DENny Awards 2009 View more OpenOffice presentations from lrougeux. It was a STAR-studded event last night as we unveiled our first-ever DENny Award Winners. Here they are in case you missed it. Leaders of the Year Fred Delventhal, MD Teryl Magee, TN Leadership Bridget Belardi, PA Tim Childers, TN Linda Rush, TX Susan Tompkins, LA [...]
Come and join us as we begin our Summer Series of Wednesday Workshops! We’ll be kickin’ off the season with Smellslike Magic (Mike Bryant – DEN Manager RL) as he presents, “Discover the UnDiscovered”. Smellslike will give us a quick look at recent additions to Discovery Education streaming and a preview of the many exciting [...]
Don’t forget to join us this evening (5 p.m. SLT, 7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) as Pennelope Riggles (Creative Director for the Smithsonian LatinoVirtual Museum in Second Life and DEN STAR educator Telos String give us aguided tour of the new museum and discussion on the current development of an interactive in-world game on [...]
On Tuesday, May 27, the DEN sponsored a webinar to announce the DENny Awards. While many, many people were honored, the Tennessee Leadership Council won 3 awards! First, the leadership council as a whole won an award for Most Creative Events. The two events that put us over the top were our Digital Camera training [...]
The Discovery Educator Network hosted its first-ever DENny awards on Tuesday, May 26. It was a night of recognition for DEN STARs from all over the country. Our very own DEN in SL Leadership Council members won several “real-life” awards, including Anne Truger and Lori Abrahams for being so helpful to everyone. In addition, Fred [...]
Tonight was the first-ever DENny awards – given to outstanding STAR educators and Leadership Councils for outstanding commitment to the DEN. There were lots of great awards given out to so many deserving people! One of those people is our very own Leadership Council chair, Linda Rush. She was awarded a Leadership DENny for her [...]
Tonight was the last DEN webinar of the year. It was an evening of recognizing DEN STAR Educators going “above and beyond.” The Michigan DEN blog was one of the state Leadership Council blogs recognized. Emma Haygood was also recognized for sharing some fantastic resources. WOOT!
As we all wrap up the end of the school year, isn’t it great that we don’t have to see the end of great DEN events? Some of you will be going to the DEN National Institute, others like myself, will be going to the DEN LC Symposium. Many lucky people will be going to [...]
DEN has outdone itself again, ending an amazing month with a stacked lineup of opportunities for its STARS. May 26 pitches a double-header: our last webinar of the school year, and the first-ever DENny Awards. We all know a STAR who has gone above and beyond for the DEN, or maybe we never forget to [...]
Are you looking for something to fill those last days of school or review before the last days of testing? Jeopardy Labs has tons of ready made games or templates to do your own. Have some competition among groups by using GPS devices. Hide cashes with questions from any of Discovery Streaming Videos that follow [...]
It is nearly time for the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools (TAMS) state conference. This year we are headed to Gatlinburg and the new Smoky Mountain Resort and Water Park Convention Center! The conference is scheduled for June 17 to 19. The TN DEN LC is working on a social event for STAR DEN members [...]
Join us for our final DEN webinar of the school year on May 26 at 7 PM ET. We will discuss all things DEN-related and unveil some very special awards to members of the DEN community in our first-ever DENnies Awards Ceremony. Register today!
The Michigan Discovery Educator Network Chair, Cheryl Lykowski, publishes a monthly newsletter that is distributed by email. Click here for the May 2009 edition.
With testing over for most of us and summer just around the corner – it always helps to have a special activity or project tucked away. How about a new resource for that special project? The World Digital Library is a new collection of primary resources of historical significance. Students can develop cultural understanding through [...]
Join us for our final DEN webinar of the school year on May 26 at 7 PM ET. We will discuss all things DEN-related and unveil some very special awards to members of the DEN community in our first-ever DENny Awards Ceremony. Click here to register. We have also decided to open up a window [...]
Join us for our final DEN webinar of the school year on May 26 at 7 PM ET. We will discuss all things DEN-related and unveil some very special awards to members of the DEN community in our first-ever DENny Awards Ceremony. Register today!We have also decided to open up a window for STARs to [...]
Join us for our final DEN webinar of the school year on May 26 at 7 PM ET. We will discuss all things DEN-related and unveil some very special awards to members of the DEN community in our first-ever DENny Awards Ceremony. Click here to register. We have also decided to open up a window [...]
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 5 PM SLT ( 7 PM CST, 8 PM EST) as we are honored to have Pennelope Riggles (Creative Director for the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum in Second Life and DEN STAR educator Telos String give us a guided tour of the new museum and discussion [...]
Michigan educators: Do you have a great idea for a cool project involving technology in your classroom? Apply for a 2009-2010 MACUL Grant! Grants are awarded for up to $1500 towards a project that will help benefit the students in your classroom/school. The deadline is June 27th, 2009, so do it NOW! All of the [...]
Awhile back, we announced that the DEN in SL leadership council is now on Twitter. Well, if you didn’t decide to follow @SLDENLC then, you’ll want to now because during the IDiscover Sleuthing game, there will be additional clues given only to those people who follow us on Twitter. So head on over to the [...]
This is one that everyone will want, but not everyone has just yet – read on! Discovery Education streaming videos are now available in Flash! The catch is that it is not available unless your district DE administrator has requested it. So what are you waiting for? Get your DE administrator to call 1-800-323-9084 to [...]
Join Fellow DEN Members for a Frames Webinar! We love the DEN for all of the great resources they provide us. Hopefully you were one of the lucky members to receive a free copy of Frames. To help you get started using this exciting animation and digital storytelling tool Steve Dembo has set up a [...]
Discovery Education videos are now available in Flash! Have your district DE admin call 1-800-323-9084 to get the Flash enabled for free!
Have you ever been asked that tough science question that you didn’t know? More importantly have you ever had a student ask you a question that you should know the answer? With the internet today it is simply a click or two and you have the answer your need, but what if the question is [...]
Thanks to our good friends over at Tech4Learning, there are STARs aplenty who received free copies of Frames to use in the classroom. However, what good is a piece of software if you don’t know how to use it? They have graciously offered to host a webinar to help show you tips and tricks for [...]
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