Wufoo Spring Virtual Conference: Kansas City, MO Join us for a free day of professional development and networking as we “Connect the Thoughts” with the Discovery Educator Network. Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. St. Therese 7207 NW Hwy 9 Kansnas City, MO 64152 Event contact: Amy Cordova (CordovaA@pcriii.k12.mo.us) Name * First [...]
Spring Virt Con 2010 (This is a re-post from the National DEN Blog via Lance Rougeux) Connect the Thoughts! Saturday, April 24, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Cost? FREE Register today! All times ET. 9 AM Connections, Conversations, and Collaborations: Creating a Personal Learning Network That Works For You Lee Kolbert, DEN Guru, [...]
DEN Spring Training 2010 March 20 to May 21 Three Ways to Play Calculate your DEN Activity Level (DAL) Host a Spring Training event and earn a set of three DEN recycling bags for your classroom Upload a resource to the DEN Educator Resources library and earn a “Beyond the Textbook” t-shirt
March March 12 – DEN Summer Institute 2010 application opens March 20 – DEN Spring Training 2010 begins March 26 – LC Election Process begins March 31 – Deadline for LCs to submit Event Request form for Spring Virtual Conference in-person events April April 12 – Deadline for DEN Summer Institute applications and April LC [...]
Everyone had a great time and learned a lot about Digital Photography at MO Digital Photography Day. We have set up a WIKI for you to post your pictures to and continue to learn about didgital photography. http://modenlcphotoday.wikispaces.com/ We are also posting some pictures on the blog so stay tuned as we update the [...]
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MSTA will be hosting a workshop to help educators improve their students’ information literacy. Brian Mull will present Cultivating a World-Class Work Ethic on Monday, June 7 in Springfield. The workshop will offer techniques to embed information literacy across the curriculum and to develop students into active contributors in their classroom. Mull is the director [...]
Come join us on March 6 from 9:30-2:00 for a day of Digital Learning. Start at 9:30 am at Einstein Bagle at Crown Center. While eating a bagel and drinking a cup of coffee, learn how to take great digital pictures under the instruction of Jim Rogers, professional photographer. At 10:30 venture out into the [...]
Hello from METC. We know not everyone is able to attend the conference this year so we’ve scheduled a free post-METC wrap-up webinar. Join us as we discuss the highlights of METC 2010 with some of the presenters from this year’s conference.Please go here and click on the “We Missed You at METC” webinar [...]
Winter Conference Season The DEN team is traveling all over the country this month for a fantastic series of state conferences. Follow the DEN blog as the team shares our adventures. This past week we went way beyond textbook at TCEA and didn’t let the snow get in the way at METC. Discovery Education [...]
METC is a week away and I’m excited about getting together with everyone again. We have two things going on during METC. First, is an opportunity to present during one of our concurrent sessions. We are looking for 3-4 presenters to simply talk about how they or they’re students have used digital media in the [...]
DEN Virtual Conference – April 24 – The Missouri LC will be hosting a number of face-to-face events across the state in conjunction with the Spring Virtual Conference. Saint Therese will be the site for the Kansas City stars to attend. Please check back for other locations. DEN Geocaching Day – May 22 – Kansas and [...]
What are your thoughts about the new IPAD from Apple? Are planning on purchasing one? Post your thoughts. If you are one of the first to buy one post your reaction here and share with your Missouri Dens Stars.
METC is right around the corner and we look forward to seeing you there. Discovery Education will be located at booth # 2. Featured Speaker Lance Rougeux, Mike Bryant, Brad Weir and Brad Hagaman from Discovery will be in attendance. Be sure to check-out Lance’s sessions: Science, Literacy and Technology -Lance Rougeux (Elementary, Middle, High) [...]
EdTechConnect with Alan Levine Featured presenter Alan Levine, the author of CogDogBlog, will share his astounding 50+ ways to create a digital story! The session will cover a basic basic story development that can be created in a web 2.0 tool using images, audio, and/or video. Don’t miss it!Register now!
The Missouri and Kansas Leadership Councils met this weekend to plan and strategize events for the Spring. Below are just two of the events we have planed so far. Check back often for updates and we hope to see you at our events! DEN Virtual Conference – April 24 – The Missouri LC will be [...]
The DEN Can Change the World: Win a Trip to NSTA in Philadelphia, PA The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students the opportunity, tools and inspiration to become active agents of environmental change. Elementary and middle school classes from across the country can participate in the challenge to create sustainable, reproducible environmental [...]
Upcoming Webinars Discovery Connect with Michio Kaku from the Science Channel Tuesday, January 19 at 4 PM ET EdTechConnect with Cheryl Lemke Wednesday, January 20 at 7 PM ET
Check out these ideas for making reading and reporting back more interesting. There are some great ideas. If you have other ideas please shaare. The 10 tech alternatives to book reports can be found at: http://theapple.monster.com/benefits/articles/8529-10-technology-enhanced-alternatives-to-book-reports?page=2 Kelly Tenkely | TheApple.com 1. Let students create a cartoon version of the book they have just finished. Use a [...]
*Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* – The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (http://wecanchange.com ) is open to K-8 this year and next year it will be K-12. Since this is a program that the vast majority (and next year everyone) of the community can participate in I wanted to truly enroll [...]
Join us for the DEN 2009 Fall Virtual Conference. This unique event provides a combination of face to face in person experiences with high caliber virtual presentations. The net result? A day of learning and networking like none other you’ve experience before! View face-to-face locations and register here.
It’s that time of year again. The school year is new and full of promise and excitement. While you are making your plans for the year, be sure to check our web site and Discovery Educator’s Network for awesome ideas that you can use in your classroom. Also, Missouri DEN Leadership Council is planning many [...]
MO DEN Sponsors Geocaching and Winery Tour When: July 2 from 2:00-8:00 Where: Les Bourgeois Vineyards in Rocheport, MO (Just West of Columbia, MO -Exit 115 off I-70) Les Bourgeois Vineyards12847 W Highway BbRocheport, MO 65279Bring a co-teacher and join the MO DEN LC for a unique and free professionaldevelopment and networking opportunity. We [...]
Missouri DEN participated in Discovery’s Geocashing Day on June 6, in Platte City. Everyone had a great time. We are planning on launching our Travel bug on July 2 in Rocheport Missouri and tour the winery and have dinner. If you would like to participate comment on this blog and leave your email address. DiscoveryEducation [...]
DEN Virtual Conference: Register Today! Register Today! Spring Into Action with the DEN and join thousands of educators who are passionate about integrating media into their instruction and collaborating with each other to improve student achievement. During this unique (and free) professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many [...]
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