If they you have a Second Life avatar, let the DEN in Second Life know. You can earn credit for Illinois and Second Life. You just need to put their Second Life name with their Real Life name. http://groups.google.com/group/den-in-sl
DEN Spring Training is back! This year the DEN coaches are scouting talent for the All-STAR team as well as looking for some new prospects to join the DEN squad. You have a couple ways to impress the coaches during DEN Spring Training and earn some DEN gear. Renegotiate Your Contract Every year STAR Discovery [...]
Application Deadline for DEN Summer Institutes is April 11. If you’re interested in joining your fellow STAR Discovery Educators for a week of professional development, networking and fun, you have one week left to apply. The application for the DEN National Institute (July 21-25, 2008) and the DEN Leadership Council Institute (July 14-18, 2008) will [...]
The Tech Forum Chicago (Midwest) Conference will take place on Friday, April 25, 2008 at the Marriott Hickory Ridge Conference Hotel in Lisle, Illinois. Program Topics Include: Web 2.0 Best Practices Policies, Safety and Social Networking Reaching ALL Students with Help from Technology Google and Other Tools for 21st Century Cartographers Digital Storytelling Showcase Who [...]
We have not talked about the process of becoming a Star Member much so I thought it might be time to revisit this process. Visit the following link as it is very comprehensive. http://community.discoveryeducation.com/star/index.html. Please post a comment if you know of someone’s question and we can help out! I have to say that the [...]
DEN Networking Social Thursday, February 28 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pheasant Run Resort • Pool Atrium Presentations by Comcast & Discovery Education Sneak peak at upcoming additions to Discovery Education streaming and beyond. Registration Page DEN Booth Presentations 20 min DEN STAR presentations in the booth Sign-up to Help-Out or Present at the [...]
For the upcoming issue of the ICE CUBE we are putting out a call for articles written by students! Inspired by David Jakes’ article at the Techlearning.com blog. We are accepting his challenge, a call for educators, to ask students, to focus on what technology means within their learning experience. We are soliciting feedback, by [...]
Discovery Educator Network – Events DEN Networking Social Thursday, February 28 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pheasant Run Resort • Pool Atrium Presentations by Comcast & Discovery Education Sneak peak at upcoming additions to Discovery Education streaming and beyond. Registration Page DEN Booth Presentations 20 min DEN STAR presentations in the booth Sign-up to [...]
Check out http://goldenappleten.org / http://goldenapple.org/ Golden Apple’s Teaching Excellence Network is a place to create, experiment, debate, connect, and explore the world of teaching with other excellent educators. The Golden Apple Foundation advances the teaching profession by: Recruiting and preparing highly motivated individuals to become teachers in Illinois schools of greatest need Providing professional development [...]
Who was lucky enough to attend : Adlai Stevenson High School to host “Virtual” Discovery Educator Network Conference Please post some feedback for us…
Connect with educators from all over the country during this unique professional development experience where you can attend in-person, online, or both. When: Saturday, February 2nd from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm Where: Adlai E. Stevenson High School, 1 Stevenson Drive, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 in the East Commons, Room 4400 Register by Clicking Here: Select [...]
Acceptance letters and emails are being sent out for the TECH 2008 presentations at the State Capitol. Your email will look something like this… Congratulations! Your school/district has been selected to participate in ECH 2008 on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the State Capitol Building in pringfield! An acceptance packet containing detailed information about the [...]
The deadline to apply to participate in TECH 2008 at the State Capitol Building is Monday, January 14th! If you haven’t already submitted an application, and would like to, please do so by Monday. Applications are being accepted online at http://www.springfieldtech2000.org LOCATION: State Capitol Building, Springfield, IL WHO SHOULD APPLY: Teams of four (1 teacher [...]
Hey everyone… Who is going to IL-TCE 2008 “Learning without Boundaries” Feb. 26-29, 2008? This is the biggest Tech Education event in Illinois. Workshops begin February 26th and 27th and the main events take place February 28th and 29th. Organizers of the event want to encourage you all to register asap as they will cancel [...]
The Irving Independent School District in Irving, Texas has an annual Technology Media Fair. This year, the district has opened up several categories for online judging. The hope, above all, is that this will help keep district students excited about technology and about sharing their work with a global audience. This is where you come [...]
Today’s entry is really a question and a promotion for a project I am trying to put together for Middle School students. What are we doing in Illinois to address the ethical use of technology? Scott Meech is trying to put together a project for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students that will address ethical [...]
Congratulations on joining the IL DEN. Carine (Wadsworth), Rebecca (Lindenhurst), and Carol from (Northfield). We look forward to your contributions. As the IL DEN continues to grow, does anyone have any suggestions for the council? Let us know… This might also be a good time to revisit the Council members as well. Here was the [...]
Hey… Nominate Illinois’ tech savvy superintendents. I am not trying to get brownie points with my superintendent, but I nominated her for the award. The district has made some very impressive technology changes and more are on the horizon. The best aspect of her leadership in my opinion is her own modeling of technology. As [...]
Hey everyone… Most of us who read this blog are focused on improving technology use in Illinoois. Here is an amazing opportunity to really make a difference. Let’s stop shouting from the mountaintops… Let’s get some face time with the people who are making some very important decisions about education in Illinois. DATE OF TECH [...]
Are you presenting at ITEC? Let us know …. Here are the people that we have heard from who are Discovery Educators and will be presenting this week: Bette Nelson: Thursday at 3:25 in the Sangamon Room. Her presentation is on Meeting Illinois Science Standards in 4th Grade. Lauri VanDerVoorn: Friday morning – Her presentation [...]
It is fast approaching the holiday season and things are already hectic in my part of the state. Turkeys and Pilgrims are beginning to appear in the hallways and my first graders came back from music this week with songs and parts to practice for the December music program. Along with all of this [...]
Many educators push for more inclusion of technology such as Steve Dembo (click here for his blog entry on students taking technology underground because schools won’t let them use it). There are others who would like education to take a step back to rethink how we are using it (New York School repeals laptop program). [...]
The Illinois DEN would like to highlight any educators in Illinois who are blogging about technology and education. We posted a few to get it started. Please let us know of others so we can highlight your work!
Jesse White is Illinois’ Secretary of State and State Archivist. Most everyone thinks about his department and his job in regards to the DMV. No, that isn’t the Demilitarized Zone, even though many are reminded of one when they are standing in line for hours to get their license updated. Another of his major responsibilities [...]
Registration is now open for the 14th Annual Illinois Education and Technology Conference (IETC)! http://www.il-edtech.org DATE OF CONFERENCE: Thursday, Nov. 15 – Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL WHAT IS IETC? This conference is an exciting opportunity which will educators, technology coordinators and others interested in improving quality of education, an [...]
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