Wisconsin

Join other educators as thousands around the country participate in the DEN Virtual Conference on Saturday, October 24th.  If you’re looking to attend in person, you can participate in New Berlin, WI.

The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Virtual Conference provides an opportunity to learn powerful ways to integrate digital media and Web 2.0 tools into your instruction as well as discover an abundance of resources to expand your own professional learning network.  And, it’s free!

You are invited to an in-person event hosted by the Wisconsin Leadership Council, with support from the School District of New Berlin.

Virtual Presentations Include:

Can I Help You With That?                         

The Student as Collaborator, Creator and Director

Do You Have the Audacity to Podcast?

Thinking Outside the Slide

Putting the Bling in Your Builders              

What on Earth is a Gloggle?

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

Hands-On Sessions:

 SMART Board

Web 2.0 Tools

Building a Professional Learning Community

 

Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

 

For more information and to register visit:
 https://lrougeux.wufoo.com/forms/den-fall-virtual-conference-new-berlin-wi/

 

For a schedule of events, visit:

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2009/10/09/tech-or-treat-dens-fall-virtual-conference/

If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Yurk at rachel.yurk@nbexcellence.org

Looking for a flyer to hand out to colleagues?  Download this one.

Saturday, October 10th marks a Day of Discovery you just might be interested.  Join fellow educators in Chicago at the Shedd Aquarium for a great day of learning.

This link provides you with more information about the schedule of events as well as a link to register.

If you follow the DEN National Blog, you could find this information here - but you might not, so I’m sharing it again with my Wisconsin friends and those in other places.

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This post was originally published by the spectacular Steve Dembo.

Summer School Archives

We’ve been busy converting and uploading all the archives from our incredible Summer School webinar series. While we still have quite a few to go, nearly half the webinars have been posted and are ready for you to download and share them with others!

As they get converted, we’re posting them here, so check it out and let us know what you thought of the series!

I didn’t attend, but heard a lot of great things about the Discovery Educator Network National Institute that was recently held.  The DEN National Institute for 2009 took place from July 13-17 at the Headlands Institute just north of San Francisco in the beautiful Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  Participants has the opportunity to connect with colleagues from all over the country and discuss the best ways to use media in the classroom.

A lot of great resources were shared during the week.  If you’re interested in checking out the list, please visit this blog.

I’m sorry to say that heavy storms last night have caused damage at Friday’s Front Row and Miller Park.  In addition, they do not have power.

There, we have the CANCEL the scheduled event for today.  We will keep you posted if and when the event is rescheduled.  Thank you to all who registered in advance.

If you’re going to be in the Milwaukee area in late July, or have nothing to do the week of July 27-30 and want to come to Milwaukee, consider attending the Milwaukee Digital Media Conference.

From the conference website “The Milwaukee Digital Media Conference is a hands-on collaborative conference. Participants work with instructors from The Stephens Group to utilize 21st Century Skills in order to create relevant real-world products.

This year’s conference will be held at the Milwaukee County Zoo, July 27th-30th (9am-4pm). In this year’s conference we will be exploring the use of digital movie editing VoiceThread, Intel’s Seeing Reason Tools, Skype, Google Maps and social networking tools to support learning. All comfort levels with technology are welcome to attend.”

I’ve heard great things about this conference, which was held at the Milwaukee Public Museum in a previous year, and encourage anyone who is interested to register and attend.  I’ll be there as well, learning from many of the educators who will be in attendance.

In an earlier post, we told you about a little get together at Friday’s Front Row at Miller Park.  If you are planning on coming to the event, we need you to RSVP so we know numbers ahead of time and can get food ordered.

Please RSVP here - https://discoveryed.wufoo.com/forms/wisconsin-miller-park-den-event/

Looking for a great professional development opportunity?  How about a FREE day of professional development?

Participate in the DEN Virtual Conference on Saturday, April 25th at New Berlin Eisenhower High School. Here you will have a chance to have fun with other great teachers and immerse yourself in a great learning experience.  The day will begin at 8:30 and wrap up at 3:00.

If you can’t make it to N.B. Eisenhower, you can still participate from the comfort of your own home - just click on the link below.

DOWNLOAD this DEN Virtual Conference Flyer about the event to post in your Teacher’s Lounge or to share with your colleagues.

 For more information, a schedule of events, and to register, click here.

Do you have anything going on March 22nd through the 24th?  Hopefully you’ll join me, other DEN members, and countless other educators at the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association’s 2009 Spring Conference.

 Check out this link on WEMTA’s website about the conference.  There are going to be great sessions, informative speakers, and most importantly, opportunities for you to network with like minded colleagues. 

 Hope to see you there!

I’m not sure if your students participated in World Math Day or not, but I wanted to share a little about our participation in this cool event.  For those unaware of World Math Day, it’s a 48 hour event where students can participate in 60 second math fact contests with 3 other students.  Classes or school had to register ahead of time and once registered, were all set to go.  When students took a quiz, the site grouped them with three other students who were also participating.  In most cases, the other students were from other countries around the world.  Once their minute long quiz was over, they saw their results and then could play again against new opponents.  Our students had a blast answering the questions, but also thought it was pretty cool to see what countries their opponents came from.  This was a quick, fun activity that was super easy to set up and complete and I’m certain we will participate next year.

 Below is a map of the countries our students played against.  This map is certainly going to be shared with the students!

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