Posting from DEN Central Regional Conference
I’m presenting on how to use our blogs at the DEN Central Regional Conference.
WOW What an Experience!
Last night, I got to be a panelist at the popular WOW2 Tuesday night chat. My fellow DEN in SL(tm) Leadership Council members and myself answered questions about our involvement with the DEN, the benefits of being a DEN member, and how things are going in the Second Life(tm) world.
It was a great experience. I haven’t ever been in a situation where people are just asking me questions - I’m used to standing up front and presenting - not waiting for someone to ask me the questions I want to answer! All in all, I’m very thankful to have had the opportunity and will be sure to catch future episodes of WOW2.
My only concern is why my name is so hard for people to pronounce. Sound it out . . . Ply . . . Bon. Hmmm.
National Institutes a No-Brainer
Hopefully, everyone has seen that the National and Regional institutes for this summer have been announced on the National blog. I had several people ask me whether I was planning on attending an institute. I thought about it for a bit, but realized it really was never in question. If they’ll have me, I will come!
I’ve attended Discovery Educator Network institutes in the past, both regional and national, and I have to say the experience has always been very fulfilling and useful. I have never left a Discovery-sponsored event thinking that I wish I hadn’t come. The time spent is always more than worth it. Usually within the first 10 minutes of coming together with like-minded educators from many geographic locations, I will learn enough to make the entire institute “worth it.”
If you haven’t decided whether to fill out an application and hope for the best - just do it! You’ll be glad you did. And if you still are trying to decide, just ask one of the STAR educators who have attended institutes in the past - they’ll tell you the same thing.
