Jun 09
The more time I spend connecting with the DEN, the more impressed I am with the relationships that are formed. There are so many wonderful individuals that comprise the DEN. I was just invited to attend an event “Trends, Tools and Tactics for 21st Century Learning”. Funny, I recognize the name of the presenter – Kevin Honeycutt. He’s been involved with Second Life DEN events. I’m there.
Today, I just RSVPed for “Cablevision’s Day of Discovery”. It will be held on August 24th in Bethpage, NY. This is a collaboration between Cablevision and Discovery. We will be focusing on 21st Century Skills and technology integration. I see Steve Dembo will be the keynote speaker. Through my virtual travels on the DEN websites I certainly feel like I have gotten to know Mr. Dembo, or should I say Mr. DEN.
I have truly enjoyed the friendships that I have made through the DEN. I look forward to meeting and “meeting” more of you. And to those I have already become familiar, I thank you for your support and assisting me in growing my PLN.
I’d love to see you at the Cablevision Day of Discovery here in NY. cablevisiondodinviteaugust24.pdf
Mar 27
Recently the NY DEN Leadership Council hosted an amazing event at the Baseball Hall of Fame. We all seemed to have so much fun. I love Discovery for providing fabulous professional development but also these culturally enriching opportunities. If you aren’t a STAR member of the DEN consider joining. Click here for information.
Discovery offers us so much. Great networking with Gurus (those in the know and ready to show). Collaboration from across the country. Contests, events, and so much more.
But one of the things I love best is learning how to tie everything together to enhance my instructional practices. Multimedia helps students to learn at a much more rapid pace. Visual images and audio combined help generate a more accurate picture (no pun intended) of a topic being discussed. Over the years with the DEN I have learned how to take Power Point slides (or Open Office slides), turn them into images, bring them into Movie Maker, add an audio overlay and Voila!!! You have great “movies” to teach your students. Not everyone could attend the NYDENLC Spring Training Event in Cooperstown. But if you visit the National Blog and check out our video at:http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2010/03/19/den-spring-training-2010/ it gives you a better mental image of the event then just saying we had a great Spring Training Event. Go see for yourself.
