Recently, the Techbook Team took a look at the Science Assessment Manager and through educator feedback, rolled out a few new features. If you are currently using the Science Assessments, this will be a welcome change. The only way for you as the teacher to see the features, is by logging in as one of [...]
By David Andrade Apple made a big announcement last week about iBooks2 and digital textbooks. You can read my thoughts on it here. Some other teachers asked me what I use with my classes, since I don’t use a textbook. The textbooks we have are 20+ years old, hard to understand and not very [...]
We’re gearing up for the 3rd annual DEN SCIcon on Saturday, January 28th and hope you’ll join us either virtually or in one of the in-person events planned across the country. DEN SCIcon focuses on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their science classes through the meaningful and effective integration [...]
DEN SCIcon focuses on providing participants with some of the most effective strategies for transforming their science classes through the meaningful and effective integration of digital media content. Join thousands of educators from around the world for an amazing day of professional development sessions, networking and sharing. Register for the online sessions at: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/scicon2012 or [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy Discovery Education has a huge amount of great resources for educators, from videos to lesson plans to e-textbooks and more. Some of it is in Flash, so you can’t access it directly on your iOS device browser. However, iSwifter has partnered with Discovery Education to create Rover. Rover is an iPad [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is a term that has become more and more popular lately as the federal government is pushing for improvements in student performance in these areas. The United States needs more students to enter these fields and, in general, the public needs to be [...]
This Sunday night on the Discovery Channel, Mythbusters Jamie and Adam spend an hour looking at the contributions and creative genius of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs: http://dsc.discovery.com/show-news/mythbusters-to-honor-steve-jobs.html
The Connecticut Day of Discovery is just over a week away and there is still space for you to join us! The Discovery Educator Network Pre-CECA Conference Day of Discovery will be held on Saturday, October 22 from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm at the Lincoln Middle School in Meriden, CT. This is [...]
Step aside, American Idol! Hundreds applied. Ten finalists were picked. Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for– the final challenge! Join Discovery Education and 3M today as the 10 finalists compete for the prestigious title of America’s Top Young Scientist. In just a few hours the 10 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge [...]
Welcome back to school! This is such an exciting time for educators and students as you embark together on using the Discovery Education Science Techbook in your classrooms. We’re here to support you along this amazing journey. Our monthly Lab Report will provide you with quick updates, instructional strategies, best practices and professional development opportunities [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy The Science of Cooking is a wonderful site from the Exploratorium that explores the science behind food and cooking. Categories include eggs, candy, spices, meat and more. Each category has information, resources, recipes and more and explores the science of the food idea and how cooking it affects it. It really is a fun [...]
Calling all science teachers, grades 5-10! Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 1pm ET. Philippe Cousteau and Dr. Eduard Sarukhanian will be sharing their knowledge of the Arctic region and the effects of global warming. You and your students are invited on a journey to the Arctic with Philippe for an up [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy I love rockets. My Bachelor’s degree is in Aerospace Engineering and I’ve been interested in rockets since I was a kid. My dad worked on the main engines for the Saturn V rocket when he worked at Pratt & Whitney as a chemist, I’ve designed and manufactured parts for the space program [...]
By David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy Earth Day, April 22nd, is a great time to talk to your students about the environment. Many schools, including most in Connecticut, will be on break during that time, but you can always talk about it after break. Earth Day was started in 1962 as a way to bring attention to [...]
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy I found this great list of Discovery Education Training Resources on Jen Dorman’s blog (she is a DEN Account Manager). Most of the great resources Discovery Education has to offer for educators are listed here. Training Resources Discovery Educator Network Discovery Education streaming – Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research Discovery Education streaming [...]
By David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy With all that’s happened in the world lately, between blizzards, floods, earthquakes, and tsunami’s, there should be a renewed focus on emergency preparedness. Most people do not have any emergency supplies or plans ready. Each household, business, and school should have an emergency plan, emergency kits and people trained in emergency [...]
by David Andrade http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy Here are some great upcoming conferences for educators. Day of Discovery, sponsored by Discovery Education, held around the US (free, and not just about DE Resources) Next one is March 26th in Brockton, MA. http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/category/den-events/ Discovery Education Spring Virtual Conference April 30, 2011 9 AM to 3 PM ET [...]
By David Andrade http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/ It always amazes me at the amount of stuff some teachers seem to carry home every night and back into school the next day. They also are amazed at the fact that 95% of the time, I’m not carrying anything either way (except maybe my lunch). Two teachers asked me about [...]
TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE! By David Andrade http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/ I’ve been selected to serve on a jury here in Connecticut. The case is only supposed to run for about 5 days, so I won’t be out of the classroom that long. However, I don’t like missing school for any reason. So, I’m very thankful for the [...]
The NY Events Team is putting together alive event for you during the DEN SciCon Conference. It will be at the East Fishkill Library in the town of East Fishkill in Dutchess County on January 22nd from 10:30 a.m. – 3 pm. There you can participate in the DEN SciCon Virtual Conference and have f2f sessions [...]
A week ago Friday I was lucky enough to be chosen to receive a Google Chrome OS CR-48 notebook computer through Google’s pilot program. Supposedly, Google is giving out 60,000 of these for testing. I have been using it as a primary computer on and off since then and found it to be an excellent device [...]
The protocol is an appraoch to problem solving for Physics that was taught to me by my mentor. It works for most word problems in general. 10 steps 1. read the problem 2. create a meanful diagram 3. determine the variables 4. assign values to variables (what you are given and what you know, and [...]
Science NetLinks is a great resource for science teachers (and any other teacher looking for science information and resources). They have resources for grades K-12. Resources include lesson plans, online resources, lesson tools, and more. It is all free! The resources are all standards based, internet activities. I have been using a few of them and [...]
Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav joined Energy Secretary Steven Chu and business leaders to discuss how, with an understanding of Science and Math, individuals are shaping the world we live in.
Discovery Communications, as part of the “Educate to Innovate” initiative, has launched a new, commercial-free science education programming block that is airing Monday-Friday (4:00 to 5:00 PM ET/PT) and Saturdays (7:00-9:00 AM ET/PT) on Science Channel called Head Rush. In place of commercial advertising, Science Channel is running PSAs highlighting notable “cool jobs” in the [...]
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