If you were like me, you probably didn’t get a chance to participate as much in the DEN Streamathon as you would have liked. Well, lucky for you, the sessions were archived and are now available for your viewing pleasure. Visit this link for information. Enjoy!
5th Annual Stream-A-Thon Scheduled The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon is September 14, 2010. We’ve got a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction. Here’s the schedule. Come for an hour or spend the entire day with us! (All times [...]
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 [...]
One of the things I must learn about in the very near future is YoLink. From what I’ve heard, this is a tool students can benefit quite a bit from. I’ll be checking out their site very soon. If you want to know more, check out this post from the Tennessee DEN Blog, written by Tim Childers.
…But it’s a lot better if you do. The summer conference season is upon us with ISTE and BLC within a few weeks of each other. While it’s very difficult for many people to attend the variety of conferences around the country, there are still ways to immerse yourself in the learning. Several days ago, I returned from ISTE [...]
I’m going to start a new feature on the Wisconsin DEN blog. It’s called “Things I Think You Should Read.” At least weekly, I hope to share news articles or blog posts that I think are interesting. These might be serious educational issues, a great tech idea, or something a little more on the lighter [...]
What the heck is 43.0028, -88.2459? That’s a GPS location for a cool event led by your Wisconsin DEN Leadership Council. Join Malena Koplin and Wendy Liska, two members of the Wisconsin Leadership Council for a Day of Geocaching in Waukesha, Wisconsin on May 15, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. If you’re already [...]
The DEN Virtual Conference is right around the corner. Join educators world wide for a great professional development day. Attend online or at an in-person event. One in-person event is being held in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Below is the information. Saturday, April 24, 2010 Elmwood Elementary School School District of New Berlin New Berlin, WI 8:30 AM [...]
The DEN Virtual Conference is right around the corner. Join educators world wide for a great professional development day. Attend online or at an in-person event. One in-person event is being held in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Below is the information. Saturday, April 24, 2010 Elmwood Elementary School School District of New Berlin New Berlin, WI [...]
The Spring and Summer will be a busy time for DEN STARS and the LC. Based on information released during our Leadership Council monthly call, please keep the following dates in mind – more information on the specific events will be coming soon. March 5 – Tentative date for the DEN National Institute applications. April [...]
Take a look at this blog maintained by Matt Monjan. If you’re ever looking for DE info previously posted, ideas for integrating DE in the classroom, or differentiating instruction, you’ll find it here ( power points, videos, lists, suggestions). Matt is also a big fan of Digital Storytelling, which is greatly enhanced with DE [...]
What do you do on a cold winter day in Wisconsin, with temperatures nearing 10 degrees below zero? You stay inside your warm cozy school and participate in the DEN SCIcon 2010 Virtual Conference. On Saturday, January 9, Verona Area School District was the place to be to participate in the DEN SCIcon Virtual Conference. [...]
Hello Wisconsin DEN members and others – Verona Area High School will be sponsoring an on-site virtual conference and everyone is welcome to join us. The virtual conference is called DEN SCIcon 2010. DEN SCIcon 2010 is an online conference (with a twist) focused on providing participants with some of the most ef fective [...]
Join other educators as thousands around the country participate in the DEN Virtual Conference on Saturday, October 24th. If you’re looking to attend in person, you can participate in New Berlin, WI. The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Virtual Conference provides an opportunity to learn powerful ways to integrate digital media and Web 2.0 tools into [...]
Saturday, October 10th marks a Day of Discovery you just might be interested. Join fellow educators in Chicago at the Shedd Aquarium for a great day of learning. This link provides you with more information about the schedule of events as well as a link to register.
Sept. 23rd is the big day – the Discovery Education Streamathon. If you’re looking for more info check out the DEN National Blog.
Don’t forget, our Miller Park DEN event is this Friday, August 21st, starting at 2:30. We hope to see you there! For more info and to register, click on the Events tab near the top of this page.
I saw this come across Twitter today. It looks like Discovery’s new service will embed digital media into the curriculum. Check out the article – looks to be pretty good information. The link below will take you to an article from THE Journal. This journal, in itself, is a great resource. Discovery Launches Service To [...]
If you’re looking for continued learning this summer, look no further. Discovery Education has an impressive schedule of upcoming webinars for you to choose from. To register or check out the schedule, click here. There are a couple scheduled yet for July, but the list of options for August looks good.
Our DEN Event at Miller Park has been rescheduled. Join fellow educators at Friday’s Front Row inside Miller Park on Friday, August 21st from 2:30 to 5:00, for an afternoon of learning. Meet members of the Wisconsin DEN Leadership Council, enjoy a little food, a few refreshments, some learning, and have some fun. We will [...]
I posted this at my person on my personal blog as well, but thought this would also be a great place to share a few of my thoughts about the second day of the DEN LC. For me, attending conferences is always a lot of fun. The sessions are usually very good, the venue is [...]
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 [...]
I’m sorry to say that heavy storms last night have caused damage at Friday’s Front Row and Miller Park. In addition, they do not have power. There, we have the CANCEL the scheduled event for today. We will keep you posted if and when the event is rescheduled. Thank you to all who registered in [...]
If you’re going to be in the Milwaukee area in late July, or have nothing to do the week of July 27-30 and want to come to Milwaukee, consider attending the Milwaukee Digital Media Conference. From the conference website “The Milwaukee Digital Media Conference is a hands-on collaborative conference. Participants work with instructors from The [...]
In an earlier post, we told you about a little get together at Friday’s Front Row at Miller Park. If you are planning on coming to the event, we need you to RSVP so we know numbers ahead of time and can get food ordered. Please RSVP here – https://discoveryed.wufoo.com/forms/wisconsin-miller-park-den-event/
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