Tennessee DEN

Saturday, October 24, thousands of people from around the world attended the DEN’s Virtual Conference via Webex.  About 65 of those attenddees were located at the Lake Forest Middle School in Cleveland, TN for a Day of Discovery.  And what a day it was, too!

We began the day with a virtual keynote from Justin Kerkow.  Then, attendees were able to choose from three separate breakout sessions.  One track continued the virtual conference in the media center.  Another addressed the how teachers can use DE Streaming to create builders, embed in Promethean flipcharts, and go beyond the basics with 50 Ways to use DE Streaming.  Another track was designed for administrators, library media specialists, and technology coaches.  An overview of DE Streaming was provided with other sessions including Streaming’s reporting features and DE Assessment.

The results were outstanding.

In addition, Discovery sent a film crew to interview some of our attendees regarding the DEN and the use of DE Streaming in the classroom.  The finished video project should be available around Thanksgiving, so watch this blog for an update!

We would really like to thank all the members of the DEN LC, Jennifer, our camera crew, and the students and faculty of LFMS that helped make this day a huge success.  You can see a little of what happened in the short video clip below.

Watch this blog for an update on the Western TN Day of Discovery in a day or two!

Our good friends and fellow STAR DEN members with the Memphis City Schools is hosting what appears to be a fantastic technology conference in December.  Check this out:

Overlooking the bluffs of the Mighty Mississippi, Memphis City Schools is pleased to announce the 2009 Mid-South Technology Conference.  Join us December 9-10, 2009 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee where you will connect with educational and information technology professionals in sharing new tools, techniques, products and strategies for integrating technology to enhance academics and operations in school districts.  Participants will engage in demonstrations and interactive sessions pertaining to rich digital media, Web 2.0 tools and effective technology integration.  In addition, technology vendors will interact with participants via the exhibit hall, where innovative technologies and cutting edge technology integration techniques will be demonstrated.  Held in the city where Blues was born, celebrate the rich music history of Memphis, while learning successful strategies to transform your district’s technology interface.  We invite you to network and collaborate with school districts from the Mid-South sharing success stories and lessons learned with a diverse group of technology professionals as we forge ahead with rich media and new millennial tools.  Come away with new ideas to implement as we continue “Building Technology Communities”.

Featured speakers include John Seely Brown, Alan November, William Rust, and our very own Hall Davidson.

Register for the conference at this site.  I hope to see a lot of our STARs there!

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM ET
Click here to register for the virtual sessions.

 OR register for one of the many in-person events hosted by our DEN Leadership Councils.

Mobile, AL

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Pleasant Plains, AR

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Wichita, KS

Shreveport, LA

Silver Spring, MD

Battle Creek, MI

Schnecksville, PA

Cleveland, TN

Cordova, TN 

Knoxville, TN

Dallas, TX

McKinney, TX

Join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today.  During this unique professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the DEN Leadership Councils.

The day will feature special presentations from Justin Karkow and Steve Dembo along with a host of other great sessions guaranteed to satisfy your digital sweet tooth.

To register for the virtual sessions visit: http://LINKS.discoveryeducation.com/virtualcon

Schedule
(All times ET)

9 AM
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
with Justin Karkow

10 AM
Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?

11 AM
Thinking Outside the Slide

12 PM
Putting the Bling in Your Builders
with Steve Dembo

1 PM
What on Earth is a Gloggle?

2 PM
Be Nice and Share: Publishing Your Media-Infused Projects for the World to See

3 PM
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
encore presentation with Justin Karkow

(Cross Posted from the DEN National Blog)

That’s right all you DENners!  The annual DEN Virtual Conference is happening on Saturday, October 24 beginning at 9 AM EST.  And, while you could stay in bed all day in your comfy PJs and participate via Webex, we encourage you to find a live event near you and get even more from your Day of Discovery than you could have imagined!

Tennessee is hosting 3 locations for the Live/Virtual Conference.  These include Memphis, Knoxville, and Cleveland.  No, Cleveland, Tennessee!

The Virtual Agenda looks like this:

Schedule
(All times ET)

9 AM
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
with Justin Karkow

10 AM
Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?

11 AM
Thinking Outside the Slide

12 PM
Putting the Bling in Your Builders
with Steve Dembo

1 PM
What on Earth is a Gloggle?

2 PM
Be Nice and Share: Publishing Your Media-Infused Projects for the World to See

3 PM
Can I Help You With That?  The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director
encore presentation with Justin Karkow

The LIVE events will include even more workshop offerings for you!  Look for more information soon concerning how to register for the LIVE events in our state.  You won’t want to miss it!