SC LC wishing you happy holidays!
SC LC music video (JibJab) Amy Dent and crew (featuring LC members at the DENSI 2011: Dawn, Karen, Kathy, and Norma Jean)
SC LC music video (JibJab) Amy Dent and crew (featuring LC members at the DENSI 2011: Dawn, Karen, Kathy, and Norma Jean)
The SC DEN LC wish you and yours a wonderful and restful Christmas vacation. Stay tuned for exciting 2012 DEN events
There are so many great digital storytelling sites and applications to help your students to share their stories online. Here are some sites that have Halloween images and themes that can easily be used to publish your seasonal stories and poetry. Plus most of these sites provide you with an embed code that can be [...]
Join the SC DEN Leadership Council for a day of amazing professional development in Lexington, SC. We will be at Meadow Glen Elementary School on October 22nd. We will start at 9:00 a.m. and go to 3:00 p.m. Please register for the event at https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/fall-virtcon-2011-lexington-sc/ Come early and stay as long as you wish. Refreshments [...]
Join the SC DEN LC Discovery Learning Virtual Conference being held at Carver-Edisto Middle School in Cope, S.C. on October 22, 2011. Light refreshments will be served and will start at 9:00 a.m. Let Norma Rockwell know that you plan to attend, so she will have enough refreshments for those attending. {cemsteacher@gmail.com} The dress code [...]
South Carolina DEN LC members Karen Ogen and Norma Rockwell will be presenting technology tips for the classroom at the South Carolina ETV Technology Workshops July 26-28, 2011. Registration is still available through South Carolina ETV StreamlineSC Norma will share Skype for Educators. “Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere [...]
It’s time for Hide and Seek techno style! All SC educators and their families are invited to learn about Geocaching using GPS devices. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, at the Greenville County School District Office. You need to register by May 18th. We will conclude our Geocaching event in Falls [...]
Below you will find some apps that we have found that can be downlaoded onto various SmartPhones. Some listed are free, while others do have a small charge. FREE – WINDOWS MOBILE touchscreen models – direct download link: http://1942.rocketspace.net/PQzII/GCzII_20110212_1000_0235_71_GS.cab ANDROID - http://www.geocaching.com/android/default.aspx iPHONE – http://www.geocaching.com/iphone/default.aspx BLACKBERRY -http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/reviews/2083?lang=en Android: http://cgeo.carnero.cc/ Windows Mobile Phones: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-tag-geocaching.html
SC DEN Geocaching Day 2011 It’s time for Hide and Seek techno style! Join educators from across SC as we learn to Geocach using GPS devices. We will conclude our Geocaching event in Falls Park so bring the family, cooler, and picnic blanket. A light lunch will be provided. This activity sponsored by the Discovery [...]
Join the DEN online or in-person for the Spring Virtual Conference! This event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 30th. Think Outside the Book with thousands of educators from all over the world as we connect during this unique professional development experience where you can attend in-person, online or both! Learn powerful ways [...]
The AmeriDEN Idol event on March 30th was incredibly entertaining and informative. South Carolina STARs came together to share some innovative and creative gadgets and tools for the classroom. Steven Tyler thought all the presentations were “beautiful man”, Randy “was down with it Dawg”, and Ellen just loved everybody. Checkout the list of things shared. [...]
Join us for dinner and an evening of entertaining collaboration with all the SC DEN super STARs! If you have a technology teaching idea, techie tip, cool gadget, or awesome website we want to hear about it. Come share your tip or idea with other educators at AmeriDEN Idol. See what Randy, Jennifer, and Steven [...]
For those of you on Twitter, you’ve no doubt been hearing about the presentation selection approval for ISTE. Congrats to all of the DEN members who will be presenting at the summer conference. In fact, rumor has it that we will have some of our very own SC DEN mates representing the Palmetto state! The [...]
The SC Leadership Council would like to thank ALL of the great Discovery Educators in the Palmetto State who have joined the SC DEN! We hope to hear from you on the blog or in-person at one of our upcoming events. But we have LOTS to be thankful for, so why stop there? Grab a [...]
We just wanted to thank everyone for coming out to our DEN event at Amici’s during SC EdTech 2010, in Myrtle Beach. We will be posting some pics soon, so be sure to check back. A very special thank you goes to Amici’s, a long time friend to the SC DEN and the perfect place [...]
Will you be attending SC EdTech 2010 in Myrtle Beach? If you’re already attending the conference, then mark your calendar for Thursday evening- you have a date with the DEN! The SC DEN Leadership Council would like to invite you to dinner on October 28th, at 5:30 PM. We will be gathering at Amici’s Bistro [...]
Just a reminder that on Saturday, October 23rd, the place to be is… wherever you want to be (as long as you’re online)! The DEN Virtual Conference is a unique professional development opportunity that delivers great information from leaders in education to a place that is convenient to you. Get together with some friends or [...]
As the weather begins to cool, South Carolinians can once again enjoy the outdoors without being drenched in heat…and humidity! The drop in temperature brings all sorts of changes like the return of football, the changing colors of leaves, and longer shadows on the ground. All of these changes become teachable moments that we can [...]
Are you looking for an interesting way for your students to show their understanding of social studies content and you don’t want to see another Power Point? Then check out Museum Box http://museumbox.e2bn.org/. Boxes can be created to store audio, text, images, video, files, and links. Students can create boxes that show their understanding of concepts [...]
YUDU: “It’s a free library of digital content to read and explore. Find eBooks, magazines, and other documents as well as photos, music, podcasts and bookmarks to add to your own library.” {http://www.yudu.com/} Upload pdf or other types of documents and create a free published document. You can then share this document via Email, [...]
Want to join thousands of educators who are passionate about integrating media into their instruction and collaborating with each other to improve student achievement? Then attend the DEN Fall Virtual Conference! This year’s Virtual Conference will take place on Saturday, October 23rd, from 9 AM to 3 PM. Get online and hear from some of [...]
The annual South Carolina EdTech Conference is just around the corner! The conference is managed by the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology (SCAET), and will take place October 27,28 and 29, in Myrtle Beach. Once again this year, the Myrtle Beach Convention Center will host many of SC’s technology educators. According to the EdTech [...]
Being a part of the Discovery Educator Network provides opportunities to explore a variety of technology tools that support education. One such tool that is a DEN favorite nationwide is Edmodo. What is Edmodo? Edmodo is an online tool that provides educators with a place to communicate, collaborate, and share. By creating a free account, [...]
Now that the new school year is in full swing, we here at the SCLC would like to turn our attention to the new crop of educators within our great state. As educators, we know that our jobs are tougher than most non-educators may think. Aside from our obligations to teaching and learning, we find [...]
South Carolina is preparing for a sales tax holiday this weekend, making it a great time to purchase a few gadgets for your classroom. SC Department of Revenue Code Section 12-36-2120(57) provides for an annual three-day sales tax holiday for sales taking place from 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at [...]