There are a lot of updates that happening with in Colorado. The first thing is that the Colorado LC is now on Facebook (is there anyone left in the US that is not on Facebook?) You can find us at: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoDEN You can also follow us on Twitter: @Colorado DEN In addition, we will be [...]
My “where-have-you-been-all-my-life” relationship with Discovery Education began six years ago when I started teaching special education in a district who subscribed to Discovery Education Streaming services. An epiphany! A wonder tool! A magic wand! Well–OK, that might be a slight exaggeration of my feelings. However, it is safe to say that I was definitely excited [...]
It is a snowy day in Denver, but things are warm and bright here at the Colorado Council International Reading Association conference. Yesterday was the kick off with an eye opening speech and presentation by David Allington called “We can teach them all to read but will we?” One of the more shocking statistics he [...]
Name Bio Photo Jason Cochrane I recently moved to Highlands Ranch, CO where I teach 6th grade math and science at Ben Franklin Academy. I came from Cedar Rapids, IA where I taught 9th and 10th grade science. In Iowa I acted as the blog coordinator for our LC. I had the opportunity to attend [...]
from Blog Chairman, John Christopher Happy New Year Colorado DEN STARs!! Our Colorado Leadership Council has officially launched! All of the LC members are excited and looking forward to a great year! Here’s what you will find in this month’s Colorado DEN Newsletter: Colorado Blog Meet Your Colorado LC! Upcoming Colorado Events Upcoming [...]
This week was a borderline technological nightmare for some of the staff at my school, me included. First the bulb on a projector attached to an interactive white board died with only half its estimated hours used. The teacher had to wait 4 days for a replacement bulb to arrive. Then the wireless projector in [...]
As an elementary school Technology Teacher, I get asked all the time, “What can I do to help my students at home?” My answer is usually short and simple – let your children see you using the computer. If you use the computer to send emails, pay bills, create your shopping list, edit photos, etc., [...]
By John Christopher, Colorado DEN Blog Chair This past Saturday, 40 educators attended the 2011 Fall Virtual Conference at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. It started off with an outstanding breakfast: eggs, pastries, bacon, I think there was fruit too…but who eats healthy when your at a conference? In addition to that, the [...]
Colorado LC members hosted their inaugural event at the DENver Museum of Nature and Science. Fifty-eight educators from across the Denver metro area gathered at the museum on October 22nd for a great day of fun and digital storytelling. The DMNS catered a delicious breakfast for everyone that was enjoyed during the virtual “Digital Storytelling: [...]
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