It is time to let your students’ creative abilities shine through participation in the 2006 Discovery Educator Network National Poster Contest. 

Challenge your students to express their love for learning by creating a digital image that shows how they "Connect to a World of Learning." 

• What do you enjoy learning?
• How do you learn?
• Where is the best place to learn?
• How does technology change what and how you learn?
• What inspires you to learn more about the world?

Students are permitted to use digital cameras to take photographs or create their image using means other than a digital camera (e.g., drawing the image with pencil and paper and scanning the image into digital format, developing the image on a computer using a painting or drawing program, etc.).  Judging will be based on creative expression, technical merit/image quality, and interpretation/relevance to the theme.   

Two winning images from each grade level range (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) will be selected and awarded prizes.  Winning entries will be used in a poster design that will be distributed to thousands of classrooms across the world.

Any student of a STAR Discovery Educator can participate.

Download den_npc_release_06.pdf
Download den_npc_flyerfaq_06.pdf
Download den_npc_rules_06.pdf
Download den_npc_student_application_06.doc

Last night I listenend to the newest DEN podcast on my new video iPod.  I love it.  Bernajean Porter encouraged me to think BIGGER about Digital Storytelling than I had been.  She emphasized the lessons learned.  Take a listen, you will be uplifted.

In this podcast you will hear:

• An indepth interview with Bernajean Porter(www.digitales.us)
• NASA Uplink Information
• DEN News
• Cosmeo free account for unitedstreaming Power Users
• Innovative ways to use podcasts in the classroom
• Plus many other exciting pieces of information

Also remember to submit your answers to the question at the end of the podcast to brad_fountain@discovery.com.  Each week a winner will be chosen from the correct answers submitted and a prize will be awarded.  This week’s winner won an autographed copy of Bernajean’s book Digitales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories.

As always, I am
Ubiquitously yours,
Karen

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