So, I hope you are ready and as excited as I am about the Day of Discovery happening this Saturday, February 18th! Attendees will experience a full day of learning, sharing, and FUN… DEN style! If you haven’t already signed up to be there, do so now at http://dodkzoo.eventbrite.com.

Kalamazoo RESA
1819 E Milham
Portage, MI 49002

Hello Everyone! February is here. That means we are only a couple of weeks away from our first 2012 MI Day of Discovery! If you have already made plans to attend the Kalamazoo DOD we look forward to seeing you there. If you have yet to sign up, please do so here: http://dodkzoo.eventbrite.com.

The best part of the day will be all of the sharing, networking, and collaborating with one another. We are going to have a lot of fun! Are you ready?

When and where? See below:

REMC 12 W – Kalamazoo / Kalamazoo RESA

Location of Event: REMC 12 W – Kalamazoo / Kalamazoo RESA 1819 E Milham Ave Portage, MI 49002
Date of Event: 2/18/2012 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)
Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device
Event Capacity: 120
Event Details: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included
Registration Link: http://dodkzoo.eventbrite.com/
POC for Registration Questions: Gina Loveless @ gloveless@kresa.org

REMC 8 – Kent ISD

Location of Event: REMC 8 2930 Knapp N.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Date of Event: 4/12/2012 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)
Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device
Event Capacity: 100 Event Details: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included
Registration Link: http://tinyurl.com/REMC8DOD
POC for Registration Questions: Ron Houtman @ ronhoutman@kentisd.org

REMC 20 – Wayne RESA

Location of Event: REMC 20 33500 Van Born Road Wayne, MI 48184
Date of Event: 5/2/2012 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)
Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device
Event Capacity: 60
Event Details: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included
Registration Link: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/remc20dod
POC for Registration Questions: Anupam Chugh @ chugha@resa.net

Cando’s Helper Page 

Hard/Soft C and G sounds

SEN Teacher (onset and rime)

Phonicsworld

Funfonix

Tools for Educators

Lanternfish: phonics

Consonant Digraph interactive game

What an awesome resource! Just watching the introduction video by Sir David Attenborough gave me goosebumps. Watch it below.

Details? Details you ask? Have I got details for you!

REMC 19 W – Lenawee Day of Discovery

Date of Event: 11/10/2011 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)

Location of Event: Lenawee ISD TECH Center – Classrooms 1 & 2 1372 N. Main Street, Adrian, MI 49221

Registration Link: http://www.solutionwhere.com/lisd/cw/showsession.asp?4539287938/29/201111:49:55+AM

POC for Registration Questions: Kathy Campbell @ kathy.campbell@lisd.us

Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device

Event Cost: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included

REMC 18 N-St.Clair Day of Discovery

Date of Event: 11/11/2011 Time of Event: Participants may come to one or both sessions based on their needs and level of interest.

•Session A @ 8:30AM – 11:30AM (Registration & Continental Breakfast is at 8AM) o Session A is designed to refresh you on the basics of Discovery Education STREAMING or get a brand new user started. This session will explore the myriad of curriculum resources and time-saving features found in Discovery Education STREAMING. We will dive into the more than 100,000 learning objects aligned to both Michigan state and Common Core standards including: 55,000+ video segments; 25,000+ images; and thousands of encyclopedia articles, songs and hard-to-find speeches. The session begins with the basics and moves through searches, the teacher center, and other resources.

•Session B @ 12:30PM – 3:30 PM (Registration & Lunch is at 12:00 PM) o Session B is designed to build upon a basic understanding of Discovery Education and expand upon that with an introduction to creative integration strategies for using Discovery Education media to motivate students, engage higher order thinking, support retention and transfer, and achieve curriculum learning goals. We’ll also demonstrate new ways to utilize Discovery Education resources to create interactive lesson plans and put the power of learning at their fingertips through our redesigned Student Center.

Location of Event: REMC/RESA Administration Building 499 Range Road, Marysville, MI 48040

Registration Link: http://www.sccresa.org/toolsforschools/professionaldevelopment/workshopcalendar/dayofdiscovery/

POC for Registration Questions: Tami Sly-Armstrong @ sly-armstrong.tami@sccresa.org

Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device

Event Cost: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast OR Lunch Included

REMC 10 Day of Discovery

Date of Event: 11/18/2011 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)

Location of Event: Tuscola Technology Center 1401 Cleaver Road, Caro, MI 48723

Registration Link: http://10dod.eventbrite.com

POC for Registration Questions: Robert Frost @ rfrost@tuscolaisd.org

Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device

Event Cost: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included

Discovery Education is all about providing teachers with the best digital tools for reaching every learner. Additionally, we believe in the power of community. So please, bring a friend and pass the word along!

Also, we have several Days of Discovery coming up in REMC 12w, 8 & 20. For the complete listing, see below:

Keep STREAMING!

My writing is my introduction to the world. It is now captured and published to the world wide web forever. Rather than take the easy way out and say, “You know what I meant,” I want to be able to say, “You know what I know.” Ya know? lol…

For REMC 19 West, 18 North, and REMC 10, there is a Day of Discovery just around the corner for you! Whether you are new to Discovery Education STREAMING or you are an “every day, every lesson” user, the workshops  and sessions will provide area educators with exciting and enriching professional development focused on creative ways to motivate students, engage higher order thinking, support retention and transfer, and achieve learning goals with a myriad of creative integration strategies for using Discovery Education media assets.

Details? Details you ask? Have I got details for you!

REMC 19 W – Lenawee Day of Discovery

Date of Event: 11/10/2011 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)

Location of Event: Lenawee ISD TECH Center – Classrooms 1 & 2 1372 N. Main Street, Adrian, MI 49221

Registration Link: http://www.solutionwhere.com/lisd/cw/showsession.asp?4539287938/29/201111:49:55+AM

POC for Registration Questions: Kathy Campbell @ kathy.campbell@lisd.us

Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device

Event Cost: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included

REMC 18 N-St.Clair Day of Discovery

Date of Event: 11/11/2011 Time of Event: Participants may come to one or both sessions based on their needs and level of interest.

•Session A @ 8:30AM – 11:30AM (Registration & Continental Breakfast is at 8AM) o Session A is designed to refresh you on the basics of Discovery Education STREAMING or get a brand new user started. This session will explore the myriad of curriculum resources and time-saving features found in Discovery Education STREAMING. We will dive into the more than 100,000 learning objects aligned to both Michigan state and Common Core standards including: 55,000+ video segments; 25,000+ images; and thousands of encyclopedia articles, songs and hard-to-find speeches. The session begins with the basics and moves through searches, the teacher center, and other resources.

•Session B @ 12:30PM – 3:30 PM (Registration & Lunch is at 12:00 PM) o Session B is designed to build upon a basic understanding of Discovery Education and expand upon that with an introduction to creative integration strategies for using Discovery Education media to motivate students, engage higher order thinking, support retention and transfer, and achieve curriculum learning goals. We’ll also demonstrate new ways to utilize Discovery Education resources to create interactive lesson plans and put the power of learning at their fingertips through our redesigned Student Center.

Location of Event: REMC/RESA Administration Building 499 Range Road, Marysville, MI 48040

Registration Link: http://www.sccresa.org/toolsforschools/professionaldevelopment/workshopcalendar/dayofdiscovery/

POC for Registration Questions: Tami Sly-Armstrong @ sly-armstrong.tami@sccresa.org

Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device

Event Cost: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast OR Lunch Included

REMC 10 Day of Discovery

Date of Event: 11/18/2011 Time of Event: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Registration begins at 8:00AM)

Location of Event: Tuscola Technology Center 1401 Cleaver Road, Caro, MI 48723

Registration Link: http://10dod.eventbrite.com

POC for Registration Questions: Robert Frost @ rfrost@tuscolaisd.org

Technology Requirements for Participants: Invited to Bring Your Own Device

Event Cost: Free Workshop / Continental Breakfast & Lunch Included

Discovery Education is all about providing teachers with the best digital tools for reaching every learner. Additionally, we believe in the power of community. So please, bring a friend and pass the word along!

Speaking of power, in case you missed it, last week we had a web-based session on PowerPoint. If you weren’t able to make it, you can watch it by clicking here (player download may be required): I Can Do THAT with PowerPoint?

Also, we have several Days of Discovery coming up in REMC 12w, 8 & 20. For the complete listing, see below:

Keep STREAMING!

The Michigan DEN LC, in partnership with MACUL, would like to invite you to the Michigan site for the Tech or Treat conference!  This year we are hosting our in-person event at Battle Creek Central High School, in Battle Creek, MI.  A complete flyer with information can be found below:

Battle Creek Day of Discovery Flyer

To register visit: https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/mi-den-day-of-discovery-tech-or-treat/

Space is limited, so sign up today!!

10-make sure that the cart works to charge the laptops. (mine works on one side)

9-see which laptops hold a charge before passing them out to be used (most of mine don’t)

8-get enough power strips to plug the laptops in ( I gathered 6)

7-label those that show the blue screen of death or whatever ills it so I don’t keep passing those out

6-reconfigure the room and desks at least 3 times before you find an effective layout for students to see IWB, and run cords out of the way

5- make log-in cards (student log-in info) before hand and make sure they work

4- plan on taking one session on how to log into the laptop, RenPlace, DE, Kerpoof, etc.

3-plan on channeling MacGyver when running the cords, powerstrips, etc.

2-Buy an industrial sized package of zip-ties (for securing the cords and strips to the desks

1-don’t get overwhelmed by all the “Can we get on the computers today? Are we going on the computers? When are we getting on the computers?”