Each teacher with 3 or more video submissions could win a free trip to ISTE! Belk, ISTE, and Discovery Education have upped the ante this year. Any teacher that submits at least 3 student videos will be entered to win a free trip to ISTE in Philadelphia this summer. What do you have to do? Encourage students in grades
The Belk Service Learning Challenge Is Back and Bigger Than Ever
The Belk Service Learning Challenge is Now Open for Entries Submit a Video Today! Join Belk, Discovery Education and the International Society for Technology in Education as they celebrate another year of service learning with the Belk Service Learning Challenge! The Challenge invites student teams in grades 6-8—with the guidance of an educator—to identify an issue in their
DEN Fall VirtCon Recap – Get the Conversation Started!
Elaine Plybon is a DEN Star and DEN Guru, instructional resource trainer, independent professional development and instructional design consultant. She has presented at numerous local, regional, and national conferences, including ISTE, TCEA, and NSTA. Her contribution to the 2013 Den Fall VirtCon was entitled Get the Conversation Started and highlighted three ways to increase student response and engagement within
Announcing the DENbrarian YA Book Selection for October: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Discovery’s DENbrarians are getting their YA “book on” every month! Wanna join us? We’re looking for Media Specialists who would like to select the book for DENbrarian! Click here if you’d like to take over for a month! Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a day was established to celebrate reading and all
DEN Techformation – Smore
This week’s post adds a tool to your PUBLISH and SHARE tech tools toolbox. Smore.com allows you to create quality posters, newsletters and flyers for projects, presentations, and events. It is easy to create a poster: 1st sign up. 2nd choose your desired layout. 3rd Arrange the elements to your purpose. 4th add necessary text,
Thank You, DENny Awards
For the last two years my school’s end of the year dinner has happened on the same evening as the DENny Awards show. I am sorry I have to miss all the fun of the live event, but imagine how thrilled I was to be recognized with another DENny award this year. As part of
DEN Techformation: Twitter + Education
Twitter Anyone? TWITTER is the best professional development tool that I have encountered in years. Twitter allows you to have conversations and get resources from like-minded individuals. It allows you to network with others in a way that transcends the walls of our schools and neighborhoods. It allows for 24/7 participation in 140 characters or less. That means
DEN Techformation: Using Weebly for ePortfolios
This week’s DEN Techformation resource will help you to create an ePortfolio or website using Weebly.com. * Have you thought about creating an ePortfolio for your kids? * Have you thought about creating an ePortfolio for yourself? * Have you wondered how to create an online classroom for your students and parents? If you have
Join the #DENchat on 4/25/13
Don’t forget to join us on Twitter for the #DENchat tonight (How did it get to be so late?) at 8 EDT (7CDT). I will be moderating the topic “Let Their Passions Shine” where we will discuss ways to let your students explore their passions such as Genius Hour, Google 20% Time, Identity Day, and
Discovery Education Sneak Peek Webinar Series
Be the first to get a look at upcoming enhancements to Discovery Education! This sneak peek will showcase integration strategies for leveraging new tools, content, and resources, including Discovery Education Student Board Builder and the new Discovery Education Streaming Plus with model lessons, assessments, and digital content designed to address specific Math and ELA Common