If you don’t have Beth’s Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom on your blog reader, you should. I know Beth Knittle through our work together as part of the Leadership Council for the DEN in SL. We met for the first time in real life at NECC 2008 and I was thrilled to be able to cement a friendship in real life that had been taking place virtually. Beth is currently a K-12 Technology Integration Specialist after having spent close to 20 years as a Science teacher. Her blog covers topics of interest to her, such as, technology (of course! LOL), education, instruction, and Universal Design for Learning.
Her recent post, Growing the Den in SL is insightful and informative, but don’t just take my word for it, check it out for yourself!
Before you read further please note that this is NOT an April Fool’s Joke! LOL
Although a virtual being, I sometimes do make connections to RL (hmmm…wonder if I’m going to have to register or trademark that one! LOL) and this is such a case.
The DEN Spring Training 2008 promotion has several strands to it and all the details are explained on the National blog For the ‘Cliff Notes’ version read on…
STAR DEs who report at least 3 events by June 6, 2008 will get a DEN water bottle. The events must be from this school year (September 1, 2007 through June 6, 2008).
Any STAR DE who recruits a new STAR DE by June 6, 2008 will get a DEN baseball shirt. The STARs that are recruited must be official by June 6 in order for their “mentor” to get the shirt.
The DEN Managers will be competing by Region (for fun) and the winning manager will get a DEN Louisville Slugger to take to events.
The STATE (not LC) that has the most new STARs during spring training will win a Day of Discovery featuring Hall Davidson. (Side Note: Has anyone seen Hall since he was last reported missing from a conference???)
On a separate note: Next Wednesday (April 9) at 11 a.m. EST there will be a webinar for teachers and students featuring America’s Army and the Rise of the Video Games. It will be a really exciting webinar for everyone, especially students, so please spread the word. Read more about it here.
Now back to my virtual world…..
Posted on April 1, 2008 in
Real Life by Nancy Sharoff
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