Here’s another installment of Thinks I Think You Should Read.I’ve been finding myself marking a lot of tweets as favorites lately. I often sift through TweetDeck and mark a lot of things as favorites because I don’t have the time to immediately check them out. I guess I sort of use it as a bookmark systen. [...]
If you’re like me, you are on the constant watch for new ideas, websites, and lesson plans. This task can certainly take up a lot of time, which many of don’t have too much of. To the rescue come a few individuals who stand out when it comes to finding and sharing new stuff. Richard [...]
Here’s the latest installment of Things I Think You Should Read. This time, there are a few videos I think you need to watch. There’s still time to check out the DEN Back to School webinars. Lee Kolbert wonders how do you break the ice with your students at the beginning of the year? Dean Shareski has been taking [...]
Here’s the next installment of Things I Think You Should Read. Check out this cool book trailer website. Some of the trailers are made by the media specialist, some are made by students. Excellent stuff. The audience is mainly upper elementary and middle school. Doug Johnson thinks we should let kids use the internet for non-school purposes. I [...]
Here is another installment of Things I Think You Should Read Jason Schrage writes about The Newbie Project. What makes a PLN valuable? Check out what’s happening at this school library. Do you have some time? Here are the Top 100 Techology Blogs. How many do you subscribe to? What Motivates Us? Awesome 10 minute video from RSA [...]
We are all learners. As we scour the web for great things to read and learn, we come across quite a bit of information – some pretty good, some pretty not-so-good. Sifting through it can be rather tough sometimes. We often rely on our friends and colleagues to guide us to new sites or blogs [...]
Here’s the next installment of our new feature. Not so great news about the financial situation in Milwaukee and how it’s impacting young teachers. I’m sure this is happening all over the place. I’m not going to consider reading the public comments because all it’s going to do is bash teachers. Are We Addicted to the [...]
For many districts in Wisconsin, Spring Break is here. While we all look forward to the rest and relaxation this time brings, it’s also a good opportunity to catch up on some reading and some learning. If you’re looking for a few places to keep you busy over the break, check out the following sites, [...]
Day one at the LC was focused quite a bit on improving the Leadership Council’s for each of the states. We spent quite a bit of time discussing ways to get more organized and what the roles are for each of the LC positions. One of the things that I really liked was the breakout [...]
Looking for a great professional development opportunity? How about a FREE day of professional development? Participate in the DEN Virtual Conference on Saturday, April 25th at New Berlin Eisenhower High School. Here you will have a chance to have fun with other great teachers and immerse yourself in a great learning experience. The day will [...]
Cathy Houchin (Watertown, WI & part of our WI DEN Leadership Council) has been adding some things to her http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/houchinc/. She has a great post on using Audacity (which we use for our Lab Out Loud podcast) and another post on 180 Technology Tips. Follow her RSS feed at http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/houchinc/feed/ Who else from Wisconsin has been blogging (either [...]
Check out the Infinite Thinking Machine as this is one ed blog that you will DEFINITELY want to subscribe to today! I love the SHOWS hosted and produced by Chris Walsh of WestEd. The show notes are full of information and links to innovative educational tools and resources…start with textmapping, mashups, and seeing what [...]
I love great educational resources and the power of collaboration. That’s what’s so cool about the Discovery Educator Network! And, also one of the reasons why I applied for the position of Wisconsin DEN Field Manager… collaboration is how educators survive the uphill challenges we face. Just found Steve Hargadon‘s tremendous podcast and blogging [...]
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