With the Fall Virtual Conference coming up later this month (Saturday October 23 for 6 hours of non-stop professional development!), its time to take a look at some of the webinars being hosted by Discovery Education. You can log into your DE Streaming account and find the entire list by clicking on the DEN link [...]
(Reposted from Porter Palmer on the DEN National blog) Mark your calendars! At 1pm ET on Monday, September 13th Danny Forster from the Science Channel’s Build It Bigger is joining us for a special webinar event “A New Way to Look at Architecture.” Danny loves architecture, from the curve of a building’s roof line to [...]
We have been using DE Assessment in our middle school for four years. The data we receive from the assessment results is absolutely essential to our “data-based” school improvement. The state of TN is working now to devise an assessment from the Department of Education. Of course, the easiest way to make that happen is [...]
They say you should never start a speech with an apology. I’m not sure if that applies to blogs or not. If it does, then I apologize for apologizing up front. I’m late in getting this post up from our Day of Discovery at Franklin High School in Franklin, TN. So let’s give you a [...]
DE Streaming has changed some of the formatting and flexibility in areas such as My Content and the Builders. These changes have really made DE Streaming even easier to use than ever before. With school about to start again in some parts of the country (and especially in TN), we thought we would add some [...]
The DEN LCs had representation from all across the country at this past week’s LC Symposium at Bentley University in Waltham, MA. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical at first about the decision to house the symposium here, but it only took about half a day for me to realize my fears [...]
Today was our “unconference” day. It is one of the best things the DEN has started at these little annual meetings of ours. Last night, a long line of people stood before the group and announced something they would like to work on. Each of us wrote that down on a piece of card stock. [...]
Our first full day at the DEN LC Symposium kicked off this morning with Dr. Lodge McCammon. Personally, I had never been in a session with Lodge. So, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Yet, everyone who has been in his workshops before have just bragged and bragged and bragged about it. I’m glad [...]
I feel a little remiss not posting more to the TN DEN blog as I enjoy the hot summer days of ISTE 2010 in DENver, CO. Most of my reflections and notes are made on my personal blog since I set that up as an ISTE blog before the conference. However, I did want to [...]
Next week is TAMS (Tennessee Association of Middle Schools) summer conference in Sevierville, TN. We would like to know who is attending TAMS and who might be presenting at TAMS. Tim is scheduled to do 1 session on Project Based Learning and 2 sessions on using Skype in the classroom. If you are coming to [...]
On Tuesday, May 25th, Steve Dembo and some of the esteemed DEN crew presented the 2nd Annual DENny Awards in a red carpet webinar attended by thousands and thousands of excited fans of the DEN! OK, maybe not thousands and thousands, but they were excited! You can see some of the awards listed in the [...]
Tonight is the 2nd Annual DENny Awards ceremony webinar! You won’t want to miss this red carpet event (or whatever color the carpet is at your house). Go here to register. We will recognize STARs in many different categories, but the one that is coveted by STARs all over the globe is the Community Choice [...]
Have you got your glog on yet? If not, now’s the time. As part of the DEN’s Teacher Appreciation Week celebration our friends at Glogster are providing STARs with 90 days of free access to the Premium version of Glogster EDU (normally $11.95 per month). To discover how you can take advantage of this special offer, [...]
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I hope all the STARs in TN jumped on the DEN’s first give-away of Teacher Appreciation Week yesterday: a FREE year’s subscription to Prezi PRO ($59). I know I did! Leave us a comment if you got yours! Let us know if you want the TN DEN LC to do a Prezi training sometime this [...]
Take a look at all the wonderful things in store for educators from the DEN! DEN Teacher Appreciation Week: May 3-7, 2010 It’s that time of the year again where we celebrate our STARs for all the great work they do every day. Make sure to check the DEN blog every day next week. We [...]
I know this post is really, really late, but I just could not pass up the opportunity to highlight the Virtual Conference held in Cumming, GA. We had 13 highly motivated, excited, and eager educators in attendance. Teryl and Tim went down to “help out.” Patti Grammens did a fantastic job getting everything set up [...]
Yes, our first ever tri-state Day of Discovery at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, is officially over. But the impact of that day continues! Over 140 educators from three states began their day at 8:30 playing DENgo and getting to know one another a little better. By 9, Jennifer Dorman and Justin Karkow were [...]
Spring Virt Con 2010 Connect the Thoughts! Saturday, April 24, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Cost? FREE Register for the virtual sessions Tennessee is not hosting a live event for the Virtual Conference this spring. However, the beauty of a Virtual Conference is that you can attend virtually! Here is a [...]
The DEN is getting geared up for the Spring and we are looking for a creative way to visually tell the DEN story. We looked to our DEN Guru for Professional Networking, Lee Kolbert. We decided that we wanted to map out the reach of the DEN and found a great example from Lee. We [...]
As we approach the DEN’s fifth birthday it is very easy to see that the community is stronger than ever. And it’s not because of us. It’s because of you. There are many ways to participate in the community from being a DEN member online to an active STAR to our latest level, DEN Guru. [...]
Today the TN DEN Leadership Council hosted an event at two Apple stores, one in Germantown and the other in Knoxville. It is fantastic to finally have LC members at both ends of this very wide state! Both events offered basic training in iMovie 09. Then, personalized instruction was offered from the Apple store staff [...]
This is just a quick reminder to those who registered and were accepted that our Apple Store Events in Germantown and Knoxville take place tomorrow, March 20th. Both start at 8 AM in their respective time zones. If you have questions about tomorrow, please feel free to post them as comments to this post and [...]
DEN Summer Institute: Apply Today (This just in from the National Blog. STAR DEN members are eligible to apply. Please read all the information in the FAQ page before filling out the application. It will be most helpful.) The DEN Summer Institute for 2010 will take place from July 18-23, 2010 at Bentley University in [...]
(Cross-posted from Clif’s Notes) As I’ve previously mentioned AudioBoo is a service that makes podcasting and audio blogging a snap. Here’s my quick demonstration. Your “boo” (That’s what they call your audio file) will be uploaded to your AudioBoo profile. You can take a look at my profile page to get an idea of what [...]
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