Mousey Monday!
Happy Mousey Monday from Mousey! Mousey wants to report in on a Discovery Education event from last week! Last Tuesday, May 14, members of our Discovery Education team volunteered their time to assist in an event at Chevy [...]
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March Madness! In April!
[Original Post by Kelsey Johnson] March may have come to an end, but the madness of the NCAA basketball tournament (March Madness) is still going strong! If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the majority of the past two weekends glued to your couch watching countless hours of college basketball. If you have spent your [...]
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Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week!
[Post written by Kelsey Johnson] Next week is National Multiple Sclerosis Society Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week (March 1th – March 17th). Many of us know someone, or know of someone who has suffered with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is commonly referred to as MS, which is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system. [...]
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Leap Around for Leap Year!
[Post written by Kelsey Johnson] Do you know what it’s like to have the calendar skip over your birthday year after year? For some, the calendar reaches February 28th, and instead of celebrating their birthday the next day, March jumps right in front of them. February 29th is only on the calendar once every four [...]
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Flu Season Tips from DE!
Original post written by Kelsey Johnson Have you noticed a rise in student absences lately? Sniffling and coughing while students are “silently” doing their work? Maybe you are just returning to the classroom after spending a week in bed? If the flu hasn’t reached you yet, we want to remind you and your students of [...]
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Get Ready for Another Helping of the Midyear Mind Explosion!
Just wanted to remind you all that we are in the middle of our excellent Midyear Mind Explosion webinar series. Wednesday, November 28 at 7 PM EST features DEN Guru David Fisher running through some of his favorite apps to stimulate learning in the classroom. Here is more information about tomorrow’s webinar: Hi, I’m David [...]
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Midyear Mind Explosion Update!
We would just like to announce a change in our special Midyear Mind Explosion webinar series that is scheduled to kick off today at 7 PM EST with Somersaulting into the Classroom! Be sure to register soon for tonight’s webinar! If you take a look at the original webinar schedule, you may have noticed that [...]
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Mousey Monday!
Happy Mousey Monday Cache and Cookie readers! Mousey wanted to bring to your attention our Calendar tool! The tool helps students to connect the past and present with videos tied to historical events on a particular date! Teachers and administrators with active DE streaming licenses can access this tool under the Teacher [...]
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Midyear Mind Explosion Update!
Last week, we announced that DEN is having a special webinar series coming up next week called the Midyear Mind Explosion! There has been a change in the schedule and we just wanted to update you all accordingly. Please read below for the updated webinar series schedule: Are you ready for a mind explosion? Have a [...]
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Webinar Series: Midyear Mind Explosion!
On behalf of our excellent Discovery Educator Network (DEN), we would like to present a special webinar series, Midyear Mind Explosion with Discovery Education! Are you ready for a mind explosion? Have a blast with Discovery Education as we illuminate your creative side and explore new instructional strategies and technologies. From literacy apps to flipped [...]
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Mousey Reporting in for Duty!
Happy Mousey Monday to all of Mousey’s fans! Mousey wanted to bring to your attention our Reports Tool. It is useful for administrators to know how much their teachers are using Discovery Education. Using the Reports Tool, administrators can run usage reports. Administrators would run a Report by: 1. Selecting My Admin in the upper [...]
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New England Day of Discovery!
I attended the New England Day of Discovery in Groton, Connecticut two weeks ago and it’s clear that the enthusiasm for Discovery Education services continues to grow and grow. Flying in on Friday, I attended the Family Night event that was held so that parents can gain first hand experience of how Discovery Education [...]
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Our Final Back to School 2012 Webinars!
Today and tomorrow marks our final set of Back to School 2012 webinars and we’re bringing it all back home with a special webinar devoted to the administrative functions of the website. Here is a brief synopsis of the topic: Would you like your students to have anywhere, anytime access to Discovery Education? In this [...]
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Engaging Students with Discovery Education!
As our resident talking canine mentioned yesterday, this week’s webinar focuses on how to actively engage students using our Discovery Education services. A continuation of our Back To School Webinar Series, this webinar is great for teachers and administrators alike. Here is a brief synopsis of the event: Put the power of learning at your [...]
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A Second Chance to Catch the Exciting Enhancements to Discovery Education!
For those that missed the Exciting Enhancements to Discovery Education webinars last week, you still have two chances to catch them! The webinars will again be presented today, Wednesday September 12th and tomorrow, Thursday September 13th. Don’t miss your chance to get a peek at the great new updates that we’re offering this year! Here’s [...]
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Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.
The Eagle has landed. Those four words were uttered as a watershed moment for humankind occurred. All the promises that the late John F. Kennedy had put forth nearly a decade before had been kept: the United States had put a man on the moon. This moment wasn’t just a triumph in the long [...]
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Exciting Enhancements to Discovery Education!
Hi all! It’s back to school season and everyone’s shaking off the lazy glow of summer and launching headfirst into the brand new school year. This week, we have a brand new webinar series that documents the exciting enhancements to Discovery Education. The first webinar will be presented today, Wednesday September 5 at 7 PM [...]
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Back to School Webinar Series Continues This Week!
As Mousey mentioned yesterday, Discovery Education is continuing to offer special weekly webinars designed to help teachers and students transition into the brand new school year with our various services. The focus this week will be on the administrative and user management functions for the site. Administrators will learn how to navigate My Admin, update user [...]
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Back to School Webinar Series!
The Discovery Education webinar series continues this week, this time focusing on engaging your students with Discovery Education! There will be two sessions, with the first session being held on Wednesday, August 22 at 7 PM EST and the second session being held on Thursday, August 23 at 4 PM EST. The general information [...]
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Helpful Tip: Updating Student Grades
This very special blog post comes from our very own Beau Horner: A lot of you proactive administrators out there are already getting your ducks in a row for Back-to-School time. We’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries about how to update student grades in our system. This can be achieved by utilizing our Bulk [...]
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Exciting Enhancements to Discovery Education!
On Wednesday, August 15th and Thursday, August 16th, Discovery Education will be presenting a webinar that’ll help you transition into the multitude of new updates for our services. Join us on either date to find out how Discovery Education is going mobile, social, and adding even more functionality for you and your students. In this webinar, [...]
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Day of Discovery at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago!
The 2012 Day of Discovery was held at Chicago’s very own John G. Shedd Aquarium this past Monday! A very different experience for me, as I was used to these Day of Discovery events being held at various schools instead of [...]
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Announcing Our Back to School Promotion!
It’s August and whether you’re ready or not, school will be starting shortly. It’s also Connected Educator Month, a month centered around community and learning with others. With this in mind, we are pleased to announce an exciting Back to School promotion with our friends at PhotoPeach. The promotion starts today and ends August 24th. [...]
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New Sally Ride Content Now on DE
After Sally Ride’s passing earlier this week, we were able to update our digital services with a new clip from The PBS NewsHour discussing her work with NASA as the first American woman in space as well as her legacy of inspiring young people to seek careers in science, math, and technology. The addition of [...]
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Stay Trendy For Back to School 2012
Back when I was in middle school, the summers before school started were always a stressful time for my parents. In order to be taken seriously by my peers, I had to keep up with what was trendy. Let’s not mince words here: all I wanted to do is fit in. I remember vividly that [...]
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