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Below is a list of presentations by STAR Discovery Educators at state and national conferences around the country.  If you are attending a conference listed below, please stop by and show your support for your fellow STARs.
MassCUE

Putting the Tools in the Hands of Kids
Presented by Donna Criswell
October 28, 11:15 AM, Room TBD
Join us to experience how elementary teachers are putting wikis, podcasts, iMovies, FlipVideo cameras, laptops, unitedstreaming, Keynote, Pages, Interactive whiteboard technology . . . and more . . . in the hands of kids! We will share specific examples as well as management strategies from 4th and 5th gradeclassrooms across our district. Come join the fun and discover how to engage kids in active learning!

Virginia Educational Technology Conference

ThinkQuest and DE streaming
Presented by Denise Thomas
October 29, 8:00 AM. Room E10-A
ThinkQuest is an excellent web based digital tool to use to engage students. This workshop will provide you with examples on how to incorporate the use of ThinkQuest and DE streaming videos to teach VA History/Social Science and/or Science SOLs.

Effectively Use Videos to Teach Science and Social Science/History SOLs
Presented by Denise Thomas
October 29, 3:30 PM, Room E10-A
Need help planning exciting science and history/social science lessons. This workshop will provide you with examples on how to use Windows Movie Maker, Gizmoz, and Discovery Education streaming to create exciting videos that will enhance your history/social science lessons.

LATM-LSTA Fall Conference: Math and Science

Podcasting? In My School?
Presented by Susan Gauthier
November 4, 10:00AM, Room TBD
Podcasting! Everybody seems to be doing it. If you’ve been afraid to jump into the podcasting waters, join us and learn how easy it can be! This session will address the types of podcasts and how to use them in the classroom. Participants will create a short audio podcast using Audacity, Discovery Education Streaming and other technology tools.

Plugging in to 21st Century Math & Science
Presented by Susan Tompkins
November 4, 11:00 AM, Room TBD
Make virtual skills your reality! Learn to use digital tools like Voicethread, Blabberize, and Discovery Streaming video in the classroom. Stimulate creativity and collaboration with virtual resources available to everyone!

GAETC - Georgia Educational Technology Conference

You Are There: Primary Sources Can Take Your Students Back in Time!
Presented by Rebecca Amerson
November 6, 8:30AM, Room Australian
Be an eyewitness to history when using free online primary sources available from the digital collections of the Library of Congress, the Digital Library of Georgia, and Discovery Streaming. Listen to former slaves tell their own stories in their own voice. Read the diary of a young soldier who marched with Sherman through Georgia. Study a detailed map of Andersonville Prison hand drawn by a prisoner of war. Read the Gettysburg Address written in Lincoln’s own hand. Watch immigrants unloading at Ellis Island. Examine the photographs and papers of suffragettes who blazed the way for women’s rights. Teaching with primary sources is the perfect complement to learning about every aspect of our heritage, a powerful tool to make history come alive!

Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference

mimio & Discovery Education - A Powerful Combination
Presented by Lynn Reedy
December 3, 1:00 PM, Room Bistro 2
Mimio and Discovery Education show you how to quickly and easily create interactive lessons using mimio Interactive technologies and Discovery Education Streaming content. During this 60 minute session, learn about the following: embedding video clips into mimio lessons, using screen clippings to incorporate high quality Discovery Education streaming content, embedding audio clips into existing mimio lessons, using flash animation to add feedback to lessons and quizzes and importing existing Discovery Education streaming files and lesson materials directly into mimio Notebook Examples of multimedia rich lessons and resources in all subject areas are provided to participants. Target audience includes technology integration specialists, teacher educators, teachers, staff developers, and library media specialists. Experience a full school day of lesson creation during this one hour presentation.

TCEA - Texas Computer Education Association

Getting Started in Second Life
Presented by Elaine Plybon
February 10, 12:00 PM, Room TBD
This 90 minute workshop will give you a head-start on the journey toward creating a PLN in Second Life. Established educational networks in Second Life will be explored including the Discovery Educator Network in Second Life. If you want a Second Life, start here!

Discovery streaming Exploration: Discovering What We Already Have!
Presented by Elaine Plybon
February 11, 8:00 AM, Room TBD
In this 3 hour workshop, participants will learn about the basics of navigating Discovery streaming and will learn how to use Discovery streaming resources in their classroom.

Making Waves with Technology- Tech Camp
Presented by Beth Weeks
February 11, 8:00 AM, Room TBD
Participants will get an opportunity to hear how we have setup our tech camps over the last 10 years. We will share pictures and videos of our students in action. We will share ideas on class projects, video conferences and ways to use lots of technology tools such as cameras, laptops, and Neo2 keyboards. We will have some hands on opportunities with the Neo2 responder. Teachers will share web pages, software ideas and templates that they used in the classroom with their students and show examples of finished projects. Our participants will walk away with proven activities, links to great video conference vendors and also connection to us as they begin setting up their own tech camp. We will share Discovery streaming and Elementary science used with our smart board.