If you are reading this blog post, chances are you do not need to be convinced students should be creating projects and products to showcase acquisition of content knowledge. And you probably already have a pedagogical model you use for infusing technology seamlessly into the curriculum to enhance teaching and learning. It may be SAMR,
September 2016: iOS utility apps for the classroom
As you begin another school year, I wanted to share some of my favorite iOS apps and utilities. Many of these tools can be used by you as you develop lessons and units, and by students as they utilize the resources found in the Discovery Education collection. I do my best work in coffeeshops. Besides being
Survey Says: Mash It Up!
You spoke; we listened. And, to celebrate and support you we designed the Survey Says webinar series. It’s all about responding directly to the things YOU said you were most interested in learning more about! Join us November 11 at 7pm ET for Survey Says: Mash It Up! Register today. Steve Dembo, Director of Learning Communities at
Getting APPy with Techbook: Book Creator
Book Creator is the simple way to create an iBook on the iPad or an eBook on your Android. Both students and teachers can create unique books from their Discovery Education resources. Use videos, animations, images, and songs from Techbook or Streaming. Add text and your own voice to narrate your books and bring them
Getting APPy with Techbook: ThingLink
Want to make your pictures and images interactive? ThingLink (iPad & Android) is the perfect tool to make your images and pictures come alive by placing Techbook notes, interactive links, songs, other images, and even videos on top of them. Use the Share feature of any of your Techbook and Streaming resources to link this resource
Today is a Great Day to Meet!
Wow! I just checked on one of my TodaysMeet.com rooms that I set for the Upstate Technology Conference in South Carolina. Guess what I learned? Today marks a new era for Today’sMeet. Apparently, now you can optionally sign up and get a few new features: You can see a list of all of the rooms
If You Give a DEN Guru (Nancy Sharoff) an iPad…
Once upon a time, many, many moons ago on a couch in a hotel lobby outside of Boston during a gathering of the Second Life Leadership Council a wise man (Steve Dembo) shared his latest gadget with me. “Behold”, Steve said as he reverently handed over the iPad to me. “Touch and be prepared to
Joy of Reading
The Joy of Reading is a series of three editable video within Streaming Plus. Each are about 20 minutes long and are a great resource for both teachers and parents. There is a teacher’s guide available which has classroom activities, parents letters, checklist and ways to get parents involved with home reading. This a appropriate for
“Cell Phone Tricks and Treats” – DEN Fall Virtual Conference
On October 19, 2013, Discovery Education again wowed us with their full day of presentations, 23 in all. Since it was impossible to participate in all the events, all presentations have been archived and are available at http://www.discoveryeducation.com/community/den-fall-virtcon-archive.cfm I know many of us intend to go back and view some that we missed, but with
Klikaklu Treasure Hunts
Treasure hunts are a fun way for students to use problem solving skills, to work in teams, to practice comprehensions skills, and to use technology resources all while practicing subject matter. For “Talk Like A Pirate Day” (September 19th), I arranged a fun math treasure hunt for the second grade classes. It was a perfect