Let’s face it, gather over 100 educators, stir in some DEN-tastic professional development and you have the makings of a fairly AWESOME week. It’s taken me a while to process the tips and tricks I picked up from my colleagues (and I’m still finding notes hidden in various iPad apps!). The purpose of this post [...]
Do you like to make your images interactive? Would you like to do so very, very easily? Some of you may have come across a ‘fairly’ new web application recently called ThingLink but don’t just read the homepage, head on over to the Gallery to REALLY get a feel for what this application can do! (It [...]
Image Source: Flickr.com Shareski I think, no, I KNOW, it was a Dean Shareski image — the leaping family taken around the world. I can remember at the time how awesome that was and what a wonderful memory those photographs were going to be for his children when they grew up (and for Dean when [...]
That’s right! Lisa Parisi (DEN STAR – NY) has had a book published by ISTE titled, ‘Making Connections with Blogging: Authentic Learning for Today’s Classroom’ with co-author Brian Crosby. The expected publication date is May 20, 2012, but if you head on over to the link you can pre-order it. I had a chance to [...]
I don’t know about you, but I had a blast sharing out my bag of treats at the DEN Virtual Conference on Saturday, October 22, 2011. I locked myself in my daughter’s room (having sent my husband and German Shepherd on a 2 hour errand) surrounded by my MacBook, my laptop, my iPad, the iPevo [...]
Image Source: Flickr.com janineomg I’m SUPER PSYCHED to be part of the Virtual Conference this year. I’ll be presenting at 10 a.m. (EST), so set those alarm clocks! My session is titled, ‘No Tricks, Just Treats’ and I’ll be featuring goodies from my tech bag. And since one of DEN’s mottos is, ‘We Are Our [...]
Please note that the GeoCaching Day at Locust Grove for May 21 has been cancelled.
Image Source: Flickr.com cachemania Register here for the New York Discovery Educator Network Geocaching Day at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, New York. This event will run from 9:00 a.m – 1:00 pm on May 21, 2011. The Educational Staff from Locust Grove will share information about their programs during this event. Then we will learn [...]
That’s right! “Macrowikinomics” on October 9th, right in New York City. Find out more about the New York event here.We hope we’ll see you there!
Yup! That’s right! *FREE*!!!! Click here to join now.Read up on all the benefits you will enjoy with your *FREE* NYSCATE membership.So what are you waiting for? Head on over and sign up (for *FREE*) today!
This just in (copy/pasted from an email to me):And yes, that would be FULL conference registration AND two (2) nights at a hotel!!! WOOHOO! A message to all members of NYSCATE What makes you NYSCATE?NYSCATE means so many things to so many people. We want to know more about what NYSCATE means to you, and [...]
Yes, that would be ‘Faire’ (with an ‘e’). Regardless, you might be interested in the upcoming (YIKES! THIS SATURDAY!) event at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. The Hall of Science is a hands-on science and technology center with over 400 exhibits. WOW! (That’s A LOT of exhibits!)This [...]
Now that we’re all back in school (notice that I didn’t say ‘back in the swing of things’!) I think you all deserve a break. I can’t offer you any days off (yet!), but I can offer you an hour of listening to some amazing music at 2DP! Max Kleene will be joining us tomorrow [...]
WOOHOO!!! Two of our New York DEN LC members, Lisa Parisi and Christine Southard, are featured in an Edutopia article, ‘How to Teach with Technology: Social Studies‘. Take a moment out of your day to read it, and if you would like to read the entire article, you can check it out here.
Mark your calendars (and check your time zones!!!! The times listed are Singapore times!) as Second Life ™ is hosting an Education Fiesta over a two day period. Here’s the information: All the time listed are Singapore Time (UTC / GMT +8 hrs). Ms. Erin Reilly will be giving the Keynote on Monday, September 6th [...]
As you know, DEN in SL is located on one of the EduIslands. What you might not know is that we have a fabulous and fantastic ‘landlord’, Fleet. If you’ve attended some of our major galas you might have had the opportunity to glimpse this ‘furry’ — his avatar is a squirrel. Anyway, we just [...]
If you don’t already know about the 2010 Reform Symposium which begins tonight and runs through Sunday then please do yourself a favor and check out their website. A detailed schedule of events can be found by clicking on ‘Schedule’ along the top menu. I hope you’ll stop in for Kevin Jarrett’s presentation, ‘Second Life [...]
It’s not too late! Teachers have until August 31st to take advantage of the King Tut exhibit at the Discovery Times Square Exposition on 44th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. Every TUESDAY, if you purchase 1 ticket, you get 1 ticket FREE with a valid teacher ID.
Let’s face it….IF you have to go to school in the summer, then the DEN Summer School is the place to go!There are lots of ‘courses’ being offered between August 2nd and August 19th. The first week will focus on digital storytelling, where I’m certain you’ll get many great ideas to implement digital storytelling in [...]
The response was soooooooooooo overwhelming for the Day of Discovery that we are now opening registration for a SECOND Day of Discovery. Due to the overwhelming response for our first event on August 24th, Discovery Education and Cablevision’s Power to Learn are pleased to announce a second Back?to?School Day of Discovery at Cablevision’s Headquarters in [...]
Passing this along from ISTE: Are you a veteran of ISTE Conferences and willing to share? Are you a newbie to ISTE 2010? Do you have questions? Do you want hints and tips from the vets of ISTE Conferences? If the answer is YES to any of these questions please join us at Red Rocks [...]
Hot of the press, and shared with you! Thursday, June 10, 2010, 5 PM SLT/8PM Eastern Tracer Mankind performs in ISTE Denver Metaverse Celebrate summer… celebrate ISTE 2010 conference…celebrate ISTE Denver Metaverse! Come early and stay late! Explore the ISTE Denver conference build in SL, visit with friends, and listen to Tracer Mankind concert at [...]
Virtual Helping Hands is hosting Helen Keller Day in Second Life on June19th. “Named for a true innovator in accessibility, Helen Keller Day is a community-event that explores how and why to employ, educate, entertain, and engage everyone through virtual worlds.” If you would like to find out more (the wheres, the hows, the whats), [...]
If you’re going to ISTE 2010 you’ll want to read the following. It’s a wonderful offer from ISTE and I can tell you from past experience that the name badges are AWESOME! Hi all, If you are heading to Denver and would like a Second Life name tag with your avi pic on it, [...]
I know, I know…we’re all in the midst of ‘end of school’ madness and the LAST thing on your mind is next year. BUT! I would strongly suggest that you make an exception for a sneak peak at what is in store at DEN for the start of the 2010 school year.If you haven’t received [...]
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