If you participated in our Spring Virtual Conference or our Teacher Appreciation Week, then you already know that change was in the air. Well, today we go live! The next generation of the DEN community website is up and we couldn’t be more thrilled. It features an all new look and feel, designed to keep [...]
Are you coming to ISTE 2010 in Denver? Do you love using your Discovery Education content on your SMARTBoard? Would you like to help create MORE for yourself and for others? Attend the SMART/Discovery Education Content Creation Seminar!! Discover how to create professional, interactive and sharable SMART Notebook™ software lesson activities built from the award [...]
If you participated in our Spring Virtual Conference or our Teacher Appreciation Week, then you already know that change was in the air. Well, today we go live! The next generation of the DEN community website is up and we couldn’t be more thrilled. It features an all new look and feel, designed to keep [...]
All Georgia educators are invited to attend the Discovery Educator Network Virtual Conference on Saturday, April 24th. The theme for this virtual conference is “Connect the Thoughts” and we are featuring an amazing lineup of presenters from the U.S. and Canada. In addition to the thousands of educators we anticipate joining virtually, our DEN Leadership [...]
The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is now open for entries for 2010. The challenge is the nation’s premier science competition for students in grades 5 through 8. Ten finalists will be selected to receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in the final challenge in October. The winner will [...]
Are you looking to bolster STEM learning in the classroom? Do you want access to top STEM scientists, thought-leaders and innovators? Then you’ll most definitely want to apply attend the Siemens STEM Institute! The Siemens STEM Institute is a one-of-a-kind immersion program that promotes hands-on, real-world integration of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in [...]
Connect the Thoughts! Saturday, April 24, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Cost? FREE Register today! All times ET. DEN Spring Virt Con View more documents from lrougeux. 9 AM Connections, Conversations, and Collaborations: Creating a Personal Learning Network That Works For You Lee Kolbert, DEN Guru, Palm Beach County, FL Thanks to the [...]
The DEN Summer Institute for 2010 will take place from July 18-23, 2010 at Bentley University in Waltham, MA just twenty minutes west of Boston. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with fellow STAR Discovery Educators from all over during an exclusive, intensive, week-long networking and professional development event. Apply today! March 12 DEN [...]
Welcome to DEN Spring Training 2010! From now until May 21st STAR Discovery Educators have the opportunity to show how active they are in the DEN. Below are twenty challenges that test whether you are still working your way up from the Grapefruit League or if you are ready for Cooperstown. Take a look and then [...]
The DEN team is here at Arizona State University for the 30th annual Microcomputers in Education Conference. Steve Dembo (a.k.a. Teach 42) is keynoting MEC this year. Join the DEN team in the Discovery Education room L1-42 for a series of engaging presentations facilitated by the Steve Dembo, Justin Karkow, Jen Dorman, Brad Hagaman, Darnai [...]
The Mid-America Association for Computers in Education (MACE) is hosting their annual education technology conference in Manhattan, Kansas, and the Kansas Leadership Council and DEN team are out in force! Visit Brad Hagaman at the Discovery Education booth at the Kansas State University Alumni Hall. He is sharing updates from Discovery Education. Ask him about [...]
As you may have read, Lodge McCammon was one of our presenters at the DEN PreCon Day at PETE&C and did a fantastic job sharing how to create simple, powerful music videos with your students. Attendees were put into groups and each created a video of their own. So in the spirit of friendly competition, [...]
To advance a new generation of education technology leaders, Discovery Education, renowned for its quality content and digital media services in over half of all US schools, and Wilkes University, a leader in graduate education, have teamed up to create the online Master of Science degree in Instructional Media. To thrive in the 21st [...]
Discovery is in the Music City – Nashville, Tennessee – for the Tennessee Education Technology Conference. We are excited to join hundreds of Tennessee educators and our Tennessee Leadership Council for this fantastic conference at the Nashville Convention Center. Discovery is sponsoring a series of 13 breakout sessions and the keynote presentation – Discovery’s own [...]
Okay, while it wasn’t exactly a “storm” over 100 educators from 39 districts across Kentucky flooded (couldn’t resist) the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville for a Day of Discovery sponsored by Discovery Education and Kentucky Educational Television. Participants were invited to attend a series of interactive workshops delivered by Discovery Education staff that explored ways [...]
In order to maintain your STAR status, you must report at least two of your events for the 2008-2009 school year by August 31, 2009. What is an event? An event is any time you share the power of Discovery with 3 or more colleagues. Share an integration idea over lunch with your grade-level team. [...]
I used Google Earth often when I was in the classroom. I used it to reinforce geographic literacy and engage my high school social studies students with a colorful and interactive data visualization. Today, I’ll be presenting “Two Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere with Discovery Education and Google Earth” as part of the DEN Summer School [...]
VoiceThread is one of my favorite Web 2.0 applications for education and it’s a perfect partner for Discovery Education’s rich media content. I will be featuring VoiceThread during the August 25, 2009, DEN Summer School Webinar. You can access the resources from this webinar by clicking below. The webinar archive will be available on the [...]
Get ready for a new school year with the DEN! Tell a colleague, invite your principal and join us for Summer School with the DEN. Enroll today at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar. All sessions begin at 11 AM ET. These sessions are recorded and the presentation resources and archives will be made available at: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/summer-school Web 2.0 Week [...]
I love the ways that Google Earth allows you to explore and interact with highly engaging visual data. So, when I came across kmlfactbook I nearly flipped! kmlfactbook allows users to tap into the data contained in the CIA World Factbook and the World Resources Institues EarthTrends. Registered users can also upload their own data [...]
I came across a pretty cool website that might be of interest to teachers and students at the start of the school year. ThoughtAudio.com is a website that offers free MP3 streams and downloads of audio books. Here’s a sampling of some school readings. Call of the Wild – Jack London The Prince – Nicollo [...]
The 2009 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, hosted by the Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), is now open for entries. In addition, the challenge has expanded to include elementary school students as well as middle school students this year. The deadline for elementary level entries is January [...]
I’m looking to put together the ultimate playlist for DEN events and I need your help. Please think of some great songs and complete the form below. Click here to access the published version of the playlist. Loading… Image Citation: Music Note Character. . 2009. Discovery Education. 17 August 2009 <http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
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In order to maintain your STAR status, you must report at least two of your events for the 2008-2009 school year by August 31, 2009. What is an event ? An event is any time you share the power of Discovery with 3 or more colleagues. Share an integration idea over lunch with your grade-level [...]
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