event [...]
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Palm Beach Technology Conference. I must admit I was a little skeptical that a county was holding their own conference with the expectations of nearly 2000 in attendance. Immediately upon my arrival at the conference I was amazed to see the precision with which this event [...]
I just learned from Texas Leadership Council Chair, Linda Rush, that teachers can get FREE tickets to any of the AFI Film Festival screenings that begin before 6:45 p.m. only Monday-Friday at the following theaters in Dallas: Angelika, Magnolia or North Park. You must bring a school ID and this is for the day of the show [...]
I think it is safe to say that many teachers can find the good in you tube. However, the internet connection is a limiting factor if it is not available. It wasn’t until recently that I discovered that youtube amongst many other online video libraries could be downloaded. For example if you go to www.keepvid.com [...]
Just arrived and IMMEDIATELY tp.ed Riptide in….Can’t wait to see what else this sim has to offer. This is DEFINITELY worth a trip!posted by Laelia Laval on prodigiosus II using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]
Got a some places in S/L you would like to share with others? Southern started our Tour Series with a tour of lighthouses in S/L and we’d like YOU to become a DEN in SL Tour Guide! It’s really VERY simple to do. Contact one of the LC members with your idea and we’ll help [...]
Since April is ONLY two days away, I thought I’d better post our line-up so you can schedule some time in-world and make an necessary arrangements. Keep in mind that we’ve always got things popping up, so be sure to check back in to see if anything has been added. DATE: April 2, 2008 TIME: [...]
Blog reading this a.m. and came across a series of fabulous video tutorials on Voice so I thought I’d share out with everyone: All of these have to do with voice chat and were created by Torley Linden: Getting Started Etiquette Who’s Speaking Improving Your Hearing Private Calls Speech Gestures Disabling Chat for Yourself and [...]
This was too good to pass up….check out this Norwegian blogpost about the Wednesday Workshop conducted by Demb Oh. This has got to be a FIRST for Demb Oh!
I want to say a HUGE thank you to STAR DEN and LC member Lee Kolbert for inviting me down for the Palm Beach County Technology Conference. Having sat through the first session and the keynote I’m so very impressed. Impressed with all the hard work that is very apparent to have gone in to [...]
Southern Georgia, a proud member of DEN, invites you to explore lighthouses on different sims here in Second Life. Get ready for a wonderful experience! Notecards will be passed out which have all the landmarks (LMs) in order from start to finish. In the notecards are more notecards the owner/creator has shared with Southern. They [...]
I’ve seen our educators do some really neat stuff, but this has got to be one at the top of the list! Earlier this month I had the chance to travel to Alabama and visit Redstone Arsenal with a JROTC class from Bob Jones High School. During our visit the students were able to immerse [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, the American Film Institute Film Festival in Dallas has begun! I’ve looked at this year’s lineup and it looks like there are a lot of good movies to be seen this week. The Festival runs through April 6. If you’d like to see what this year’s festival has to offer, [...]
Thanks to a tweet from Heather Hurley, I can tell you the finalists in ProjectSafetyNETVA are up for your voting pleasure. Check out their site and let them know which of the three is your favorite. Viewing and making videos like this is a great way to raise and maintain awareness with your students.
Thanks to a tweet from Heather Hurley, I can tell you the finalists in ProjectSafetyNETVA are up for your voting pleasure. Check out their site and let them know which of the three is your favorite. Viewing and making videos like this is a great way to raise and maintain awareness with your students.
After months of waiting, Adobe has finally entered into the online photo editing arena with Adobe Photoshop Express. I’ve been waiting rather impatiently for this one, since I Adobe has always been the image editing king. I obviously had rather high hopes for it. That being said, I’ve been pretty darn impressed with Picnik.com, and [...]
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The South Carolina DEN is blossoming in spring! Come on out and celebrate spring with your fellow DEN members on Wednesday, April 23rd. We will be meeting in Columbia during the Spring SCeTV workshops. DEN members should have already received an invitation, which includes dinner and non-alcoholic beverages. That’s right- nothing brings educators together like [...]
If you study Ancient Egypt with your students, you’re going to want to block off April 6th on your calendar. The Discovery Channel will be broadcasting a marathon of great shows, including two brand new programs that promise to be captivating. EGYPT’S TEN GREATEST DISCOVERIES 8pm e/p For over 200 years, Egypt has been home [...]
The California DE leadership council is proud to host an April bash at our DEN Director, Jannita Demian’s home. The entire Discovery Educator Network team is going to be there so don’t miss out. Hall Davidson, Steve Dembo, Scott Kinney, Lance Rougeux, Kim Randall, Matt Monjan, Justin Karkow, Brad Fountain, Mike Bryant and Dennis Swain [...]
Don’t forget! ESPECIALLY those of you who attended the ‘Your Inventory is NOT Your Junk Closet’ workshop! Tomorrow evening we’ll be taking the next step with our inventory control (are you reading this Riptide?!?!? LOL) and learning how to ‘Build It and Box It’. You’ll learn how to build a container to ‘store’ all your [...]
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