Increased Technology Use Impacts Learning
As technology use becomes more ubiquitous in classrooms around the globe, the need for professional development and enhanced infrastructures to handle additional devices comes into play. Quality professional development that helps teachers feel comfortable taking risks, try new hardware devices or software applications with students and positively impacts student achievement is essential to implementing successful [...]
Check this out if you use iPads or Mobile Devices in your Classroom!
This past Saturday on Classroom 2.0 LIVE, Joe Dale from the UK, presented on using iPad apps in the classroom. We had over 112 people join us for his presentation and the hour long webinar was not long enough for him to share all the apps he wanted to and how he uses each app! [...]
To BYOD or not to BYOD?
To take the Shakespearean phrase, I pose the question to educators and administrators, “To Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or not to BYOD?”. To alleviate the need for computer equipment and mobile devices in the classroom, I am a huge proponent for students and staff to be allowed to bring their own device and use [...]
Last Day to Nominate for the ’20 to Watch’ Recognition Program
Today is the last day to nominate an emerging ed tech leader as one of the ’20 to Watch’ recognition program honoring educators that use technology to improve K12 instruction. Do you know educators who are passionate about using technology to transform teaching and learning; who can inspire their colleagues to embrace new tools; and [...]
Making A Difference Through Conservation Student Webinar
Discovery Education is sponsoring another webinar for students with Animal Planet’s Dave Salmoni on Wednesday, October 19th at 1:30pm ET. Content will focus on grades K-5 and feature information about survival needs for animals and plants, ecosystems and interdependence in habitats. An excerpt from the Discovery Education website follows: Dave Salmoni, Animal Planet’s apex predator [...]
Be a Part of the 2011 K12 Online Conference – Purposeful Play
As one of the K12 Online Conference organizers, I am asking my PLN members to volunteer to assist the organizers and co-conveners and/or submit a proposal to present for the online conference. The conference co-conveners are as follows: Wes Fryer – Team Captains Jose Rodriguez – Sandbox Play Darren Kuropatwa – Story Time Ginger Lewman [...]
Are you a Discovery Educator Network (DEN) member?
Are you a Discovery Educator Network (DEN) member? If so, I need just a few minutes of your time for a project that I am working on. Could you tell me what you like best about the DEN? What are your favorite resources, ideas shared, webinar topics, etc. that you have experienced from the DEN [...]
I’m Baaaaaaack!
I want to thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers while I was recuperating from an extensive back surgery and hospital stay. As difficult as that was, I have slowly recovered and am in the process of being back online full time. I have slowly started posting to Twitter, Plurk and Facebook and engaging [...]
Webinar and Conference Session Presentations
As I have been preparing conference presentation proposals, I began to ask myself what topics are of interest to educators attending educational or technology conferences so I created a survey to find out what types of webinars or presentations educators are interested in attending or participating virtually. If you are an educator please take a [...]
DENny Awards – May 17th, 2011
Just wanted to remind DEN members and DEN STARS that the Third Annual DENny awards ceremony is scheduled for this Tuesday, May 17th at 7pm EST. It’s not too late to nominate a fellow Discovery Educator for a Community Choice DENny by completing this form. The deadline for nominations is May 16 (5 PM EST). [...]
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