Just as STAR membership has grown in SC so has the leadership council. This year our your council is planning numerous events for 2008. The addition to our team will it easier to meet the states needs for the DEN. Have you heard about the Virtual DEN Conference coming up on February 2? If not [...]
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Stay up to date with the latest going on in the SC DEN. November Update
If you were at SC Ed Tech I hope you were able to stop by the SCeTV booth to make your movie! Many conference attendees created mini green screen movies to be a premiere element in the SC DEN movie which will be released soon. Also DEN members met up at Planet Hollywood to premiere [...]
Here is a copy of the email sent out to the STAR DEN members on what is going on in the DEN. Please read to find out the latest if you did not receive the email. SC DEN update 10-18-07
If you are presenting at SC EdTech let us know by commenting on this post the title of your session and the date/time you are presenting so we can support our SC DEN members!
This is a reminder about the DEN event at SC EdTech. Be a Premiere Element at Planet Hollywood, October 25 at 6:00 pm for a short session on Chromakey and green screens then on to the important stuff… dinner. The invite is attached and you MUST RSVP by October 18. If you don’t RSVP no [...]
Things are starting to click… if you have had problems with the DEN or StreamlineSC page please accept Discovery’s apologies. The issues seem to be clearing up as I type. I myself have had some frustrations to deal with … no STAR status or blog access BUT the folks at Discovery made it all ok. [...]
Just wanted to see what you are thinking about the new log in to StreamlineSC with the DEN tab at the top? Also what do you think about the DEN site? Leave a comment below and let us know!
We have a new name…. “Discovery Streaming” and a new way to log in…. soon you will go to www.discoveryeducation.com to log in (you actually can right now) When you log on this way you can see all the products that your district has signed you up for… basically a single sign on greyed [...]
Don’t forget that next Thursday, September 13th at 1 PM (EST) is the Discovery Connect webinar with Danny Forster, host of Build It Bigger. If you go to the Build it Bigger website you can show your students a webisode or two from the show to get them ready for a fun, interactive experience with [...]
Did you move or change schools over the summer? If so PLEASE report the changes to DEN as well as your SC Leadership Council. It just takes a minute to stay up to date with EVERYTHING DEN.
So everyone in the state is back to school and hopefully getting in to the swing of things. Remember keep your STAR status for 07-08 school year… all you have to be is ACTIVE. Did you report your two events for the year? Check out the National blog to keep your STAR status
South Carolina’s EdTech 2007 Annual Conference ("Past, Present and Future") is just around the corner, October 24-26, 2007. The annual Myrtle Beach conference is supported by many educational organizations by volunteering at various levels of conference functions. The SCAET Board is planning a dynamic tenth anniversary conference, and visiting the website can give you a [...]
This week marks the beginning of school for South Carolina. How was your first day? Share a story in comments about your first day. If you have any great ideas to share, PLEASE do! Wishing you all a VERY HAPPY FIRST DAY!
Hey, folks. When you get a chance check out our lovely South Carolina DEN Leadership Chairwoman on the DEN blog. Go to www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com. Way to go, MaryAnn! Putting South Carolina on the map!
The challenge is here… what are you doing to help boost South Carolina’s STAR Educator membership? If you are not sure what the challenge is … Scott Kinney, Director of DEN challenged the SC Leadership to raise membership to 100 members by SC Ed Tech (October 24, 2007). Presently, we have 71 STAR Educators. We [...]
Hey, folks. We talked about Second Life at our DEN meeting on Tuesday, July 31. Discovery’s Second Life Leadership Council is getting ready to get things rockin and rollin in our virtual home. For more information, please contact nancy.sharoff@gmail.com. DON’T MISS OUR FIRST PLANNED EVENT AT DEN HQ EDUISLAND II 98,95,21 Games! Demos! Dancing! Raffle [...]
I am still floating on a cloud after tonight’s dinner. The SC DEN kicked off the 2007-08 school year with an event in conjunction with the SCeTV summer workshops. It was so great to meet DEN members and potential DEN members throughout the state. About 35 DEN members and guests showed up for food and [...]
I’ve had the opportunity this school year to pilot a project to use GPS receivers with students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in Richland County School District One. The funding was provided by Ida Thompson, Director of Instructional Technology Services. The project has definitely been the highlight of my year. I had [...]
NECC is over and I am still thinking and reflecting about the conference. Last night I felt like a rock star. I saw my name on iTunes… I had to do the happy dance for the true geek that I am. While in Atlanta, Steve Dembo invited me and, FL DEN member, Tom Turner to [...]
The first day of the convention has been incredible. This year, the movement to Web 2.0 is making an impact. There are so many free tools available to be used in the classroom. Our next question is how do we get the firewall a little more open in some of our districts? Today I ran [...]
This morning … I am off again to Atlanta. NECC here I come. I managed to be home for 36 hours after the DEN National Institute. If you are going to be at NECC and you want to be a guest blogger email me! Send me the blog post and any pictures you want added. [...]
The institute is coming to an end… We are watching final projects this morning in the HD theatre. Its amazing how different everyone’s movie is. Its been a fun week. Yesterday was dedicated to the actual creation of the movie. I will post it in teachertube when I get home and embed it below. The [...]
Ok, after a long day of work, we were rewarded with a dinner on the roof top of the Discovery Communications building. The weather cooperated and it was beautiful; low humidy and sunny. After we took a three hour tour of the District of Columbia. Of course it wasn’t just a tour, we still needed [...]
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