I am a big social media user. I have accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Google+. However, the social media account I use most is Twitter, the microblogging tool. In Twitter, I share my own discoveries and learn from others every day. It is a huge source of professional development for me. Twitter is
Take 5: Finding Your One Percent
Join Steve Dembo, Director of Learning Communities and Social Media Strategy for Discovery Education, as he explores ways to identify your top 1%. There are stories being told about your schools in the social spaces, whether you’re the one doing the telling or not. Do you know who’s telling the story of your schools? Jackie
Thanks for the DENtastic Summer
Today is my last day as a DENtern, and I would like to thank all of you for your patience, assistance and kind words as I’ve navigated the online world of the DEN. I feel very lucky that I got the chance to try out my social media ideas on such an awesome and willing
How Social Media and DE Changed My World!
In 2009, I joined Facebook because everyone else was. I really had no idea what I was getting in to. I enjoyed the photos, the notifications, the statuses (well, most of them), and the adding of friends. For two years- I checked it every week and commented on things that really didn’t matter much to
Meet the New Summer DENtern!
Saying goodbye to exams and final papers has never felt better with the thought of Discovery Educator Network as my next step. As the new social media and marketing intern for DEN (the DENtern), I am happily making a new home for myself in the Chicago office while surrounding myself with an inspiring, innovative, and
PLN Speed Dating: Meet Marlo Gaddis
A few weeks ago I was in Raleigh, North Carolina working with Wake County educators for the DEN Spring Virtual Conference. I worked with Marlo Gaddis (DEN STAR and Director of Instructional Technology and Media Services for Wake County) to plan the in-person event. We decided to offer a mix of virtual and in-person sessions
DE Support is now on Twitter!
There’s no denying it: social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become so ingrained into how we consume information, so much so that it’s difficult to remember a time without these websites. For many years, Twitter has been used to great effect in disseminating information and allowing like-minded individuals to congregate and discuss
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
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
Social Media and the Classroom
An article regarding social media in the workplace caught my eye recently and it got me thinking about the broader ramifications of social media. The article documented a study that showed that one in three grads consider salary less important than the ability to access social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in
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