Hi Everyone, My name is Jackie Shanti. I’m the newest member of the “blog team”. Just a little bit about myself; I’m the Library Media Specialist and Learning Technologies Leader at a small urban school in Milwaukee. In a previous life I taught special ed. and first grade. You may have seen announcements in the DEN [...]
Every fall, South Carolina gears up for our state technology conference, and this fall is no different! EdTech takes place in beautiful Myrtle Beach, where DEN Stars can be found shopping and just having fun at all the different places the Grand Strand has to offer. But Stars are happiest at the conference, where we [...]
Teachers, do you want to be appreciated? Do you enjoy receiving goody bags full of teacher supplies? If so, this Saturday, August 15, 2009 is your lucky day. Staples and Office Depot are hosting their annual Teacher Appreciation Events at 9:00am. Bring your id and sign up to join their teacher rewards program. Staples offers a great deal for [...]
Welcome to the Maryland Leadership Council Please join me in welcoming the Maryland Leadership Council. Maryland DEN members have always great supporters of Virginia events. I am so glad that they now have their own council and can’t wait to collaborate with our newest LC. Stop by their LC Blog and welcome them Maryland DEN [...]
The University of Minnesota is doing a study on the impact of Twitter in the classroom. Check out the video showing the students actively engaged in their English course using iMacs and Twitter.
Staples Teacher Appreciation Days are this month. Gift bags and discounts are available. Be sure to bring your teacher ID. Check this link to find out the date of one near you.
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In order to maintain your STAR status, you must report at least two of your events for the 2008-2009 school year by August 31, 2009. What is an event ? An event is any time you share the power of Discovery with 3 or more colleagues. Share an integration idea over lunch with your grade-level [...]
Enjoy the weekly update for August 14, 2009.
We are very excited about the launch of several new DEN Leadership Councils this year. Our first new DEN Leadership Council to kick off the year is Maryland. Join us in welcoming the MD LC by visiting the Maryland DEN Blog. The Maryland LC Chair Laura Pilker Events Coordinator Renee Henderson Blog Coordinator Mary Del [...]
Discovery adds new content to its Discovery Education streaming media library all the time. Here is my new favorite media asset – Interview wih Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager featured in Hotel Rwanda. This video is part of the new content added to the DE streaming service this summer by the Underground Railroad Freedom Center, [...]
It’s not too late to get involved with Summer School with the DEN. There are still many great free webinars to enjoy. Tell a colleague, invite your principal and join us for Summer School with the DEN. Enroll today at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar. All sessions begin at 11 AM ET. These sessions are recorded and the presentation [...]
Wednesday evening, August 12, an informal chat session was held at DEN in SL (2DP) for newbie questions, or DEN related questions, or anything anyone wanted to share. Six educators stopped by to discuss a variety of topics from how to create a sign in SL to technology integration practices and frustrations to revamping technology [...]
Welcome back to the new school year! To help you get started, register for a Discovery Education streaming Back-to-School Enhancements webinar to learn about all the new benefits of Discovery Education streaming . Filter search results more effectively Discover related resources to the videos you choose Students may access assignments from anywhere, anytime using their [...]
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