Why I For some, Facebook is a place to post what you did during your weekend, share cool videos you found on YouTube, give your thoughts on the weeks hot topics and a place post pictures of your weekly outings, friends and family. I am guilty of all of these things – most
Discovering through Facebook…..
Did you know you can keep up with the latest and greatest from Discovery Educator Network with your Facebook account? If you didn’t, it’s as easy as clicking here and becoming a friend of DEN! While on my Facebook, searching for additional resources to include in this week’s blog, I came across a link
Streamathon 2010
Mark your calendar! Next Tuesday, September 14, 2010, is the 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon. Community Manager Steve Dembo, Discovery Educator Network Directors Justin Karkow and Matt Monjan, have put together 10 hours of information-packed sessions that will provide strategies for integrating digital content into your curriculum. Join Online any time from
DEN Book Club Part 2
DEN Book Club Part 2…. We are several weeks into the Book Club, reading the book ‘Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything’ by Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams. The reading of each chapter has brought a bigger understanding of how business entities need to change with the tide, or in a sense, change with
DEN Book Club
This week the DEN Book Club began with the reading of the first four chapters in the book ‘Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything‘ by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams. Who came up with the idea of a book club for DEN members? Who decided to pick this particular book? Why did I decide
Using music to soothe the soul!
How many of you have used music in your classroom to stimulate learning, introduce new concepts, or to even bring certain times and thoughts back into your life? Music is a way to create an ambiance in your classroom that is conducive to learning. If you were to open your classrooms and listen to the
Pros and Cons of trying to go digital – what I’ve experienced so far.
Tracie Belt and I decided to go digital for the remainder of the year after attending FETC in January. It’s been about 8 weeks and truly an eye opening experience for me. Like I said in the previous post, my county has rewritten the curriculum for science according to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
Where we are heading….
I am not sure if you have noticed the theme lately, but “Go Green” is the new buzzword for the year 2010. Some of you may have noticed it a few years ago, when the world was reminding you to turn your water off while you are brushing your teeth or to recycle your cans
Florida DEN In Person Event – SCIcon 2010 Bradenton
What do you get when you mix DE streaming, DE Science and the plethora of free resources available through Discovery education? The perfect formula of a fun filled day! Also known as: Join the DEN community for our first ever Science-themed virtual conference! Saturday, January 9, 2010 9 AM to 4 PM ET Drop
What I'm Thankful for…
The Thanksgiving holiday is about taking the time to reflect upon what we are thankful for. One of the things that I am thankful for is the cornucopia of resources that DE has to offer. It is a virtual buffet of educational and professional resources, however it still amazes me that some of my colleagues