Remind 101- Text Messaging for Teachers
Remind 101 http://remind101.com/ is a site that allows teachers to set up computer-based text messaging. The service is currently free, and in Beta test mode. Check it out!
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Engage Your Students in Black History
Engage your students in the study of Black History by attending some of these informative museum sponsored events during Black History Month. View the Atlanta.net Civil Rights museums page (http://www.atlanta.net/civilrights/museums.html?ucid=P2011-004652) to find out where you and your students can see a replica of the Yates & Milton Drugstore which was one of Atlanta’s first black-owned [...]
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ios5 Support Group
If you recently updated to ios5 and/or received an iPhone for a gift- here are the top 5 tips I have shared with others. Please feel free to comment and post any additional tips for the greater good! TOP 5 TIPS I HAVE SHARED WITH NEW iOS5 USERS: 1- GRAPHICS IN TEXTS/MESSAGES: You can add [...]
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Five Ways to Introduce Students to the Georgia Legislature ~ by Patrice Weaver
This article is from the Georgia Public Broadcasting website and contains information applicable to all U.S. students. Click here to view the article in its entirety. The Georgia Legislative Session kicks off Monday January 9, 2012 Are you looking for ways to introduce your students to the work of the Georgia legislature? Do you want [...]
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Class Dojo- Web- Based Classroom Management
CLASS DOJO Class Dojo http://www.classdojo.com/ is a web-based real-time behavior management tool for classrooms. Right now it is in Beta testing mode, but it might be worth a try to look at the site and see what you think. It is free to sign up, and it also allows you to use your smartphone to document and [...]
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Louder Than A Bomb
The must see documentary Louder Than A Bomb premiers on the OWN Network tonight at 9:00 PM EST. The DVD will be released in March. This documentary chronicles the quest of four teen slam poetry teams to win the world’s largest teen poetry slam competition in the world. More than six hundred teens from sixty [...]
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Weebly in the Media Center
I recently purchased a yearly subscription to Weebly (www.weebly.com) for several reasons– 1- to allow my students to submit library book suggestions to me via email, 2- to give my students a place to ask technical questions via email, 3- to create an online “form” for staff members to submit purchasing requests. What I [...]
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Introducing Sandi Dennis from the GA DEN BLOG team!
Hello Georgia DEN blog readers! I’d like to introduce myself and let you know that I will be posting to the GA DEN blog on “Technology Tuesdays” this year! Name: Sandi Hollomon Dennis, Ed.S. Colleges Attended: University of Georgia/ University of West Georgia- Degrees in Media nd Instructional Technology Current Employer: [...]
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Games and STEM
Here is the next installment of the Games and STEM series. These games and interactives highlight STEM concepts while engaging students in the learning process. I have organized them in categories by science content. These games are exciting and wonderful ways to supplement the science curriculum, provide another avenue for concept exploration for your students, [...]
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Photos from Tech or Treat
Thanks Sandi for taking these great pictures! Click on the title link to view the Animoto I created from Sandi’s pics. Thanks Sandi for taking these great pictures!
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Virtual Museum Exhibits with Discovery Streaming, Qwiki, Wikimedia, and Glogster
View Canada Glog When my daughter was tasked with creating a virtual museum exhibit about Canada, I immediately seized upon the opportunity to introduce her to GlogsterEDU, her Discovery Student account, Qwiki, and Wikimedia commons. She completed her virtual museum exhibit organizer on Canada using pictures of landforms and an interactive population map from [...]
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Fun Tech Tools For the History Classroom
There are several great Web 2.0 tools that I just have to share with history teachers. I have used www.classtools.net for several years, and have created blog posts about this resource before. These tools have many great features to enhance learning in all subjects. Some of my favorite tools are the flash game generators, [...]
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Great Cybersafety Presentation at Tech or Treat!
We had a wonderful time at Tech or Treat today! One of the highlights was an informative GBI presentation on the The Georgia Cybersafety Initiative. For more information on this program, and to view the training webinar Cybersafety in the Age of Cyberbullying, visit the link from GPB below. The Georgia Cybersafety Initiative: http://www.gpb.org/education/cybersafetyintheageofcyberbullying Here [...]
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Using DE content and PhotoPeach to Create Visual Assessments
PhotoPeach and DEN content work great together when creating engaging visual quizzes to review content with students. http://photopeach.com/album/rmu0sr I created this quick quiz that was used as a warm up for my biology class to review plant tropisms. I used pictures from the writing prompts that accompany the Life video segment on plant tropisms, as [...]
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GA DEN Newsletter
Here is the first edition of our newsletter! GaDENOct11
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Great Games and Simulation Tools for teaching STEM Content! (P2)
It’s great to be a STEM teacher these days! We have a plethora of technology tools to help us improve teaching and learning in our classroom. One of the greatest tools for teaching science and math that I have used are online simulations. The following simulation products are my favorites and are similar in many [...]
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Join the Georgia DEN LC at GPB for Tech or Treat!
When: Saturday October 22, 2011 Who: Educators like you…bring a colleague! Where: Georgia Public Broadcasting 260 14th St NW Atlanta, GA 30318 When: 8:30am – 2:30pm Registration: http://bit.ly/GPBteachertechortreat Join fellow GPB Educators and your Georgia Leadership Council as we learn all about the latest updates to GPB Education and Discovery Education. We’ll also host local [...]
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Games and Interactives in the STEM Classroom (Part 1)
Toss out those old worksheets and engage your students in exploring STEM content with games and interactives! I will feature several games and interactive simulations that help bring science concepts to life for students in a series of blog posts on games and simulations for the STEM classroom. Use the featured sites in your classroom, [...]
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Spotlight on the Georgia DEN LC: Patrice Weaver
Patrice Weaver Operations Manager and DEN STAR Education Services Division Georgia Public Broadcasting Patrice Weaver is the Operations Manager of the Education Services Division of Georgia Public Broadcasting. Prior to being appointed Operations Manager she served as Senior Project Manager and Executive Producer for a variety of video projects. She has won two TELLY awards [...]
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Spotlight on the GA DEN LC: Monique Liles
GA DEN LC Blog Chair – Monique Liles Monique has been with the DEN for four years, and has 6 years of teaching experience. She is a special education teacher, and works with students with emotional behavior disorders. She is an advocate for bringing youth from at-risk to at-promise status, and is the State Coordinator [...]
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Spotlight on the Georgia DEN LC: Patti Grammens
GA DEN LC Event Chair – Patti Grammens Patti has been with the DEN since its inception. She has 13 years teaching experience. She teaches 8th grade Physical Science. She also coaches the Science Olympiad teams at her school. She was a 2010 Siemens STEM fellow and was teacher of the year at her school [...]
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Back to School with the GA Den Leadership Council!
Back to School with the GA Den Leadership Council! The next few blog posts will be devoted to introducing you to the GA DEN Leadership Council! If you have any questions or would like to join one of the committees, just get in touch with one of the Leadership Council Members!!! 000000 GA DEN LC [...]
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DENSI 2011 – What the DEN Knows
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com. I learned a lot of new things, and had some of my ideas about instructional technology, education, and networking reinforced at DENSI 2011. I had a great time too! Most importantly I learned what the DEN knows, and why it is an important part of my professional learning [...]
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S.O.S. Teachers to March on Washington in July
In July teachers from around the nation will convene on the nation’s capitol to express their views on current education policies. Visit the Save Our Schools website and the Causes page for more information on the cause and the march. Speakers will include Jonathan Kozol and Diane Ravitch.
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Stone Mountain Park Appreciates Teachers!
Stone Mountain Park is showing appreciation for teachers by offering active certified teachers and principals free adult Adventure Passes the week of June 12-17th. Teachers can purchase up to six additional Adventure Passes for $20.00 each. While visiting the park investigate the great standards aligned field trip options for the 2011-2012 school year. Visit the [...]
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