Classroom Management Tips from the DEN

Last week, as part of a Teacher Appreciation Day promo with ClassDojo, we asked DEN members to share a favorite classroom management tip.  We noted 11 lucky entries would be picked and they’d receive an iTunes Gift Card from our friends at ClassDojo.  Well, the winners have been chosen and their names are listed below. [...]

Been Looking At….

Been looking at a few new things:   1. Teachers Paying Teachers– browse this computer science-technology section;  buy the lessons, etc created by educators  2. Vook — a new twist on ebooks — http://vook.com/ 3. Vidinstructor — ecommerce but could haveeducational applications — http://vidstructor.com/  What are you investigating?

Rising Stars

I am so excited about the DEN Rising Stars.  If you are in any of the cadres please be sure to check your Edmodo group and follow Discovery Education on Twitter.  There is a lot of information and fun to be had!

School Technology That a Child Born Today Will Never Use

Yeah, that title is a mouthful. I’ll let you take it in for a moment before making you nostalgic for the school technology of yesteryear. I was reading an article today on what current technology newborns will not be using once they are old enough. Some of it I can see happening (slow-booting computers, landline phones) [...]

NC Geocaching Day`

If you are near the mountains of North Carolina, or just want to take a beautiful day trip, join Mark Jankowski, NC DEN Star and LC Member, for an awesome event for National Geocaching Day! This event is for pros and muggles alike. Don’t worry if you don’t have your own handheld GPS device either. [...]

Matt’s Tips and Tricks 5-14

Who knew we had news? This week we’ll check out three different sources of “News” within Discovery Education. We’ll link to Lance Rougeux’s 62 page Summer Packet kit, check out a way to save video for offiline use on an iPad, and of course, we’ll highlight this week’s webinars. http://issuu.com/mmonjan/docs/monday_morning_media_tips_5-14_pages?mode=window&viewMode=singlePage Open publication – Free publishing [...]

Bully – the movie. I recommend it to all educators and school leaders!

Never Bully

Bullying is potentially brutal.  So, when the topic of Bullying is presented in a documentary movie the movie cannot be made without tackling the ugly facts and patterns of this serious issue.  The movie Bully is not a ‘sugar coated’ covering of the topic.  It is a serious movie about a serious topic! My wife [...]