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We look forward to celebrating the DEN’s fourth birthday with many of our STARs at our pre-NECC Birthday Party Extravaganza on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Discovery Headquarters.

If you are staying for NECC, I strongly encourage you to check out the following sessions from the DEN team.

Using Multimedia in the Classroom
Join mimio and Discovery Education to learn how you can quickly and easily create interactive lessons using mimio Interactive systems and Discovery Education content. Get tips and hands-on experience making your own presentations with our small group demo stations.  All attendees will receive a gift bag and Discovery Education streaming 30-day trial subscription, plus be entered into a drawing for a complete mimio Interactive system!

Bring a friend!

STAR Discovery Educators who bring a colleague with them to the Using Multimedia in the Classroom session will receive a Discovery Education t-shirt.

When?
Monday, June 29th; 3:00 to 4:30 PM
Tuesday, June 30th, 9:00 to 10:30 AM

Where?
Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street NW (3 blocks from the Convention Center), Farragut Square and Lafayette Park Ballrooms.

Seating is limited so arrive early to guarantee your space.

Monday, June 29

The 10 Best Free Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers
Steve Dembo
8:30-9:30 AM
Location: WWCC 146B

Eight Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Video
Hall Davidson
3:30-4:30 PM
Location: WWCC Ballroom B

Wednesday, July 1 

Moving Beyond the Information Age
Scott Kinney
8:30-9:30 AM
Location: WWCC Ballroom A

From Banned to Planned: Cell Phones in Schools
Hall Davidson
12:00-1:00 PM
Location: WWCC Ballroom C

Don’t forget to visit the Discovery Education booth in the Exhibitors Hall for engaging in-booth presentations from the DEN team.  

I know what you’re thinking . . . “we JUST finished the school year – I’m not ready to think about Back to School season!”

But, we have some really cool content and feature enhancements to Discovery Education that we want to share with our DEN community.  For those STARs who are conducting summer workshops and trainings, it’s a must to get a peak into the new interface and content types before the training.

We are inviting the DEN community to participate in a webinar to preview the new site enhancements and upgrades.  

Click here to access the registration page for the Back to School webinar series.   (Note: These webinars are all the same; you only need to attend one to learn about the new launch.)

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We’re celebrating all week, but today is extra special – National Teacher Appreciation Day.  The entire Discovery family really appreciates the DEN community.  Our STARs make our jobs a lot of fun and in return we want to make sure you receive the support you need.  So for today we thought it would be a good idea to equip all STAR Discovery Educators with some extra resources for the summer.When you log in to the DEN website you will see a Teacher Appreciation Week box in the upper left hand corner (above your profile).

Follow the directions to get an upgrade that will give you 90 days of free access to Discovery Education Health, Discovery Education Science for Elementary and Discovery Education Science for Middle School.  You now have the Discovery suite just in time for your summer planning.