Georgia DEN Social Learning Summit/Virt Con Register here to join us at the TELLUS science museum at I-75 Exit 293, Cartersville, Georgia as we collaborate and experience the Discovery Spring Virtual Social Learning Summit with colleagues who share our enthusiasm. Learn also about the DEN and what we have to offer to those of like [...]
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world TED.com– http://www.ted.com/ “TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in [...]
Do you want to have an active role in shaping the DEN? Do you like to blog or share what you’ve learned on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest? Does hosting an event for area colleagues or mentoring new STARs sound fun to you? YES?!?! Well then, being on the DEN Leadership Council [...]
Join us for the Discovery Educator Network Virtual Conference! Social Learning Summit Saturday, April 21, 2012 Muskego High School Muskego, WI 8:00 AM to 1 PM The Discovery Educator Network is mixing it up a little this spring and trying something different. Instead of the typical Spring Virtual Conference, the DEN has partnered [...]
Several MA DEN members, along with some invited colleagues, were treated to a special event on April 10th. We gathered at Peter’s Blue Bunny Bookstore in Dedham, MA, to chat about his work, his journey, and his passion for all people, young or old, to “make their mark.” We also talked about technology and his [...]
One of the things that most people want or need to do with their mobile devices is to be able to create, view and edit office documents (word processing, presentations, spreadsheets). Google Docs works great on Android, and ok on iOS, but sometimes you need to view/create/edit office documents offline or using the actual [...]
Today I added an “Android for Education” resource permanent page. With Android being such a popular OS and a majority of my students having Android phones, and I use an Android phone, I’ve been posting a lot of resources. I decided to collect them all into one permanent page, like the Evernote, Google, and Discovery [...]
Google Docs is one of my favorite resources for myself, other teachers, and students. I use it constantly and when I share it with other teachers, friends, or my students, they are usually impressed and start using it too. There are tons of features and functions in Google Docs that make using it extremely useful [...]
I just posted a new resource to the Evernote for Education page, entitled “10 ways Evernote can help make students more productive” which great tips for students to use Evernote in Education. Evernote is one of my favorite resources for both educators and students. It really is an amazing app and service. If you haven’t [...]
Smart phones are an incredible educational tool for both educators and students. I have an Android Smart Phone and I can do pretty much everything with it that I can do on my computer or laptop or tablet. This means that I always have access to my data, files, information, and can do work anywhere. Students [...]
Adobe Reader for mobile has an update with some great new features. The new version for iOS and Android lets you sign PDF documents electronically, as well as annotate, comment, and fill out forms. The interface is also updated. You can electronically sign a document by simply drawing your signature with your finger on a touchscreen. These [...]
Education on Air is a free online educational technology conference from Google that will be held May 2nd, 2012, from 12-10pm (Eastern). It will be held using Google+ Hangouts on Air. There are some great sessions planned on topics such as paperless classroom, assessment, robotics, digital citizenship, portfolio’s, and, of course, using different Google Apps in the classroom. [...]
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