This seemed to be one of the common themes presented at FETC this year. The DEN Day of Discovery at Sea World started with Scott Kinney’s presentation, which included the You-Tube video – Joe’s Non-Netbook. This video shows how disconnected our students are with their classroom texts. Discovery’s very own Hall Davidson presented an eye [...]
Our Day of Discovery started with an enlightening presentation from Scott Kinney. Check out the YouTube video Joe’s Netbook to see why textbooks in the classroom are becoming a thing of the past. This video was created by a student too!
Get out your calendars and save the date, FETC is January 13 – 15th in Orlando, FL! If you are planning to attend the conference, be sure to check out the Discovery Education sessions that will be held during the conference. For a complete list, visit the FETC Schedule. Ed Begley, Jr. will be the [...]
Right now I am sitting in Bradenton at an in person event of SCIcon hosted by Bekka Stasny. We are learning a lot and having fun getting to know each other and share ideas on how to make science more fun. However, it is not to late to join us either in person or virtually. [...]
What do you get when you mix DE streaming, DE Science and the plethora of free resources available through Discovery education? The perfect formula of a fun filled day! Also known as: Join the DEN community for our first ever Science-themed virtual conference! Saturday, January 9, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Drop [...]
Mark your calendars for FETC (Florida Educational Technology Conference) Jan. 13 – 15 and put a star next to Jan. 13th. Why? The infamous DEN pre-conference event will take place from 8:30 – 2:30 at Sea World Orlando. Come one and all for a fantastic day of discovery to kick off FETC. Space is limited [...]
Are you looking for great resources for integrating STEM concepts? Then take a look at the new STEM connect tab in the teacher center of Discovery Streaming. It is an excellent collection of clips, lesson plans, etc. that will make it easy to integrate science, technology, engineering , and math into your science or math [...]
The Thanksgiving holiday is about taking the time to reflect upon what we are thankful for. One of the things that I am thankful for is the cornucopia of resources that DE has to offer. It is a virtual buffet of educational and professional resources, however it still amazes me that some of my colleagues [...]
If you attended the Sea World Day of Discovery, you received a trial version of Nettrekker, compliments of Danielle Abernethy and Nettrekker. This is a valuable resource and our own DEN LC Member Tom Turner will be presenting a session on how to use Geocaching and Nettrekker at FETC this year. If you would like [...]
Please watch the video of our Palm Beach School Districts for the MILLIONTH stream….
Hello World! The November 7th Sea World event was a great eye-opener! Our group’s quest was to find out as much as we could about sharks for the day. We spent several minutes hunting and finding the ‘Shark Den’ and once we arrived, we watched the sharks swim and took many pictures! From there, we [...]
What a great day so far. A group of 40 educators have gathered together for a day of discovery at Sea World. The first task of the day was to search the park for an animal of your choice and collect waypoints and information. Once the group returned to the classroom, they began building information [...]
The Florida Leadership Council is preparing for a day of discovery at Sea World on Saturday, November 7th. We will be diving into discovery and learning how to practically apply geocaching to our classroom. Stay tune to find out more about this exciting day!
This weekend was the Tech or Treat virtual conference. I hope that you were able to attend a few of the sessions that were offered. They were all excellent. However, if you missed one of the presentations, they will archive them on the DEN site starting next week. One that you can catch right now [...]
Why wait for Halloween for Treats? Sign up for the Fall Virtual Conference! Here are the Top Ten reasons to attend as written by Lance Rougeux. 10. College football is overrated. 9. The digital treats you’ll take away won’t cause cavities. 8. You can attend in your pajamas (virtually or in-person, we’re flexible). 7. Two [...]
By Cheryl Watford, Network Manager, Auburndale Senior High School, Polk County Can you create an example for your subject area? For the TITLE, choose an emotion or a color that represents your Unit Topic along with a nickname. (You will not mention the subject anywhere in the writing.) Sentence 1: Choose one of the following… · While in class [...]
Come join NE Florida DEN for an incredible day of Professional Development, both virtual and Face 2 Face. Check out the Amazing Virtual Presentation Agenda Saturday, October 24, 2009 9 AM to 2 PM ET Cost: FREE Location: Region 2 FDLRS/ATEN Lab -141 Ferry Road, East Palatka Directions to: Region 2 FDLRS/ATEN Lab See attached [...]
The DEN is looking for a few good gurus. Do you have what it takes? Do you want to be one of the fab five for the inaugural year? Here is the nitty gritty but you can check out all the details on the DEN National Blog. DEN Gurus will: be featured as regular contributors [...]
Science Fair. Mutter those words to students and they will either jump for joy or groan. Mention the words to parents and they often will groan louder. Somehow over the years science fair has gotten a bad name. Could it be that students are expected to conduct an experiment at home with little time spent [...]
By Cheryl Watford, Network Manager, Polk County Schools As we begin our journey of becoming teachers, one of the biggest challenges is to learn how to do an adequate, efficient, lengthy, informative lesson plan. We are taught key features that must be included in that lesson, such as guided practice, independent practice, review, bellwork, reasoning, [...]
As we return back to school our county mandates that we spend 8 days teaching the students how to be a scientist. The first two days I conducted my own experiments and the kids really enjoyed the activities. On the following day, I decided to use the textbook and see how the students responded. It [...]
If you are like me, school has started this week and you are busy with meetings and getting our classroom ready for open house and the first day of school. If you resemble this remark, you may have also signed up for some of the amazing summer school webinars only to discover that your school [...]
If you live near the Orlando area and would like to attend the Orlando Science Center’s Open House, mark your calendar for Saturday, August 29. You will need to RSVP either by email or phone. The flyer below contains all the information about the event. Let me know if you plan to attend and we [...]
Teachers, do you want to be appreciated? Do you enjoy receiving goody bags full of teacher supplies? If so, this Saturday, August 15, 2009 is your lucky day. Staples and Office Depot are hosting their annual Teacher Appreciation Events at 9:00am. Bring your id and sign up to join their teacher rewards program. Staples offers a great deal for [...]
The University of Minnesota is doing a study on the impact of Twitter in the classroom. Check out the video showing the students actively engaged in their English course using iMacs and Twitter.
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