Welcome Back to School! The DEN Events calendar page has been updated. Click the DEN Events Calendar tab at the top of the page to view upcoming Discovery Webinars, Second Life Events and VA DEN events. The great thing about the calendar is it is done using Google Calendar so you can add it to your current Google calendar.
I hope you all are having a relaxing summer. If you want to do some learning while you are laying on the beach, check out the updated calendar of summer webinars. There are some great webinars that will feature DE Streaming/Web 2.0 integration. To see the calendar and register for an event, click here.
Enjoy your summer.
NECC is just under a week away, and we hope you’re as jazzed for it as we are! Our home on the conference floor will be Booth #3228 and we’ve got a packed schedule there. You’ll be able to see presentations such as:
- Discovery the Possibilities with Discovery Educaiton Digital Services
- Multimedia Einsteins: Discovery Education Science
- Using Multimedia in the Classroom with Mimio
- 50 Ways To Use Discovery Education streaming
- Bring 21st Century Teaching to Your Classrooms: Professional Development that Works
- Connecting Formative Assessment to the Power of Digital Media
And who will be presenting these sessions? None other than your favorite DE and DEN presenters, including Hall Davidson, Lance Rougeux, Steve Dembo, Matt Monjan, Jen Dorman, Eren Koont, Alex Morrison, and more!
Download the complete Discovery Education Booth Schedule
Don’t forget though, that’s just a fraction of what we’re doing at NECC. Be sure to attend the special Using Multimedia in the Classroom session we’re hosting with Mimio and the four DEN spotlight sessions.Look forward to seeing you at the conference!
Join Fellow DEN Members for a Frames Webinar!
We love the DEN for all of the great resources they provide us. Hopefully you were one of the lucky members to receive a free copy of Frames. To help you get started using this exciting animation and digital storytelling tool Steve Dembo has set up a webinar by Jeremy Jackson on integrating Frames into your curriculum. Register to attend this great event.
Find Out More About Frames!
Frames is the perfect storytelling tool. Use Frames to share your ideas through stop-motion and clay animation, time lapse, and digital storytelling.
You can find additional Frames resources online at: www.tech4learning.com/frames
Click the Integration link in the Frames menu on the web site to view sample student movies from a variety of subject areas.
Visit Connect, Tech4Learning’s Social Network, to view sample videos and stories from educators around the world.
The Recipes4Success Lesson Library is full of lesson plans that will help you successfully integrate Frames into your classroom curriculum.
Two Very Special Webinars for your Students
Young Scientist Challenge: Tips from America’s Top Young Scientist
Need tips for submitting a winning video entry? Join us for a webinar with special guest Melissa Rey, America’s Top Young Scientist of 2008, on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 1 PM ET. Learn more about the Young Scientist Challenge and this year’s topics, and get helpful tips for creating a video submission. The first 20 teachers who register (and attend) will receive a Discovery Kids TV Microscope for their class. Register today.
Ready Classroom: The Science of Hurricanes
Get ready for National Hurricane Preparedness Week and hear from NOAA Scientist Gerry Bell, Ph.D. - lead hurricane seasonal forecaster - in a webinar to learn about the science of hurricanes and how they are predicted. Join us with your classroom at 1 PM ET on May 18, 2009. Sign up today!
The DENnies
Join us for our final DEN webinar of the school year on May 26 at 7 PM ET. We will discuss all things DEN-related and unveil some very special awards to members of the DEN community in our first-ever DENnies Awards Ceremony. Register today!
Join us tonight (March 23) at 7:00 PM EDT for a very special webinar with Grown Up Digital author Don Tapscott.
About Grown Up Digital
Poised to transform every social institution, the Net Generation is reshaping the form and functions of school, work, and even democracy. Simply put, the wave of youth, aged 12-30, the first truly global generation, is impacting all institutions.
Particularly, employers, instructors, parents, marketers and political leaders are finding it necessary to adapt to the changing social fabric due to this generation’s unique characteristics. Within its comprehensive examination of the Net Generation, and based on a 4.5 million dollar study, Don Tapscott’s Grown Up Digital offers valuable insight and concrete takeaways for leaders across all social institutions.
On September 23rd, from 9 AM EDT until 9 PM EDT, we’ll be sharing a new presentation every hour on the hour. Come for 1 hour or spend the entire day with us! Click here to register for the event.
streamathon 2008 Schedule (all times EDT)
9 AM (Justin Karkow)
DE streaming 101 – New content, new features, same great product!
10 AM (Dennis Swain)
Taking it to the Next Level - Teacher Center Tools
11 AM (Lance Rougeux)
The ABCs (and D) of Free Professional Development from Discovery Education
12 PM (Jannita Demian)
Can You Hear Me Now? Audio files in DE streaming
1 PM (Steve Dembo)
Five Profoundly Spectacular and Amazing Web 2.0 Tools to Use with DE streaming
2 PM (Mike Bryant)
Frame-by-Frame: A Movie Integration Story
3 PM (Jannita Demian)
50 Ways to use DE streaming
4 PM (Brad Fountain)
WOW! You can do that with DE streaming and PowerPoint?
5 PM (Matt Monjan)
Geekybird Presents: Answers to the Top Five FAQs about DE streaming
6 PM (Joe Brennan)
Digital Storytelling Resources in DE streaming
7 PM (Hall Davidson)
Ten Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Video and Two Things You Did
8 PM (Lance Rougeux)
State of the DEN – News, Updates and Top Secret Announcements for 2008-2009
Welcome back to a new school year. I look forward to providing you with lots of great resources over the coming year. I know it is going to be a great year with the DEN. I wanted to let you know about some additions to the VA DEN Blog. We’ve added some new pages that will give you access to some additional resources.
VA DEN Calendar: Check here for workshops, webinars and professional development opportunities. If you have an event that is happening please feel free to add it to our calendar.
DEN Diigo Group: Diigo is the newest social bookmarking site. DEN has created a group so you can have access to resources from other STAR DEN members. This group is open to all so please sign up and start sharing.
Web 2.0 Wednesday: We all know the power or Web 2.0. Every Wednesday I will post a new Web 2.0 tool that you can use in your classroom.
I hope you’ll enjoy these new additions to the blog and if you have any suggestions please let us know. Below is some new information that was recently posted to the National Blog.
Present Like a Rockstart: Upcoming conferences accepting proposals to present.
Upcoming Webinars: View full schedule here
September 5th, 1pm EST - Discovery Education Assessment - Predictive Benchmark
September 9th, 7pm EST - 50 Ways and Beyond
September 12th, 1pm EST - Discovery Education streaming, Plus, Media and Language Packs
September 16th, 7pm EST - DEN State of the Union Address with Lance Rougeux
September 17th, 7pm EST - EdTechConnect featuring Tim Magner, director of the office of educational technology for the US Department of Education.
Join us on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 6:00pm EST for the first ever Mid-Atlantic DEN STAR Drive-in.
What will the drive-in feature be, you ask? The DEN of course!
We’ll have our DEN STARs take you behind the scenes and explain why they joined and discuss what they feel are the most important reasons for joining. We’ll also explore the DEN website, walk through the STAR application process, and, of course, give out prizes!
Now what would a good drive-in be without popcorn? Well you’ll get that too - but to do so you’ll need to go to and fill out the registration form by Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - so that I can send it to you!
This session will be delivered over Webex in a Webinar format. To join the Webinar on April 28, 2008 at 6pm please do the following:
1. Go to https://discoveryed.webex.com/discoveryed/j.php?ED=96399582&UID=0
2. Enter your name and email address.
(This meeting does not require a password.)
3. Click “Join Now”.
4. Then call 866-469-3239
5. Dial in the meeting number 559 413 441 and press the # sign
6. Then press the number 3 and the # sign
And of course - there will be prizes:
The first 5 people (STARs to-be) to fill out their applications and record an event (become a STAR) will receive a DEN baseball cap.
And the first DEN STAR to recruit 5 or more new stars (they have to complete the entire application including recording an event) will receive a Planet Earth DVD box set.
So don’t delay fill visit and fill out the registration form today!
A STATEWIDE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IN HONOR OF
Governor Kaine will attend the university convocation tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. on the Drillfield at Virginia Tech. The convocation webcast information, as well as a list of other events, is available at http://www.remembrance.vt.edu/.
All rights reserved. Discovery Education is a Division of
Discover Communications LLC. Discovery Educator Network
is a service of Discovery Education. Copyright (c) 2007
Discovery Education.
Terms of Use
Copyright 2008 Discovery Education. All rights reserved
Discovery Education is a Division of Discovery Communications, LLC.
Bad Behavior has blocked 97 access attempts in the last 7 days.
Via RSS
