There is a great opportunity for middle school science teachers to learn about about biofuels and bionewables on the campus of Iowa State University. The 3 week academy is full of hands on lab activities, field trips to local industries, and presentations by experts in the field of biofuels and biorenewables. There is a weekly [...]
Join Discovery Education as we explore “Hot Topics” in instructional strategies and educational technology. From Language Learners to Digital Storytelling, these are the stories that are making headlines. Register today http://links.discoveryeducation.com/hottopics Join us as we take a deep dive into each of these topics. Back to Basics with Discovery Education STREAMING Monday, December 5 @ 3:30 PM [...]
Thanksgiving is almost here and that means plenty of turkey, stuffing, tryptophan, and family time! Now before you all start dreaming about the big feast, you owe it to your students to let them know what the spirit of Thanksgiving is all about. Here at Discovery Education, we have a theme page devoted to the [...]
Discovery Education is honored to be a sponsor of the 2o11 Iowa Technology Education Connection (ITEC) Conference hosted at Polk County Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference kicks off on October 16 with pre-conference workshops and this year Discovery Education is sponsoring a full day digital storytelling workshop with Joe Brennan, “Digital Storytelling: Get it [...]
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Discovery Education partnered with classrooms nationwide to tell stories of hope, resilience and the rebuilding of Ground Zero. In partnership with Discovery Channel and SCIENCE, Discovery Education engaged students the world over—many of whom were not yet born or who were very young at the time of [...]
If life had a K-W-L chart, then “Curiosity” would be your curriculum. Join us for a peek at what the new program Curiosity in the Classroom offers you and your students. What questions might you be able to solve this year? Join us September 22, 2011 at 7pm ET for a free webinar Have You [...]
We hope you have enjoyed our focus on the Bulk Import tool. If you still have a few questions, feel free to use the links to the User Guides and a few tips to help you along the way! User Guides: Create Teacher Accounts Create Student Accounts Create Class Lists Create Class Rosters Tips All [...]
Did you enjoy last month’s Back to School webinars? Do you wish you had one more chance to see them? Well, back by popular demand, we are hosting MORE Back to School webinars this month! If you have Back to School fever, join us for our upcoming webinars to get your classroom connected with Discovery [...]
Are you getting ready to attack the task of doing a Bulk Import/Update Classes? Here are some user friendly TIPS to help you succeed! 1. How do I contact Assessments directly? The direct number for Assessment Support is (866) 814-6685. 2. Which Student Template should I use? Basic or Advanced? In most cases, streaming users [...]
One month left in the Discovery Educator Network Membership Season – report your points today! With a winner in every state and province, you could take home coveted prizes from the Discovery Educator Network. Who will claim the title of National MVP? Our current leading scorers are from Florida and Wisconsin. To report your events, [...]
We’re going to start our Back to School series with a more in depth look into our newest feature for DE admins, the Bulk Import/Update Classes tool. This tool can be used to provide your students and teachers access to Discovery Education Streaming as well as to assign them to classes you have created. Creating [...]
Get your crazy costumes ready, and mark your calendars! The fall virtual conference Tech or Treat has been scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 9am to 3pm ET. Join us for an hour or stay all day. We’re finalizing the schedule right now, but promise a spooktackular day of professional development is coming together. [...]
Welcome back to school! We hope everyone has had an AMAZING summer and is excited to get back to the classroom. If you are already missing the days off at the pool or beach (because why wouldn’t you), hopefully, we can help make the transition back a little easier, with our “Back to School Series” [...]
Starting tomorrow evening and continuing for the next three weeks are the Discovery Education BTS Webinars. Each week focuses on a different topic. Topics will be shared twice a week, once on Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST and once on Wednesday at 3:30 pm EST. Come learn how to set up student accounts for your [...]
Did you enjoy the Summer School Webinars last week? Are you looking for more ideas of how to use Discovery Education in your classroom? Perhaps you were hoping to see some more “how-to” sessions for learning about setting up student accounts, creating writing prompts with the Builder Tools, or assigning content to students in the [...]
For holidays such as the Fourth of July, it is a great time to explore the On This Day Calendar feature. Once, logged into Discovery Education you’ll see the On This Day feature located directly under My DE. This unique feature highlights an event that took place on that particular day. To access the full [...]
Discovery Education is always working to keep you up to date on new content, here’s what we have going on now! “Tornado Rampage 2011” is a new video added to basic Streaming base pack and is recommended for grades 9-12. Title Description In just three days in April of 2011, over 300 tornadoes battered the [...]
Every year our wonderful Product Development and User Interface teams work around the clock to revamp the DE website, which we aptly call our BTS (Back-to-School) release. We release these upgrades in July which is why the website can look different when teachers are dusting off their computers and remembering their passwords in September. Sometimes, [...]
Have you ever wondered how to make your video full screen? Here is how it works for Discovery Education! The full screen video playback is only available when using Windows Media Player, QuickTime 7.4.4 or higher, or QuickTime Pro in Internet Explorer. It is not supported by the older versions of QuickTime. To enable full [...]
If you have been searching Discovery Education STREAMING and using digital media in your classroom we’re sure you’ve noticed the “Recently Added” button above your search results (see image below). Educators often wonder why we would include this button and how it might be helpful for them. Our goal is to always provide numerous ways [...]
Join the DEN Iowa Leadership Council as we host not one, but two education celebrities! Featured Speaker and Keynote Steve Dembo will show us how students are learning and interacting in this Web 2.0 world. Then Dr. Lodge McCammon from the Friday Institute at NC State University will teach us numerous strategies for using [...]
I would like to encourage all of you to particpate in the October 23rd Discovery Education Virtual Conference titled Tech or Treat. For more information on the conference and link to register, go to: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/fall-virtcon-2010 If you are interested in attending an in-person event for the October 23rd virtual conference, we are having a gathering [...]
Plan now for the 2010 ITEC Conference on October 10-12, 2010 at the Coralville Marriott: This year’s ITEC Conference will be at the Marriott Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, October 10-12, 2010. This conference promises to be exciting with keynote speakers Vickie Davis on Monday and Doug Johnson on Tuesday. Sessions and workshops for 2010 will be aligned with the Iowa [...]
Jane Suiter will be hosting the second annual Discover Educator Network Geocaching Day at Kennedy on May 22 at 9:00. If you are interested in attending, contact Jane Suiter at jsuiter@cr.k12.ia.us Participants will receive lunch and have a chance to win some prizes from Discovery Education.
Central Iowa Student Technology Fair Judges Needed: The tech fair will be on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in the morning at the Ballroom and Great Hall at Iowa State University . (See the ITEC website for more information at http://www.itec-ia.org/en/tech_fair/central_student_technology_fair/ ) Judging is a great experience (you will work with a partner) and if you [...]
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