http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757 Denise Thomas loves how technology makes teaching and learning fun. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:09:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At one time we were wondering where Hall was in the world. Now I am looking for the original Gizmoz site. It is gone. The original site was used to create the famous Gizmoz  Girl . I used this Gizmoz clip in most of my videos. At one point ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2009/11/17/where-in-the-world-is-gizmoz/ Have you ever wondered what a particular file extension meant? Have you ever received a file and didn't know what kind of file it was? Have you ever needed to convert a file and didn't know which extension to use for the conversion? Well this site, the File Extension Resource ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2009/10/22/what-does-the-file-extension-hd2-mean/ Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and a great start to the new school year. I am excited because I'm starting without a cast (I had a cast for three months then therapy for 7). I had the opporunity to rest and to also enjoy having both of ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2009/09/27/a-great-start-to-the-year/ Here are the photos from ETLC, Roanoke, VA. The booth was small but Alex, Matt and Darnai were able to attract a lot of attention  . Later that day I attended the DEN hospitality event from 6-9 pm. I was able to encourage several of my colleagues to attend . In fact, Diane ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/12/13/photos-from-den-event-etlc/ Hello everyone, The ETLC is being held in Roanoke, VA at the Hotel Roanoke. Of course, my room isn't in the hotel but more on that later. The sessions are great but so far the best thing was seeing Matt, Darnai, and Alex from Discovery. They are located at what appears ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/12/11/i-report-from-etlc-roanoke-va/ Have you tried this yet? If not, then I suggest you do. It took me fifteen minutes to build this prompt. You can pull up the the site ahead  of time as a activity for the students to complete while you are conducting a reading group. It can be assigned as a homework assignment (be sure all ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/09/21/discovery-writing-prompt-builder-is-super/ My presentation at a Technology Fair for Private Schools in Norfolk, VA was about Internet Safety. I sat up last night trying to think of a simple way to explain how to implement into schools. The Virginia Department of Education published a wonderful resource aligning Internet Safety with VA Standards of ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/08/06/internet-safety-presentation/ Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week. When I was a teacher with my own classroom, I remember the great gifts I received from my students and parents. My students would bring in pictures they drew or colored from coloring books. Parents would send in personal notes or small gifts. I ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/05/12/thank-you/ It is now 1:28 in the morning and I just finished the  Gizmoz training video             showing you how I created my famous Gizmoz clip discussed in Media Matters. It is a free site so don't forget to register.  Finally,  this video is not for instructional use. It is designed to give you a ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/04/20/creating-a-gizmoz/ Most of Norfolk Public Schools Instructional Technology Resource Teachers (ITRT) have completed the PBS Teacherline International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Capstone Certificate Program (yes, I'm one of them). This program is just one of many professional development activities provided by my department. Was it easy? NO. Would I do it again? Yes!!!! :-) ... http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/dwthomas757/2008/04/16/norfolk-itrts-rock/