Last Thursday, Tim Childers, moderated #DENChat focusing on STEM resources and philosophies. As with previous discussions, there were a multitude of great websites, activities, and thought-provoking questions from those who joined the chat. STEM goes far beyond the idea of, “Oh, I added a science activity to my social studies lesson,” or, “We’re going to [...]
DEN Geocaching Day is this Saturday, May 18th! Interested in learning more about geocaching? You’re in luck! DEN STAR Mark Case is sharing his love of geocaching this week on DENvice. Mark is a geocaching expert! Join him each day to chat about different geocaching topics. So far this week, Mark has laid out the basics [...]
Still exploring iPad apps…. here’s the latest finds: 3 D Classic Literature provides access to a variety of classic literature in a pleasing visual style that nicely mimics reading an actual book. It is not perfect yet, for example the font size can’t be changed- though it is a larger font that is generally easier on [...]
ESC 11 in Fort Worth is hosting its annual Digital Summer Learning Conference Friday, May 17, and Discovery will be there! Keynote speaker will be Director of Online Community and Social Media Strategy (and Star Wars afficionado) Steve Dembo. He will be speaking on the topic: Building Bolder Schools: It Doesn’t Hurt to Be First on the [...]
The NC Museum of Natural Sciences has some exciting opportunities for educators this summer! Join us for a workshop this July. Workshop descriptions below! To register, follow this link: http://files.naturalsciences.org/education/Ed_Trek_reg_form_2012.pdf Entomology 101 for Teachers Prairie Ridge Ecostation, Raleigh, NC July 10-12, 2013 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily Cost: $25 (includes a field guide and [...]
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