The DEN Can Change the World: Win a Trip to NSTA in Philadelphia, PA The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students the opportunity, tools and inspiration to become active agents of environmental change. Elementary and middle school classes from across the country can participate in the challenge to create sustainable, reproducible environmental [...]

Upcoming Webinars Discovery Connect with Michio Kaku from the Science Channel Tuesday, January 19 at 4 PM ET   EdTechConnect with Cheryl Lemke Wednesday, January 20 at 7 PM ET

Check out these ideas for making reading and reporting back more interesting. There are some great ideas. If you have other ideas please shaare.  The 10 tech alternatives to book reports can be found at: http://theapple.monster.com/benefits/articles/8529-10-technology-enhanced-alternatives-to-book-reports?page=2 Kelly Tenkely | TheApple.com 1. Let students create a cartoon version of the book they have just finished. Use a [...]

*Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* – The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge (http://wecanchange.com ) is open to K-8 this year and next year it will be K-12. Since this is a program that the vast majority (and next year everyone) of the community can participate in I wanted to truly enroll [...]

Join us for the DEN 2009 Fall Virtual Conference. This unique event provides a combination of face to face in person experiences with high caliber virtual presentations. The net result? A day of learning and networking like none other you’ve experience before! View face-to-face locations and register here.

From Tour De France to Tour of Missouri!  Biking “Rock Stars” may be coming to your area.  These students below learned all about the upcoming event and will have an opportunity to participate.  If you haven’t already heard about the Tour of Missouri 2009 then check it out by going to www.tourofmissouri.com.

It’s that time of year again. The  school year is new and full of promise and excitement. While you are making your plans for the year, be sure to check our web site and Discovery Educator’s Network for awesome ideas that you can use in your classroom. Also, Missouri DEN Leadership Council is planning many [...]

Missouri DEN participated in Discovery’s Geocashing Day on June 6, in Platte City. Everyone had a great time. We are planning on launching our Travel bug on July 2 in Rocheport Missouri and tour the winery and have dinner. If you would like to participate comment on this blog and leave your email address. DiscoveryEducation [...]

Calling all MO DEN members…How would you like to help a Missouri 4th grade student win a national contest to represent us! Connor won the “Limit the Sun” contest sponsored by the Shade Foundation with his poster “The Good, The Bad, And The Sunburned”. Connor needs your help by voting on the following website for [...]

DEN Virtual Conference: Register Today!   Register Today! Spring Into Action with the DEN and join thousands of educators who are passionate about integrating media into their instruction and collaborating with each other to improve student achievement. During this unique (and free) professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many [...]

Our tech person gave us these web sites that are good for visual learners. Check them out and let me know what you think. Did any one go to METC? How was it? Did you learn about any good websites? Let me know and we will post them here for others to check out. 1. [...]

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 Are you going to METC in St. Charles? Below is some information from DEN about the conference. If you are going, please e-mail me and let me know how it was and what you learned.  Also, let me know if you found any new web sites that inspired you or any new WEB 2.0 tools. [...]

Missouri DEN Visits the Roasterie! On Jan 3, 2009 the Missouri Leadership Team along with several DEN members toured the Roasterie in Kansas City. We learned the history of coffee and also how to cup coffee. It was a wonderful tour and very informative. DEN members in attendance were: Cathy Mulligan, Vickie lamb, Christine Jones, [...]

Emints is offering the following opprotunity for your students to make their voices heard: In Your Presidential Minute, students have a chance to address President-Elect Barack Obama. What issues most concern students? What campaign promises should top his to-do list? Get more details on ePals Election Central. Get creative! Submit a one-minute video or podcast, [...]

This information is from the Blog for Second Life. If you have a life in Second Life check out the Den Christmas party and then comment here. Have a Merry Christmas! Mark Your Calendars – A Gift From the DEN in SL – December 17th As our real lives are filled with parties and calorie-consumption, [...]

I have set up a Wiki to gather resources for teachers at my school to use and experiment with. The wiki site is centerweb20.wikispaces.com. I would love if anyone else in Missouri would like to contribute to this wiki and use it as a resource for web 2.0 info. Hope to hear from you.

Hello Missouri!I just found out abut a new enhancement for Animoto I thought I would share with you. Animoto is a great site for creating slide shows with your pictures. Check it out and  post your animoto videos so we can see what creative teachersare doing in Missouri. You can now insert text into your [...]

The Missouri Leadership Council is off to a running start. We participated in DEN Summer Institutes in Silver Spring, MD this summer, learned a lot and had a wonderful time.  Stephanie Affield attended the DEN Leadership Council Institute.   Amy Cordova and Anna Heffernan attended the DEN National Institute. We will be sharing what we [...]