SPRING 2008 The team at Discovery Education is always bringing the latest and greatest trends of educational technology to educators everywhere. One of the biggest issues facing classroom teachers today is…LACK OF TIME! Technology is out there, and we do our best to bring it into the classroom. Ideally, we can attend a conference that [...]
The 2008 DEN Streamathon has come and gone, but all of the great information that was delivered is here to stay! You missed the Streamathon?! Dry those eyes and check out the archives. Here you will find most of the presentations that were given by various members of the DEN team. Topics include: Ways to [...]
As the school year is wrapping up, many teachers are making plans for vacations AND Professional Development!!! Below are just a few summer opportunities for educators. Leave a comment if you will be attending these or let us know about other great educational possibilities. Upstate Technology Conference, June 24-26, Greenville, SC The theme for this [...]
Attention SC DEN Members!!! Report 3 trainings- water bottle Recruit new members- baseball jersey Winning a day with Hall Davidson…Priceless! From DEN blog… DEN Spring Training 2008 DEN Spring Training is back! This year the DEN coaches are scouting talent for the All-STAR team as well as looking for some new prospects to join [...]
The DEN National Institute will occur at Discovery’s global headquarters in Silver Spring, MD from July 21-25, 2008. The week before, July 14-18, 2008, there will be the DEN Leadership Council Institute (also in Silver Spring, MD). Up to 100 STARs will be invited to attend the DEN National Institute and 50 leadership council members [...]
The LIVE GREEN Teacher Grant program, a Discovery Education program presented by General Motors, challenges middle school teachers to develop innovative ideas for furthering environmental and energy sustainability. Teachers will identify an issue or problem, create a plan to address it, and integrate the topic into classroom teaching. Earn a $1,000 LIVE GREEN grant – [...]
Join us for the 1st ever Discovery Educator Network Virtual Conference! Saturday, February 2nd 9:00-1:00 Greenville, SC and Columbia SC Connect with educators from all over the country during this unique professional development experience where you can attend in-person, online or both. The day will feature keynote presentations from Discovery’s own Hall Davidson and Lance [...]
So you joined the DEN, and maybe you’ve even become a STAR Educator… can life get any better? Well, your virtual life can! If you haven’t already made the move to join Second Life, or want to learn more about this virtual community- now’s your chance! Join the SL crew’s webinar to learn more. WHEN? [...]
Can’t make it to FETC? Then mark your calendar for NECC in San Antonio, TX, scheduled from June 31 – July 2. NECC is presented by ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education. Why not check it out and visit the DEN Second Life group while you’re there? Is anyone planning to attend or [...]
Mark your calendar! FETC 2008 is taking place in the Sunshine State next month. Discovery Education is one of the Platinum Sponsors for this national event, along with a host of other leaders in educational technology. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, check out the opening keynote speaker sponsored by DE! FETC is a great [...]
NECC is over and I am still thinking and reflecting about the conference. Last night I felt like a rock star. I saw my name on iTunes… I had to do the happy dance for the true geek that I am. While in Atlanta, Steve Dembo invited me and, FL DEN member, Tom Turner to [...]
The first day of the convention has been incredible. This year, the movement to Web 2.0 is making an impact. There are so many free tools available to be used in the classroom. Our next question is how do we get the firewall a little more open in some of our districts? Today I ran [...]
This morning … I am off again to Atlanta. NECC here I come. I managed to be home for 36 hours after the DEN National Institute. If you are going to be at NECC and you want to be a guest blogger email me! Send me the blog post and any pictures you want added. [...]
The institute is coming to an end… We are watching final projects this morning in the HD theatre. Its amazing how different everyone’s movie is. Its been a fun week. Yesterday was dedicated to the actual creation of the movie. I will post it in teachertube when I get home and embed it below. The [...]
Ok, after a long day of work, we were rewarded with a dinner on the roof top of the Discovery Communications building. The weather cooperated and it was beautiful; low humidy and sunny. After we took a three hour tour of the District of Columbia. Of course it wasn’t just a tour, we still needed [...]
Very cool! Steve Dembo joined us this morning to talk a little about the BIG subject of Web 2.0 tools. (That’s Steve and I to the left.) His presentation was two fold; 1. Discovery and Second Life and 2. the Top 10 Free Sites to use. I have a log in for Second Life (SL) [...]
Last night was a great night. After working on our movie projects ALL day we were treated to something special. We were taken to the Discovery Communications HD theatre to "watch our movies" in high def. BUT the treat was a visit from the Executive Producer of Perfect Predator, John Grassie. He came by to [...]
Its officially brain dead time! Today, Joe Brennen, a STAR Educator and latest member of the National Discovery Education family, presented techniques and ideas for creating movies in the classroom. We learned about camera techniques, editing tricks and tips, as well as ideas to use film making in the classroom. Some of the examples came [...]
Wow! What a day… I left Columbia this morning and headed to Washington, D.C. (Silver Spring, MD), arrived at the hotel at 2:25 checked in to my room and headed off to the National Institute Kick Off. What a great start to the week! Scott, Lance, and Jannita welcomed the room of 50 educators to [...]
I don’t know if you know but one of the lucky STAR members chosen to go to the National Institute on Monday… How exciting! I am really looking forward to it. I know the days will be long and we will be working hard BUT I am so ready to meet knew people and share [...]
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