Dorman’s Trouvailles

Join us Friday, July 23, 2010, at 2:00PM ET

Bestselling author, Don Tapscott hosts a special webinar , part of the Discovery Education EdTechConnect webinar series, where he will discuss MacroWikinomics, its impact on the world of education and the implications it holds for the future. MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World is the sequel to the groundbreaking and bestselling Wikinomics.

Register Now for this Online Event at

http://links.discoveryeducation.com/EdTechConnect_DonTapscott

Description

The world needs rebuilding. Many of the institutions that have served us well for decades or centuries seem frozen and unable to move forward. And yet, in every corner of the globe, a powerful new model of economic and social innovation is sweeping across all sectors—one where people with drive, passion and expertise take advantage of new Web-based tools to get more involved in making the world more prosperous, just and sustainable.

IN MacroWikinomics Tapscott and Williams show that in over a dozen fields—from finance, healthcare and science to education, the media, energy and the environment—we have reached an historic turning point; cling to the old industrial-era paradigms or use collaborative innovation to revolutionize not only the way we work and create wealth in society, but how we learn, discover, inform, entertain, govern and care for one another.

BIO:

Don Tapscott, one of the world’s leading authorities on the transformation of business and society in the digital age. He is Chairman of nGenera Insight. http://www.ngenera.com/insight/ He was founder and CEO of the international think tank New Paradigm before its acquisition by nGenera.

Don is the author of thirteen widely read books about information technology in business and society, most recently Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World (October 2008). The book is the sequel to Growing Up Digital (1998), where he coined the term Net Generation. With co-author Anthony D. Williams, he wrote Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (2006). Wikinomics was an international bestseller, #1 on the 2007 management book charts, and on The New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller lists. Other best sellers include Paradigm Shift (1992), The Digital Economy (1995) and The Naked Corporation (2003).

His new book, with Williams, MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World comes out September 28, 2010.

He is involved extensively in the transformation of education, working with many universities, school boards and Educational Secretaries and Ministers around the world. He is also working with government leaders in many countries to reinvent government for the digital age and strengthen democratic institutions. He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum and an Adjunct Professor at the JL Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

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.

To advance a new generation of education technology leaders, Discovery Education, renowned for its quality content and digital media services in over half of all US schools, and Wilkes University, a leader in graduate education, have teamed up to create the online Master of Science degree in Instructional Media.To thrive in the 21st century classroom, successful educators are embracing a new approach to teacher instruction. New tools. New technologies. A new appreciation for digital media. From Web 2.0 to digital storytelling, to virtual field trips, the 21st century classroom has the power to engage and inspire today’s tech savvy students. This degree provides teachers the tools, knowledge and strategies to be successful 21st century educators.

Learn about the program from our amazing course designers, check out student projects, and more at our brand new website: www.discoveryeducation.com/masters

Every Tuesday educators enrolled in the Discovery Education Wilkes University Instructional Media Program get together to share ideas. Join them on February 16, 2010 as they have Daniel Pink, author ofDrive and A Whole New Mind, dropping by for an hour-long discussion. All the details can be found here.  Click here to join the webinar.

An hour with Dan Pink

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Click here to follow WUIM on Twitter stay up-to-date on the Wilkes University Instructional Media Program and subscribe to the WUIM blog.

 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!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

9 AM to 4 PM ET

It’s virtual and it’s FREE!

Register for the online sessions at:

http://links.discoveryeducation.com/denscicon

or

Register for one of many in-person events hosted by our DEN Leadership Councils.

Terramar School

7000 W. Happy Valley Road

Peoria, AZ 85383

7 AM to 2 PM

Cartwright Elementary School District

3401 N. 67th Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85033

8:30 AM to 1 PM

Snowflake High School

190 W. 2nd Street South

Snowflake, AZ 85937

8 AM to 2 PM

Esperero Canyon Middle School

Sabino Canyon Road

Tucson, AZ 85750

7:30 AM to 2 PM

Corner Bakery at Irvine Spectrum

91 Fortune Drive

Irvine, CA 92618

9 AM to 1 PM

Connecticut Science Center

250 Columbus Blvd.

Hartford, CT 06103

8:30 AM to 4 PM

Electa A Lee Magnet Middle School

4000 53rd AveWest

Bradenton, FL 34210

9 AM to 4 PM

All Saints Catholic Academy

1155 Aurora Ave.

Naperville, IL 60540

 9 AM to 4 PM

Dedham Middle School

70 Whiting Avenue

Dedham, MA 02026

8:30 AM to 4 PM

Holy Redeemer School

9715 Summit Ave

Kensington, MD 20895

8:30 AM to 1 PM

St. Therese School

7277 NW Highway 9

Kansas City, MO 64152

7:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Townsend School

201 N. Spruce St.

Townsend, MT 59644

9 AM to 1 PM

Discovery Times Square Expo

226 West 44th Street (between 7th & 8th avenues)

New York City, NY

9 AM to 1 PM

Registration limited to 25 participants.

Propel Montour

340 Bilmar Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15205

9 AM to 4 PM

Sarah Simpson Center

805 Tipton Avenue

Knoxville, TN 37920

8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Finch Elementary

1205 South Tennessee

McKinney, TX 75069

8 AM to 4 PM

Verona Area High School

300 Richard Street

Verona, WI 53593

9 AM to 3 PM

Download an informational flyer about DEN SCIcon to share with your colleagues.

For those of you who are administrators for Discovery Education in your school or district it really important to know that the old unitedstreaming Administrator Website is going to be discontinued effective Nov. 30, 2009.  DE admins will now be able to access an enhanced tool set and reporting features through the new My Admin – located within the Discovery Education services hub.

Click here to download a PDF My Admin users guide.

Take a look at the following tutorial to learn more.

You can also register to attend one of our My Admin webinars.  Click here to register.

On Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm EST, we’re thrilled to feature Gary Stager as our EdTechConnect speaker!  There are few speakers that are more passionate, dedicated and devoted to bringing about change in education.  If you’ve never had a chance to see him present before,  you won’t want to miss this opportunity.  If you HAVE seen him, perhaps on the Keynote panel from this year’s NECC conference, then I’m sure I don’t even need to say anything more to convince you to register.  As David Thornburg has stated, “Some people think ‘outside of the box.’ Gary is unaware of the box’s existence!”

Creative Computing and the Case for Project-based Learning

Veteran computer-using educator, speaker and journalist Dr. Gary Stager will explore how project-based learning fuels creativity and amplifies the power of computing. This webinar will explore questions of “What is a project?” and “What are the essential elements of a good project?” The theory underlying such practice will be discussed and imaginative applications challenging each learner to maximize their potential will be shared.

Click here to register!

I used Google Earth often when I was in the classroom. I used it to reinforce geographic literacy and engage my high school social studies students with a colorful and interactive data visualization. Today, I’ll be presenting “Two Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere with Discovery Education and Google Earth” as part of the DEN Summer School webinar series.

Click below to access the resources from this session. The webinar archive will be available on the DEN blog.

Two Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere with Discovery Education and Google Earth

Google Earth Users Guide

Google Tools for Schools: Google Earth

Google Earth KMZ – Samples 

Google Lit Trips

KMLFactBook (blog post about KMLFactBook)

VoiceThread is one of my favorite Web 2.0 applications for education and it’s a perfect partner for Discovery Education’s rich media content.  I will be featuring VoiceThread during the August 25, 2009, DEN Summer School Webinar.

You can access the resources from this webinar by clicking below.  The webinar archive will be available on the DEN blog.

The Thread that Ties It All Together: VoiceThread and Discovery Education

Getting Started with VoiceThread in the Classroom

VoiceThead Wiki Page – Training and Integration Resources

Get ready for a new school year with the DEN!  Tell a colleague, invite your principal and join us for Summer School with the DEN.  Enroll today at: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/webinar.

All sessions begin at 11 AM ET.

These sessions are recorded and the presentation resources and archives will be made available at: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/summer-school

Web 2.0 Week
8/24/09
Get Your Glog On! The DE streaming Builders and Glogster
8/25/09
The Thread that Ties it All Together: Discovery Education Content and Voicethread
8/26/09
Two Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere in the World: Designing Virtual Field Trips with Discovery Education Media and Google Earth
8/27/09
Learning Through the Funnies: Mixing Discovery Education Content with Free Comic Tools