Hey, the school year is over, let’s celebrate. Reserve JUNE 19th from 2:30-5:00 for a little celebration! Join some members of the Wisconsin DEN Leadership Council at Friday’s Front Row, inside Miller Park in Milwaukee for a little food, a few refreshments, some learning, and some fun. We will have a private room with wifi [...]
The last week or so, I’ve been working on a project that involves Skyping with students and classrooms from all across the United States. Our 4th graders are studying the U.S. and I thought it would be neat to get authentic research from someone who lived there, rather than just using books and online resources. [...]
Are you attending WEMTA or some other conference in the near future? Perhaps NECC this summer? If so, you have to check out this link posted on Chris Bogan’s blog. The post describes 27 things to do before a conference. I don’t follow this blog at all, in fact, I’ve never even heard of it, [...]
Mark your calendars for the WEMTA Winter Virtual Conference - Saturday, February 28th, from 9:00 am (CST) to 4:00 pm. What is a virtual conference? Well, this one is a one day conference delivered virtually LIVE to your computer – wherever you are. All you need is a computer that has internet access (a microphone is optional, but [...]
To help kick off your school year, Starbucks will be giving a free tall coffee to all K-12 educators on Mondays during the month of September. Simply bring in your teacher ID, and enjoy! Here’s the announcement from My Starbucks Idea (MSI) It’s not an apple to welcome teachers back to school, but a cup [...]
For Earth Day, listen to our podcast with Bill Nye—comic, engineer, and science guy—and learn his thoughts on global warming and sustainable living. He even tells us about his new show—Stuff Happens—that will air on Discovery’s new channel: Planet Green (which debuts in June). You can play the interview, view the show notes and subscribe [...]
Saturday, February 9th @ 7:00 PM Lawrence University; Appleton, WI Science Hall, Room 102 Please join us for this special Darwin Day event on Saturday, February 9th at Lawrence University. This event is designed to celebrate Darwin’s birthday and contributions to science. All students, educators and scientists are welcome. Food and door prizes will be [...]
STAR DEN November Update Lots of news, reminders, and special opportunities for you to enjoy! Please download this PPT file and review the news! Download nov_den_update.ppt
Are you a visual learner? Do you love visual learning tools and related instructional strategies ? Chances are you do if you are a member of the Discovery Educator Network! Research has proven that the majority learn most effectively through visual learning, digital media, and the power of visual thinking tools like Inspiration and Kidspiration. [...]
Want to create your own WIKI for free? Check this out! Collaboration via WIKIs has become the educator’s powertool!Not sure what a WIKI is… check out the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIKI! Reposted from today’s edtech newsgroup… From: Adam Frey adam@tangient.com As many of you know, back in January, we at Wikispaces decided to offer our Plus Plan wikis [...]
New Berlin Public Schools 2006 Summer Technology AcademyNew Berlin, WI (suburb of Milwaukee) As I am writing this blog update there are 57 New Berlin Public School educators deeply immersed in collaboration, sharing, and developing an "Extreme Makeover" technology integrated lesson. Kevin Messman, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, and his talented and able team of educator [...]
Discovery Channel Store Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week Teachers Receive 20% off at the Discovery Channel Store this Week- May 8-14! To redeem this special offer, click on the below link to shop online and your discount will appear in your cart. Or simply print your email and bring it to your local Discovery Channel Store. [...]
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