The Social Learning Summit, held on Saturday, April 21st, was a great success. Thousands of educators from all over the world had a chance to view over 70 presentations during the six hour event. The initial feedback and comments from attendees was very positive and we heard plenty of good things from the in-person events
Digital Authentic Assessment: Kati Searcy at 2012 Social Learning Summit
Are you looking for new ways for students to demonstrate their learning? Do you wish to integrate technology into your classroom with free tools? Would you appreciate fresh strategies to get your students excited about assessments? Thought you might. Gifted educator Kati Searcy will focus on highly effective digital technologies to help engage students in
Transforming Lessons with Technology: Elaine Plybon at 2012 Social Learning Summit
DEN STAR and GURU Finalist, Elaine Plybon is a super-nova. Get your seat belts ready for a fast ride. An IT in a 1:1 district for 10 years, Elaine’s session will be about a way of thinking, a philosophy, and not about 1:1 and what can be done with it. This session targets high school
Cool Educational Uses for QR Codes: DEN STAR Rita Mortenson @ 2012 Social Learning Summit
DEN STAR Rita Mortenson uses QR codes to do scavenger hunts, catalog their school library, for their freshmen transition program and so much more. There are so many unique and creative uses to include audio files, video files as well as various handouts and assessments. This session will be a great way for you to
The First Truly Collaborative, Impromptu, Online Social Keynote in the History of The World
Educational Partnerships and Global Learning Initiatives Director of the Discovery Educator Network, Hall Davidson is the guru of virtual environments, learning with mobile devices, media technology, digital textbooks and quite honestly, whatever is trending in technology. For Hall’s resources, click here. Leave it to hall to do something uniquely different. I’d expect nothing less. He’s
Closing the STE…M Gap: Mathematics Integration through 21st C Publishing
Want to empower your students to create 21st century STEM projects. Want to help close the STE….M Gap? DEN STAR Peg Hartwig shows you how to close the gap with web 2.0 tools and iPad apps to create dynamic, engaging STEM application productions. I joined this session about 5 minutes into the presentation (apologies, Peg). Peg
Ten Media Tips-n-Tricks You Can Use in Your Classroom Tomorrow – And One to Inspire You
“There just isn’t enough time to learn something new!” Sound familiar? In this session Matt Monjan, Vice President Account Management for the Discovery Educator Network, promises you will learn 10 easy ways to use media in your classroom–and one thing that might inspire you. Take Discovery Education and add a few Web 2.0 tools and you
The Importance and Seriousness of Silly: Dean Shareski at 2012 Social Learning Summit
Presenting from Fredriction, New Brunswick, Canada, Dean Shareski, featured presenter and Discovery Educator Network Community Manager explores the importance and necessity of being social and the increasing blurring of professional and personal. An important question with a divided answer, Dean asks how the use of Twitter, Facebook, and blogs impact professional learning in a social
Anywhere, Anytime Learning: Chad Lehman at 2012 Social Learning Summit
Wish you could take control of your professional development by finding resources online to meet your learning needs? Ever remember a PD day that just did not meet your needs? Chad Lehman, Discovery Educator Network Community Manager will explore a variety of free places online to find professional development opportunities on topics of your choice.
Reporting Great Ideas from the Social Learning Summit!
Here are just a few of the great ideas presented at the Social Learning Summit Today. DEN – Media Tips and Tricks You Can Use in Your Classroom Tomorrow 1. Using QR codes in the classroom resources: www. igoogle.com and www.qrvoice.net Use the QR code cut out and have it in the back of a