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Discovery has posted the vast majority of the 2008 DE streamathon presentations as archives!  If you visit the streamathon page you’ll see that most of the presentations are now hyperlinked.  Click on a hyperlink and you will begin to download a high resolution archive of that presentation.  Each archive is about 100-200 MB so the downloads may take a little while.  DE wanted to make sure they provided the streamathon archives to you in high resolution so you’d be able to see all the live demonstrations just as they happened the day of.

If  you learned something from a session, be sure to share it with your colleagues!  The more people that learn from these presentations, the better – share the knowledge…pay it forward!!!!Don’t forget! 

If you enjoyed the streamathon, you’ll love the other webinars that Discovery has to offer.  Visit DE’s webinar registration page and see what suits your needs.  Hundreds of webinars are listed there, all of which are FREE and open to all educators!

Have you heard? The DEN just announced the DENliest Catch Fall Promotion:  http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2008/09/26/denliest-catch-08/. 

Let’s go SOUTH REGION - we can take it this time.  Last Spring, Kim Randall and her dedicated team of DENners in the West won it.  We can do it South Region.  Let’s get out there…talk to all your fellow teachers, colleagues, anyone who will listen and encourage them to become a STAR. 

It’s easy…have them log-in to their Discovery Education account…click on MY ACCOUNT and under MY PROFILE…select BECOME A STAR DISCOVERY EDUCATOR and presto 1, 2, 3!   You will be asked to update your profile and then be directed to the STAR Application.   We can do it!!!!!! 

If you recruit a new STAR by December 1, 2008 and report your catch, you can pick from the following:

• Deadliest Catch Season 4 DVD set
• Planet Earth: The Filmmaker’s Story
• Mythbusters Season 4 DVD set

In addition the crew that recruits the most STARs will walk away with bragging rights and a very special DENliest Catch chicklet to post on their blogs, websites and email signatures.

Meet your captains:

Kim Randall guides the Wild and Wacky Western
AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR and WA

Justin Karkow commands the Center of Attention
AZ, KS, MO, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT and WY

Mike Bryant skippers the Dawn Treader
IA, IL, IN, MI, MN and WI

Dennis Swain leads the Northeastern
CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI and VT

Matt Monjan navigates the high seas with MPEG: Queen of the Mid-Atlantic
DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA and VA

Brad Fountain captains the Southern STARs
AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN and WV

Let’s make Brad proud!!!!

Awesome Streamathon, Steve Dembo!!!  Hats off to you and to all the session facilitators…phenomenal. 

 If you were able to join a session…post a comment and let us know 1 new tip or trick you learned. 

Just a reminder - today is the AWESOME streamathon…so join in the fun - CLICK HERE!

 Don’t forget to check out the amazing Brad Fountain (our South Region DE Account Manager) at 4pm for his “WOW!  You can do that with DE streaming and PowerPoint?” Session.

Discovery Education will be hosting two-day regional conferences designed to enhance your use of Discovery Education’s digital media resources.

Check out the details for the Southern Regional DEN Conference:

Southern Regional Conference
October 3-4
Huntsville, AL

Below is a cross-post from Lance’s entry on the DEN Blog Network (on 9/8/08)….MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

On September 23rd, from 9 AM EDT until 9 PM EDT, we’ll be sharing a new presentation every hour on the hour.  Come for 1 hour or spend the entire day with us! Click here to register for the event. 

streamathon 2008 Schedule (all times EDT)

9 AM (Justin Karkow)
DE streaming 101 – New content, new features, same great product!

10 AM (Dennis Swain)
Taking it to the Next Level - Teacher Center Tools

11 AM (Lance Rougeux)
The ABCs (and D) of Free Professional Development from Discovery Education

12 PM (Jannita Demian)
Can You Hear Me Now? Audio files in DE streaming

1 PM (Steve Dembo)
Five Profoundly Spectacular and Amazing Web 2.0 Tools to Use with DE streaming

2 PM (Mike Bryant)
Frame-by-Frame: A Movie Integration Story

3 PM (Jannita Demian)
50 Ways to use DE streaming

4 PM (Brad Fountain)
WOW!  You can do that with DE streaming and PowerPoint?

5 PM (Matt Monjan)
Geekybird Presents: Answers to the Top Five FAQs about DE streaming

6 PM (Joe Brennan)
Digital Storytelling Resources in DE streaming

7 PM (Hall Davidson)
Ten Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Video and Two Things You Did

8 PM (Lance Rougeux)
State of the DEN – News, Updates and Top Secret Announcements for 2008-2009

On Wednesday, Sept. 17th at 7pm EST, EdTechConnect will be kicking off their monthly EdTechConnect series with none other than the Director of the Office of Educational Technology, Tim Magnar.  Tim coordinates the development and implementation of the Department’s educational technology policies. 

Many will remember his presentation at NECC 2007 where he outlined what School 2.0 would look like and shared the School 2.0 Toolkit.   If you missed that presentation, you can read about it here, here and here, or even better, hear from Tim himself at the EdTechConnect!  

We hope you will be able to join us for this personal presentation and conversation with this influential member of the Department of Education.  All you need to attend this webinar is a computer with an internet connection and speakers.  The audio will be broadcast through the speakers, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions in the chat window.

Click here to register

As many North Carolinians prepare for Tropical Storm Hanna…we just thought we’d share a fabulous interactive website to track the current storms - http://www.stormpulse.com/.  Be safe, everyone!

Did you know that Discovery Educatin is teaming up with Wilkes University for an Online Master’s Degree in Instructional Media

The online master of science degree in instructional media is a joint effort of Wilkes University and Discovery Education. This 30-credit program in instructional media will prepare teachers to engage today’s students in learning through digital media. It will train teachers to become specialists who can effectively blend academic rigor with the latest technology, from video to Web 2.0 to virtual field trips.

Nationally known educational leaders, including Kathy Schrock, are helping to shape the course content.

Check out http://www.wilkes.edu/pages/2559.asp for more information. 

I saw this video on the NY DEN Blog - so I thought I’d post it as well.  Dalton Sherman reminds us to ask ourselves…Do you believe??

Here’s to a great school year!!!

Video found on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAMLOnSNwzA