The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon is September 14, 2010. We’ve got a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction.

Here’s the schedule. Come for an hour or spend the entire day with us! (All times are eastern time. If you miss a session, we’ll archive as many as we can and post them here after the Streamathon.)

9:00 – 9:45 AM Back-to-School with DE streaming

9:45-10:00 AM DEN in Ten

10:00-10:45 AM 25 Free things in 45 minutes or less

10:45-11:00 AM DEN in Ten

11:00-11:45 AM DE streaming Spotlight: Teacher Center and the Builders

11:45-12:00 PM DEN in Ten

12:00-12:45 PM The Student Experience with DE streaming

12:45-1:00 PM DEN in Ten

1:00-1:45 PM Back-to-School with DE streaming

1:45-2:00 PM DEN in Ten

2:00-2:45 PM 25 Free things in 45 minutes or less

2:45-3:00 PM DEN in Ten

3:00-3:45 PM DE streaming Spotlight: Teacher Center and the Builders

3:45-4:00 PM DEN in Ten

4:00-4:45 PM The Student Experience with DE streaming

4:45-5:00 PM DEN in Ten

5:00-5:45 PM Back-to-School with DE streaming

5:45-6:00 PM DEN in Ten

6:00-6:45 PM 25 Free things in 45 minutes or less

6:45-7:00 PM DEN in Ten

Register here: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/streamathon2010

You’re a teacher eagerly looking forward to a couple of weeks of summer bliss, right? Wrong! Summer is the time for intellectual rejuvenation, creative inspiration, and learning. Let the Discovery Educator Network help you meet these noble goals. Check out some of the fantastic FREE webinars from Discovery Education.

Discovery Education First Look: Back to School Updates 2010
http://links.discoveryeducation.com/DEFirstLook
June 1 – June 29
Be the first to get a look at back-to-school updates to Discovery Education streaming. With this insider access, we’ll take you behind-the-scenes as we show off the latest content, features, and resources months before it will be rolled-out to the public.

50 Ways in 5 Days
http://links.discoveryeducation.com/50Ways5Days
July 1 – July 29
This webinar series is packed full of the best instructional uses of Discovery Education, featuring content rich contributions from some of the top users of Discovery Education streaming.

DEN Summer School 2010
http://links.discoveryeducation.com/DENSummerSchool2010
August 2 – August 19
Who ever said summer school isn’t fun? Get ready for your school year with an amazing series of free professional development sessions from the Discovery Educator Network (DEN). Week 1 = Digital Storytelling, Week 2 = Professional Learning Networks, Week 3 = Project Based Learning

Click here to learn more about how Discovery Education is transforming teaching and learning.

Earth Day turns 40 on April 22, 2010.

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future.

Earth Day 2010 can be a turning point to advance climate policy, energy efficiency, renewable energy and green jobs. Earth Day Network is galvanizing millions who make personal commitments to sustainability. Earth Day 2010 is a pivotal opportunity for individuals, corporations and governments to join together and create a global green economy. Join the more than one billion people in 190 countries that are taking action for Earth Day.

Here are some great resources to use with students to engage them in hands-on activities and critical discussions about their world.

The first is a ShareTabs page with links out to 13 environmental calculators to track energy and resource consumption.

Discovery Education and its partners collaborated to put together a great environmental resource, Think Green Classroom. The Earth Day resources and activities feature contains terrific tools for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Discovery Education and the Siemens STEM Academy partnered to bring a special webinar to students and teachers. If you missed the STEM Connect Webinar featuring Philippe Cousteau, Earth Day: Celebrating our Past and Future Efforts to Conserve our Oceans, you can catch the archive and classroom activity on the STEM Connect webinar page. Don’t forget to check out the student challenges and activities sponsored by Philippe’s EarthEcho International.

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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.  However, the driving force of the DEN is truly our DEN Leadership Councils.

Last year we started an annual process where any STAR in the community can take the lead with our DEN Leadership Councils.  It’s that time of the year again when our STARs can express interest in staying active as a LC member, joining an existing LC or helping to launch a new LC.

From now until April 30, 2010 you have the opportunity to become part of the DEN Leadership Councils for 2010-2011.  Here’s how it works.

• Any STAR can help take the lead, but this year we have decided that it is in the best interest of the community to keep the Chair, Events Coordinator and Blog Coordinator positions for existing LCs intact, thus making these positions a two-year term.
• STARs who want to continue to serve on an existing LC or join an existing LC can express their interest by completing this form.
• For STARs in states where a leadership council is not currently formed, express your interest here and select DEN LC as your leadership council.  If we have enough STARs express interest in a given state we will form a new leadership council.  Otherwise, these STARs will be part of the overall DEN Leadership Council.

All STARs who want to be part of the 2010-2011 DEN Leadership Councils must complete this form.

For more details about the DEN Leadership Councils including the roles, responsibilities, and benefits please read the DEN LC Overview.

If you have any questions, please post them as comments so everyone can see the responses.

Thank you for your help in making the community even stronger.

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Welcome to DEN Spring Training 2010!  From now until May 21st STAR Discovery Educators have the opportunity to show how active they are in the DEN.  Below are twenty challenges that test whether you are still working your way up from the Grapefruit League or if you are ready for Cooperstown.

Take a look and then calculate your own DEN Activity Level (DAL) using the following formula.

Add up the total number of STARs earned and divide by 42.  Multiply this number by 23.  The result is your DAL.

Hall of Famer
(21-23)
All STAR
(18-20)
Major Leaguer
(12-17)
Minor Leaguer
(7-11)

Minor League
(1 STAR each, possible 6 STARs)

Subscribe to the Global DEN Blog
http://tinyurl.com/GlobalDENBlog

Register for the DENny Awards – May 25, 2010
http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar

Become a fan of Discovery Student Adventures on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/discoverystudentadventures

Follow the DEN on Twitter
http://twitter.com/DEN

Sign up to win a wireless lab by May 4, 2010
http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com

Read the DEN Weekly Update every Friday
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/category/weekly-updates

Major League
(2 STARs each, possible 12 STARs)

Add a STAR badge to your blog, website or Twitter
http://community.discoveryeducation.com
About the DEN > DEN Badges

Take the “It’s 21 Just Pass” quiz
http://its21justpass.discoveryeducation.com

Explore one of the eBooks or virtual labs on the Siemens We Can Change the World website
http://www.wecanchange.com

Check out the student projects on the Discovery Education Wilkes University Instructional Media Program site or drop by the Instructional Media blog
http://www.DiscoveryEducation.com/Masters

Design the car of the future using the new virtual design lab
http://fuelourfuturenow.com

Encourage a colleague to apply to become a STAR Discovery Educator
http://community.discoveryeducation.com

ALL STAR
(3 STARs each, possible 12 STARs)

Have 10 colleagues sign up to win a wireless lab by May 4, 2010
http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com

Watch all five videos of Hall and Steve at Web 20.10
http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com

Attend a webinar and get a screenshot of yourself saying that
you’re proud to be a STAR
http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar

Nominate a student for the Young Scientist Challenge
http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com

Hall of Fame
(4 STARs each, possible 12 STARs)

Apply, or get a colleague to apply, for the Siemens STEM Institute by April 16, 2010
http://www.siemensstemacademy.com

Comment on at least one post on every Leadership Council blog
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com

Tell us how being a member of the DEN community translates to having a positive impact on your students.
http://tinyurl.com/DENImpact

Two Special Spring Training Signing Bonuses

1. After you calculate your DAL host an event on your home field and share some of the 20 challenges with your teammates.  You don’t have to share them all, but your DEN coaches certainly would be impressed if you did. Then report your DEN Spring Training event and receive a set of three DEN recycling bags perfect for creating a recycling station in your classroom.
2. Pad your stats by uploading at least one resource to the DEN Educator Resources library.  Tell us what you uploaded, give us your uniform size and we’ll send you a Discovery Education “Beyond the Textbook” t-shirt.

Report your event and/or resource at:
http://links.discoveryeducation.com/DENSpringTrainingEvent

Download the DEN Spring Training 2010 flyer here.

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I’m here in St. Charles, IL, for ICE 2010 – facilitating a Discovery Education Boot Camp full day workshop.  Here are the take-away resources from the workshop.

Discovery Educator Network

Discovery Education streaming -  Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research

Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide
Discovery Education Classroom Resources -  Links to free resources, sponsorships, and competitions

• Puzzlemaker
• Lesson Plans
  
• Siemen’s STEM Academy
• Web 2010
• CDW-G Conquering Technophobia (Web 2.0 in Education)
• ReadyZone H1N1 – Continuity of Learning
• Ready Classroom – Emergency Preparedness
• ThinkGreen Classroom
• New Teacher Survival Guide
• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
• Curriculum Center
• Brain Boosters
• Worksheets to Go
• Learning Adventures
• NASA at 50
• Understanding Epilepsy
• Discovering Diabetes
• Parent Corner
• Discovery Student Adventures
• Scotch Science Fair
• Siemen’s Science Day
• Siemen’s We Can Change the World Challenge
• USADA True Sport Award Program
• Fuel Our Future Now – STEM resources, Dash+, and Automotive Xprize

Web 2.0 Applications

• SlideShare
• VoiceThread (pricing page – upgrade to educator status)
• Glogster
• Wikispaces
• Google Docs
• Animoto
• Blabberize
• Go Animate!
• timetoast
• ShareTabs
• Wordle
• WordSift
• GreatSummary
• Zamzar
• Vidly
• QuietTube

Tutorials and Learning Resources

• Glogster
• VoiceThread
• Diigo
• Google Tools (Docs, Earth, Maps, Calendar, Reader, etc.)
• Digital Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Wikis
• Digital Learning Networks
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Project Based Learning (Challenge Based Learning) / Why Teach With Project Based Learning? / EL Project-Based Learning / BIE PBL
• Discovery Education – My Admin
• Discovery Education -My Classrooms
• Discovery Education – The Builders
• Widgets for the DE Builders 

Presentation Tools

Video Tools

Mobile Tools

Image Tools

Community Tools

The Best of the Rest

Welcome to IU15 for the Discovery Education and Web 2.0 Integration workshop.

About Jennifer Dorman – Discovery Educator Network Manager, Discovery Education

IU15 Discovery Education Workshop Agenda

Click here to take the post-workshop survey.

Take-Away Resources

Discovery Educator Network

Discovery Education streaming -  Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research

Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide

Discovery Education Science – Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and student access and assessment information

Discovery Education Science Getting Started Guide

Discovery Education Health – Links to service overviews, resources, and efficacy research

Discovery Education Classroom Resources -  Links to free resources, sponsorships, and competitions

• Puzzlemaker
• Lesson Plans
  
• Siemen’s STEM Academy
• Web 2010
• CDW-G Conquering Technophobia (Web 2.0 in Education)
• ReadyZone H1N1 – Continuity of Learning
• Ready Classroom – Emergency Preparedness
• ThinkGreen Classroom
• New Teacher Survival Guide
• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
• Curriculum Center
• Brain Boosters
• Worksheets to Go
• Learning Adventures
• NASA at 50
• Understanding Epilepsy
• Discovering Diabetes
• Parent Corner
• Discovery Student Adventures
• Scotch Science Fair
• Siemen’s Science Day
• Siemen’s We Can Change the World Challenge
• USADA True Sport Award Program
• Fuel Our Future Now – STEM resources, Dash+, and Automotive Xprize

Web 2.0 Applications

• SlideShare
• VoiceThread (pricing page – upgrade to educator status)
• Glogster
• Wikispaces
• Google Docs
• Animoto
• Blabberize
• Go Animate!
• timetoast
• ShareTabs
• Wordle
• WordSift
• GreatSummary
• Zamzar
• Vidly
• QuietTube

Tutorials and Learning Resources

• Glogster
• VoiceThread
• Diigo
• Google Tools (Docs, Earth, Maps, Calendar, Reader, etc.)
• Digital Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Wikis
• Digital Learning Networks
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Project Based Learning (Challenge Based Learning) / Why Teach With Project Based Learning? / EL Project-Based Learning / BIE PBL
• Discovery Education – My Admin
• Discovery Education -My Classrooms
• Discovery Education – The Builders
• Widgets for the DE Builders 

Presentation Tools

Video Tools

Mobile Tools

Image Tools

Community Tools

The Best of the Rest

Access the Exploring Discovery Education Tutorials within Professional Development (accessible after logging in)

Access the new STEM Connect resources as well as Discovery Calendar, Discovery Interactive Atlas, ReadyZone Continuity of Learning, Lesson Plan Library, and Thematic Focus Library within the Teacher Center.

 Join us Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 4:00pm ET for the Siemens STEM Academy webinar.

The Siemens STEM Academy, an online portal with a wealth of STEM resources, presents STEM Spotlight webinar with Dr. Michio Kaku, Host of Science Channel’s Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible.

Inspire your students! Register to hear Dr. Michio Kaku, host of Science Channel’s “Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible”, theoretical physicist, best selling author and co-creator of string field theory, talk about the various science topics covered in his television show. “Physics of the Impossible” takes viewers to the frontiers of science with an authoritative exploration of the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, time travel, and more. Dr. Kaku investigates the physics behind some of science fiction’s wildest offerings and concludes that many of the technologies once thought impossible may actually be inevitable.

Don’t miss this exciting event on January 19, 2010 at 4pm EST. Sign up today!

For students grades 7-12 and all interested educators!

Differentiating instruction can be a challenge, but the judicious application of engaging media and creativity inspiring technology helps to make DI a breeze.

Here are the resources mentioned in the presentation.

Discovery Education streaming

Wordle

TagCrowd

Great Summary

Diigo

VoiceThread

GoAnimate

xtimeline

Glogster

Animoto

Google Maps

Google Earth

Google Lit Trips

SlideShare

Microsoft Photostory 

iMovie

Windows Movie Maker

Audacity

GarageBand

GCast

GabCast

Podbean

Yodio