Here’s this week’s STAR Tip from the DENvice team… Have a STAR Tip to share with the DEN Community? Head over to the DENvice Facebook page and leave us a message.
MacGyver Mindset Comes to DENvice
While we probably can’t tell you how to build a spaceship out of a rubber band, a pencil and chewing gum, we can offer you simple, clever tips for your classroom. Our new weekly Star Tip feature will share quick and easy solutions for everyday classroom needs, including everything from building a tripod out of
Flu Season Tips from DE!
Original post written by Kelsey Johnson Have you noticed a rise in student absences lately? Sniffling and coughing while students are “silently” doing their work? Maybe you are just returning to the classroom after spending a week in bed? If the flu hasn’t reached you yet, we want to remind you and your students of
DE offers format flexibility with Stream Types
Did you know that DE streaming videos are available in a variety of file formats? You can choose what format you’d like to stream and/or download in, according to your preferences! Say for example you have a SMART Board, in which you can natively insert FLV (Flash) files, you can easily choose Flash as your
Venice Beach Photowalk – CHANGE OF DATE – December 18, 2010
Join DEN Members for a morning of photography, networking, and fun, all while adding more resources to the DEN library of media! DEN STAR and digital photography expert Ken Shelton will be on hand to lead us on a photowalk – the same route that was part of the Worldwide Photowalk this summer. We’ll explore
FIZZ
A new licensing agreement with Discovery Education will bring the music and methods of Dr. Lodge McCammon within reach of a million teachers around the world. McCammon, a curriculum and contemporary media specialist in the Friday Institute for Education Innovation, brings 21st century tools into the classroom. He’s a proponent of making classroom videos and
Day in the Life of a Discovery Educator.
Check out the Day in the Life of a Discovery Educator created by Steve Dembo! Is this teacher you? Please share how you use Discovery Education to enhance your students interest in learning. Would you like to be this teacher, but need to learn more about Discovery Education? If so, contact your Technology Integration Specialist
Shorten URLs
Do you have trouble coping and pasting long URLs in emails only to have them break or realize there is a typo, after you sent the URL? By entering a URL in a text field, a tiny URL will be created and to some extent it can be customized. Most of the URLs created will
More File Format Conversion for Free
While I was perusing on the Connecticut blog, I came across the following post from Gary Webster. This is a great tip that could help many of you…. Steve’s on the money. If you’ve ever tried to insert video into PowerPoint, you know the wrong format can make it impossible. Even AVI files don’t