How would you complete these sentences? Tech integration is _____________________. Tech integration isn’t _____________________. Head on over to DENvice and share your ideas! DENvice team member and Virginia LC member Cynthia Treichler is leading our conversation this week. And, another enormous thank you to Mark Case for chatting about geocaching last week! If you missed last [...]
DEN Geocaching Day is this Saturday, May 18th! Interested in learning more about geocaching? You’re in luck! DEN STAR Mark Case is sharing his love of geocaching this week on DENvice. Mark is a geocaching expert! Join him each day to chat about different geocaching topics. So far this week, Mark has laid out the basics [...]
Warning. Inner-geek shining through in this post. Members of the DENvice team, namely Selena Ward and I, enjoy a small obsession with finding the perfect wallpaper for our laptops and mobile devices. Now, we don’t spend tons of time staring at our home screens- some days we barely see them at all. However, even a quick glance [...]
Steve Dembo, Director of Social Media and Online Community for Discovery Education, joins us on DENvice this week to chat about all things Web 2.0. Steve will be discussing different tools and resources throughout the week. Here is Monday’s DENvice post: Alrighty! Let’s get this show on the road! Since I’ve got a book coming out soon [...]
The DENvice team would like thank everyone who contributed to this week’s DENmazing conversation. Check out the results from our App Smackdown!
This week on DENvice, Zulma’s hosting a smackdown! Share your favorite apps and how you are using them in your classroom. What are your favorite apps? How have your favorite apps benefited your students? How have they increased student achievement? Share it out! We look forward to a great conversation this week. Thanks to all of [...]
This week on DENvice, we welcome DEN Guru and Digital Diva, Nancy Sharoff. This week’s question: How can I use Discovery Streaming images to enhance teaching and learning? Visit us and share your thoughts with Nancy. Two additional notes: In case you missed our Spring VirtCon session, DENvice Live!, you can find our session resources [...]
This week on DENvice, we welcome North Carolina LC member and all around great guy Mark Case. Mark wants to hear your ideas on how the DEN and Discovery Education resources can help with student service projects. This week’s question: Service Learning is the opportunity for our KIDS to do some type of service [...]
Stop, collaborate and listen…this week on DENvice we welcome our own STEM superhero, Zulma Whiteford. Zulma is looking for creative ways to continue STEM education outside the classroom. Here is her question: STEM education supports curiosity, exploration, discovery, higher-level thinking, logical reasoning, collaboration and problem solving, both inside and outside the classroom. What types of [...]
Discovery Education has joined forces with Sanford Heath and WebMD to create Fit 4 the Classroom. This site has amazing resources to help your students get moving, exercise healthy eating habits and think about making health conscious decisions throughout their day. My fellow DENvice team member Zulma Whiteford loves the Fit 4 the Classroom resources for her health classes. [...]
This week on DENvice, our amazing moderator is DENvice team member and Maryland LC member Selena Ward. Selena is incredibly passionate about giving her students opportunities to express themselves creatively. Here is this week’s question: In Kindergarten, students believe they are artists and have no fear when they create. For every year students are in [...]
This week on DENvice we welcome Dr. Lodge McCammon! We are super excited for a great week of sharing and learning. View the video for this week’s question. Then, head over to DENvice to share your thoughts with Dr. Lodge. Make sure to check out Dr. Lodge at NC State’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and [...]
Last night on the DEN Social Media and Blog Team Meeting the idea of using collaborative boards on Pinterest came up as a potential way for DEN Stars to share ideas. This is a fantastic idea! Collaborative boards are easy to set up and can be a great way to for DEN Stars to connect. [...]
Time is ticking! The Doodle 4 Google contest closes next Friday, March 22nd. There’s still time if your students haven’t started doodling yet. Head over to the official contest site and download a drawing template and an Entry Form. The Educator’s Guide has fantastic resources for lesson ideas and managing the contest. Recently, I changed the wallpaper on my [...]
This week on DENvice we welcome one of our very favorite people, DEN Guru and South Carolina LC member Karen Ogen. This week’s question: How can I be an active member of the DEN? Hint from the DEN Princess, your answer might include the words – share, connect and support. Thank you to all of our [...]
This week at DENvice, we welcome STEM superheroes! Wisconsin LC member Peg Hartwig and Maryland LC member Zulma Whiteford are taking on DENvice. Peg and Zulma are passionate about integrating STEM education into classroom learning experiences. Join us for a conversation on how DE resources can assist teachers in addressing STEM initiatives. This week’s DENvice [...]
Have you registered for tomorrow’s live event? Behind the Scenes with the Google Doodlers Live from the Googleplex March 1, 2013 1pm ET Register Here Event Details: Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and innovators. [...]
This week’s DENvice question has already generated a great conversation. A giant thank you to all of our DEN friends who have contributed their ideas! DENvice’s question for this week: Dear DEN, What Learning Management System (LMS) are you using or considering? I am looking at Edmodo, Haiku and Schoology. What others should I consider? [...]
I have been thinking about this post. I am a bit reluctant to write it. DEN Stars tend to have a way with words that I do not have. While I feel exactly the same as so many others do about the DEN, I know that I cannot make my words truly express how I [...]
Have you registered for next Friday’s live event? Behind the Scenes with the Google Doodlers Live from the Googleplex March 1, 2013 1pm ET Register Here Event Details: Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and [...]
Two things I love happened today. First, I introduced the Doodle 4 Google contest to my students. My 7th and 8th classes cheered. (I am not sure about your 7th and 8th graders – but cheering for a project is not a normal occurrence in my middle school classes.) Second, we brainstormed as a class. Brainstorming [...]
DENvice welcomes the ever talented Heather Hurley! Heather is taking on this week’s question - What are some of the ways you are using the Writing Prompt builder to engage students? Visit the DENvice page and let us know how you use this amazing resource with your students. What is DENvice? DENvice is a place to [...]
This year’s Doodle 4 Google contest is underway. Join the DEN tomorrow night, Wednesday, February 13 for a conversation with Google Doodlers. Doubt the power of a doodle? Check out Smashing Magazine’s article, “I Draw Pictures All Day” and an entry from The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet, Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts. Get your [...]
Do your students doodle? Well, it’s time to harness those doodling powers! Encourage your students to exercise their creativity and enter the Doodle 4 Google contest. Doodle 4 Google is a nationwide competition open to all K-12 students. The contest challenges students to design an original doodle around a given theme. The winning doodle [...]
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