New York DEN

It’s not too late to sign up for the Fall Virtual Conference!

Here are the Top Ten reasons to attend as written by Lance Rougeux.

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM ET
Click here to register for the virtual sessions.

10.  College football is overrated.

9.  The digital treats you’ll take away won’t cause cavities.

8.   You can attend in your pajamas (virtually or in-person, we’re flexible).

7.  Two full hours of the soothing sounds of Justin Karkow
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director (9 AM and 3 PM ET)

6.  A chance to win a HD Flip Cam for dressing up as your favorite Discovery personality

5.  Brand new interstitials

4.  Any time Steve Dembo uses the word “bling” in a presentation, watch out!
Putting the Bling in Your Builders (12 PM ET)

3.  The archived sessions just don’t have the same pizazz.

2.  Amazing professional development for the very reasonable price of…FREE.

1. Networking, networking, networking!

For the schedule and more information, visit: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/virtcon09.

The 2009-2010 DEN Webinar schedule is finally posted.  Come see all the great DEN Webinars, product demonstrations, Science Class, EdTechConnect and more!  The schedule is bound to have something for you.  Be sure to check it out.  The first one is this Tuesday, September 22nd.

Join us on September 23, 2009 for our annual DEN streamathon.  Twelve hours of back-to-back sessions about the latest and greatest with DE streaming.  Check out the schedule on the DEN blog and don’t forget to register today!

*Originally Posted on the DEN Blogsite.

It’s not too late to get involved with Summer School with the DEN.  There are still many great free webinars to enjoy. 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

Join us for our final DEN webinar of the school year on May 26 at 7 PM ET. We will discuss all things DEN-related and unveil some very special awards to members of the DEN community in our first-ever DENnies Awards Ceremony. Register today!

Re-posted from the DEN Blog:

Thanks to our good friends over at Tech4Learning, there are STARs aplenty who received free copies of Frames to use in the classroom.  However, what good is a piece of software if you don’t know how to use it?  They have graciously offered to host a webinar to help show you tips and tricks for using Frames with your students!

Creating animated movies and digital stories is a fantastic way to engage students in the curriculum. Learn how students can use the integrated drawing tools in Frames to illustrate their own stories, tell digital stories, and create animated Flash® movies.

The webinar will be May 28th at 4:30EST.  To register, click here.

Here are some upcoming webinars from Discovery for January.

Dr. Tim Tyson on EdTechConnect January 21st at 7 PM EST

During this webinar, he will share a glimpse of what he sees when he peeks into the Classroom of Tomorrow. A fresh look at what is now possible, this webinar may well challenge some of our current thinking about school structures, roles, and relationships.

Shining Stars Webinar- January 6 at 7 PM EST

If every teacher is a Rock STAR, then this is your chance to shine! During these webinars, we will be featuring Shining STARs from around the DEN. Best practices, new technologies, collaborative projects… Come see what STAR Discovery Educators are doing around the world and learn from their experiences!

 Lights Camera, Publish! - January 13 at 7 PM EST

Come see ways to share your videos and learn from others. We’ll take a look at the American Film Institute’s ScreenNation, TeacherTube and a few of the winners in various education video contests.

Builders Tips & Tricks: Student Access Anywhere - January 20 at 7 PM EST

Host, Dennis Swain, says, “Did you know that you can quickly, safely, and easily share Discovery Education streaming digital media directly with your students on a one on one basis, and track their progress? The Builders include Assignment Builder, Quiz Builder, and Writing Prompt Builder. After demonstrating how these powerful digital media integration tools are utilized, I’ll review quick tips and tricks that make these tools even more accessible. I’ll finalize by creating a live quiz to email out to attendees to demonstrate how to share digital media directly with your students from anywhere they can get internet access.”

Discovery Education Science - Elementary school - January 9 at 1 PM EST

Discovery Education Science is the new online digital curriculum supplement for elementary and middle school science education. Enhance science instruction with up-to-date, standards-based resources coupled with a real-time assessment tool that allows educators to monitor student progress and recommend resources based on a students’ individual need.  I have to say, DE Science is fast becoming one of my favorite tools ever.

Discovery Education PowerMediaPlus - January 16 at 1 PM EST

This webinar will provide you with a guided tour through the many resources that PowerMediaPlus has to offer and how you can leverage it to increase student learning in the classroom.

Mark your calendars for the NY DEN events this week!

Friday, October 24^th -

Come socialize at Panera Bread in Northvale, NJ. Why this Panera? It’s only 6 minutes away from Tech Forum Northeast if you’re attending.  269 Livingston Street, Northvale, NJ 07647.  Need more information about Tech Forum Northeast, visit http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/northeast08/. An exciting day of networking and learning at the Palisades Executive Center in Palisades, New York. Then let’s meetup at Panera for some more fun. An entertaining evening to help us Cultivate our Personal and Professional Networks awaits. Please RSVP at https://den.dabbledb.com/page/newyorkoctoberdeneventsregistration/vCjhVoLp

Saturday, October 25th-

The DEN Virtual Conference

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/files/2008/10/den-vc-oct-08.pdf

Members of the DEN virtually connecting from all over. NY will be hosting two in person events that day too. Bring your laptop and headphones if you have them. If you don’t come share with the NY DEN team. Panera Bread’s have free Wi-Fi. Let’s connect while we’re connecting.

Where can you join us live?

Poughkeepsie, NY
Panera Bread
2020 South Street (across from the Galleria)
11:00 am to 2:00 PM
Join us for the webinars, food, prizes, and more galore!

OR

Scarsdale, NY
Panera Bread
915 Central Park Avenue (Annie Sez/Red Lobster shopping center)
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Breakfast, lunch, prizes, games, webinars, and more!

Soon, more to come too. So many events, so little time. Don’t miss out! Come on out!

While I’m sure you already know about the DEN virtual conference that is taking place on October 25th, you should also know that the NY DEN is holding two face to face sessions in New York on the very same day. One event is in the town of Poughkeepsie and the other is in Scarsdale.

We would love for YOU, our New York DEN members and YOUR FRIENDS to come out and join us.

You don’t need to be a DEN STAR to participate, nor do you need to have a lot of technology experience.

You just need to show up and be ready for a good time with your NY DEN friends.

Here is the schedule of the virtual sessions for the day, and here is where you should register.

*Even if you’re not attending one of our f2f events, please be sure to register as a virtual participant in the drop down menu.

The virtual conference in Scarsdale will be held from 8:30 am - 11:30 am at the Panera’s on Central Park Avenue. You can click here for directions.

The virtual conference event in the town of Poughkeepsie will be held from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Panera’s on Route 9 across from the Galleria Mall. Click here for directions.

Both events have access to free wifi. If you have a laptop with wireless, please bring it with you. If you don’t have a laptop, the presenters will and they are willing to share. We’re going to use our tech tools to connect with educators from all over the country during this “unique” professional development experience. Hope to see you there!

Reminder: Here is the schedule of the virtual sessions for the day, and here is where you should register.

Pay CLOSE attention!!! This is not a Wednesday Workshop!!! Nope…it’s the DEN in SL FIRST (though I’m sure not last) WebEx webinar!

WHEN? Tuesday, January 15th at 4 p.m. SLT (that would be 7 p.m. EST)

‘Get a Life, a Second Life That Is!’ is a webinar aimed at educators who would like to learn more about Second Life and how this virtual world can contribute to your PLN (Personal/Professional Learning Network). Brand new to Second Life? Join us!!! Thinking about entering Second Life? Join us!!! Never heard of Second Life? Join us!!! Although ‘veteran’ SLers are welcome, the webinar will be covering the basics of Second Life (how to create an account, etc.) and opportunities that abound for educators in-world.

We hope to see many of you in-world after the webinar and as such I would STRONGLY suggest that IF you THINK you MIGHT want to see what Second Life is all about, please download the client (FREE) and sign up (also FREE) PRIOR to January 15th. You’ll find all the information for this in the Google Groups in the ^Files^ section. The document is called ‘Creating an Account in SL’. And of course, if you have ANY questions about downloading the client and signing up, please let us know and we’ll guide you along.

You can register for the WebEx HERE.