Wednesday’s Web Tool of the Week #3: WORDLE.net What is Wordle? Wordle is a web tool that generates “word clouds” from text that you provide or that you import from somewhere else. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the text you provide. The bigger the word is, indicates [...]
Please join your NJ DEN FRIENDS (and bring your non-DEN friends as well) on Saturday, October 17 in Cherry Hill, NJ at the Best Buy in the Garden State Shopping Plaza from 8-9am. We are teaming up with Best Buy in Cherry Hill to bring you a BEST BUY event on Saturday at 8:00-9:00 at the [...]
Animoto.comAnimoto claims that it will put an “end to slideshows”. And once use it, you’ll probably agree. I use it both in my personal life as well as with my students, and it’s one of my favorite web 2.0 tools (for a number of reasons). Here are a few of the top reasons why you’ll want to [...]
We know that you do some awesome work in your classrooms using Discovery Education resources. So show us! Upload a 1-2 minute video, podcast, or other multimedia file that explains how you use Discovery Education resources to engage your students and get a limited edition Discovery Education sweatshirt (aka DE Hoodie). Share your work and [...]
On Saturday, October 24, 2009 join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today. During this unique professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the [...]
New Jersey Day of Discovery Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 Location: Medford Memorial Middle School 55 Mill Street Medford, NJ 08055 Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Cost: FREE! Lunch will be provided. Participants are invited to bring their laptops, but computers labs will be provided for workshops. Click Here to Register
OK- you might be wondering what’s up with the title of this post… My son freaked out this morning when I was blasting Spandaeu Ballet in the car (yes, I LOVE the 80′s ). He begged me to change the channel, and when I asked him why, he said it was because “Boys don’t listen [...]
Well, it’s official- our adventure in China is right around the corner. How do I know? Last night I had my first official China “panic” dream. What’s a “panic” dream? I’m sure you’ve had them before- you probably just call them something else. You know, the dreams you start having a few weeks before school [...]
You’ve already seen Planet Earth, now you can see Disneynature’s spectacular follow-up presentation, Earth, in an over-sized digital format in the JD Williams Science Theater at the Liberty Science Center. The film follows animal families — elephants, polar bears and humpback whales — as they move in search of food, raise their young and encounter [...]
Well, it’s here! I can already hear the seagulls and detect the faint smell of coconut lotion in the air….That’s right, Summer Break is officially in full swing! That special time of the year that us New Jersey educators try to renew our minds, bodies and our souls. While I hope that the feel of warm [...]
Recently, I wrote a post about social bookmarking in the classroom, and focused on a tool called Diigo. This post is a followup. After seeing the education community embrace Diigo with so much excitement, the good folks that run it decided to create an educator-specific incantation of the popular tool. They listened to what teachers [...]
While doing some research for this post, I can across an interesting article by Miguel Guhlin that I think does a really great job of explaining the rationale for this post. In his article, “Spending that Internet Gold”, Guhlin makes a good argument for effective website searching by quoting Dr. Judi Harris: 1. We all [...]
The Discovery Educator Network is seeking feedback from educators who have participated in the DEN and/or attended DEN-sponsored events. This survey should take you about 5 minutes to complete. We really appreciate your feedback! Fill out my Wufoo form!
This post isn’t really about technology in the classroom, but it’s an interesting opportunity that I wouldn’t have known about without my robust personal learning network. So, at the very least, it’s a great example of the incredible resources and interesting opportunities you can experience by staying connected with your peers online. I also have [...]
Many of our AMAZING NJ DEN members have said that they’d love to be part of the NJ DEN Leadership Council. Well, Now’s your chance! In order to provide the necessary support to ever-growing state-level DEN communities, give new STAR Discovery Educators the opportunity to take an active leadership role with the DEN then [...]
Third Annual DEN Virtual Conference When: April 25, 2009 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Where: Taunton Forge School 32 Evergreen Trail Medford, NJ 08055 (***building location subject to change***) Contact: Stacy Kasse 609-654-6723 ext. 5110 Includes lunch…………..Bring your laptop……….….wireless access Sign up online – here: HTTPS://den.dabbledb.com/page/denvirtualconferencersvp/NvAHYoyH Description: The Discovery Educator Network [...]
NJEA’s annual professional development symposium will provide a vision for the 21st century What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “21st century schools”? Do you think about globalization and the need to prepare students for a world with fewer boundaries that requires a greater understanding of other cultures? Is it schools that are [...]
Where will you be when the lights go out? Wherever you happen to be in the world on March 28th at 8:30 p.m., you’re likely to find a city or community somewhere nearby that is making plans to turn out the lights for Earth Hour. With less than six weeks to go, more than 500 [...]
Featuring Alan November Wednesday, April 1, 2009 NJAET, the Center for Innovative Education at Kean University, and Jackson Township Schools are partnering to present an outstanding workshop that will help you plan how to move your classroom and school into the future. Nationally prominent presenter Alan November’s keynote will challenge teachers and educational leaders to [...]
Ok. Some of you might be tired of hearing me say it, but I’ll say it again anyway. One of the best ways to learn is through stories. Stories help us put facts in context and allow us to apply more of our senses to the learning experience. That’s why I’m so excited about the [...]
I really hope that you can take advantage of the AMAZING opportunity! from the DEN National Blog: A virtual drum roll please… We are thrilled to officially open the application process for the Discovery Student Adventures Pilot Program. Join us as we discover more of our incredible planet earth together with adventure trips to Australia, [...]
YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT!!! from the DEN National Blog: “Australia, South Africa, and China + 9 DEN STARs + 36 DEN STAR Students + Your Dream Come True = A Discovery Student Adventure! It’s the ultimate equation for DEN STARs and definitely our dream come true for you! We are thrilled to announce the [...]
The following post is from Jennifer Dorman on the Pennsylvania DEN Blog- Let’s help her out “I received a request for information about how teachers are using DE streaming to make the Civil War come alive for their students. Who better to ask than the awesome Discovery Educators? We would very much appreciate your feedback [...]
WE NEED ECO-HEROES TO HELP SAVE THE PLANET! Are Your Students Up for the Challenge? Now through March 15, 2009 , middle school students can “go green” and team up for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge , the first and only national K-12 sustainability education initiative aligned to education standards. Prizes for [...]
From the NY DEN blog: Come on out and join the New York DEN Leadership Council and DEN educators from across the New York Tri-State area for a mental workout at Discovery’s NYC headquarters on Friday, February 6th as we connect with the Discovery Health Channel for a f2f meet and greet. Stretch your mind [...]
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