North Carolina DEN http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina Connecting Educators in North Carolina and Worldwide! Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 en NCTIES- A Journey of Discovery-New Adventures Every Day http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/11/08/ncties-a-journey-of-discovery-new-adventures-every-day/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/11/08/ncties-a-journey-of-discovery-new-adventures-every-day/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:38:10 +0000 Pat Abondolo http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/11/08/ncties-a-journey-of-discovery-new-adventures-every-day/ The North Carolina Technology in Education Conference web site is open for business. Don’t miss the opportunity for early, I should say, super early registration. You’ll have a real deal if you register by December 4. Now if you don’t have funds by then, don’t worry, you can still get early registration by January 29, 2010. The conference will be in Raleigh March 3-5, 2010 and promises to be well worth the road trip. Featured speakers include Ron Clark, Leslie Fisher, Kevin Honeycutt, Gail Lovely, Kathy Schrock, and Alice Yucht. I know we are all looking forward to our journey to Raleigh this spring.

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/11/08/ncties-a-journey-of-discovery-new-adventures-every-day/feed/ Tips and Treats… http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/25/tips-and-treats%e2%80%a6/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/25/tips-and-treats%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:24:27 +0000 Deb Elmore http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/25/tips-and-treats%e2%80%a6/ As we wind down towards the end of the 1st Quarter -  a point where teachers have somehow have managed to get over the initial speed bump of the new school year, find themselves looking back to reflect on their classes. What worked? What didn’t?  How do you/we make it better?

So what are some tips and treats that have helped you thus far to make it work? Make it better?

As for me, I have found the following tips and treats that have helped me in my classes.

·   “A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle.” - – Anonymous

Share your knowledge, your ideas; build a community of learners…Strength in numbers. Look to others, give to others, become a twitter, a follower, blogger, etc.

·   Read, research, and be resourceful.

Be open to change, look for new ways, new ideas. Just because “it’s always been done that way” doesn’t mean it has to be done that way.  Step out of the box, out of your area, out of your state.

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/#

http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/

http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/

http://www.teachthechildrenwell.com/

http://www.kathimitchell.com/

http://www.jimmoulton.org/1.html

http://thefilecabinet.pbworks.com/

http://www.smartboards.typepad.com/

http://techyturner.blogspot.com/

·   Learn and introduce a new technology format or media to your assignments and activities.

It’s amazing how this is an exciting treat for the students and helps them to become more engaged in the curriculum.  Change up the routine and surprise them with something new and give them a different alternative.

For example, after completing an unit, typically the students goes back and review all of the vocabulary words and then save it to a word document in their files for their upcoming vocabulary test. In lieu of this, have the students create a Pictionary/BrainyPic format (visual flashcard) from their vocabulary words. Students will use pictures, definition, and use the vocabulary word in a sentence.

http://www.brainyflix.com/flashcards/show/2524 Oblivious

Oblivious

This bird is completely oblivious to the cat right behind it.

By: crazylaxer1

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/25/tips-and-treats%e2%80%a6/feed/ October-Tech-Fest? http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/18/tech-of-treat/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/18/tech-of-treat/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:18:59 +0000 John Blake http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/18/tech-of-treat/ Flipcams and Snow Leopard

screen-shot-2009-10-03-at-122628-pm.pngPosted on October 3, 2009 in Hardware, Software by Joe Brennan ”I’ve been getting a few questions from Mac users (including myself) who recently updated to Mac OSX 10.6 wondering what happened to their Flip camcorder accessibility. Turns out it’s just a matter of re-installing the latest Flip software and/or adding Perian to your bag of tricks in order to get the 3ivx codec. Now go on. Make some movies with your students. No excuses. “Thanks Joe, we have just completed updating our 1:1 laptops to 10.6 and have installed Perian too. I included it in the image. I should have included Flip software too. It will be added into our next burn.Adding these three events to our October-Tech-Fest here in our middle school:

  1. Brainyflix: deadline Dec. 7
  2. eInstruction’s Contest: deadline Nov. 10
  3. DOEd-  Video Contest deadline Nov. 2
]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/18/tech-of-treat/feed/ Virginia Educational Technology Conference http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/15/virginia-educational-technology-conference/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/15/virginia-educational-technology-conference/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:24:46 +0000 Pat Abondolo http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/15/virginia-educational-technology-conference/ Just as I was ready to write  a note about this year’s  NCETC, I discover I must be the last person in NC to hear it has been canceled. While still recovering from the news, I had an email from NCDPI with news for all of us looking for an alternative technology  road trip. The Virginia Educational Technology Conference is being held in Richmond October 28-30.  While I have never been to this conference, our friends at DPI may be on to something, at least until our NC conference returns and I know we all hope to see it back next year. In the meantime, if you are interested in a fall conference, you have the link to check out what’s happening at the Virginia Conference.

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/15/virginia-educational-technology-conference/feed/ Eyeplorer http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/14/eyeplorer/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/14/eyeplorer/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:37:10 +0000 debra bolinger http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/14/eyeplorer/ One of my friend and STAR member Mike Alexander just introduced to a very interesting graphical knowledge engine. Take a look Eyeplorer!!  I have not had enough time to explore all of the applications yet. However, I can see real values in the classroom. So far, I nave found images, websearch, twitter, and facts to go with an abundant listing of relationships to my search topic.  Try it out and let me know what you think.

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/14/eyeplorer/feed/ Resources from MCNC http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/08/resources-from-mcnc/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/08/resources-from-mcnc/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:20:07 +0000 Lance Rougeux http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/08/resources-from-mcnc/ We had a very productive meeting of the minds at MCNC two weeks ago featuring Hall Davidson.

Watch the video here.

Then check out Hall’s resources.

Also, here are the group notes, ideas and reflections…

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/10/08/resources-from-mcnc/feed/ Impact of the Internet on culture, education, and society. http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/27/impact-of-the-internet-on-culture-education-and-society/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/27/impact-of-the-internet-on-culture-education-and-society/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:52:42 +0000 Deb Elmore http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/27/impact-of-the-internet-on-culture-education-and-society/ Two of my favorite quotes - “I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”~ Albert Einstein and “The value of education is not the process but the impact. …” ~ Stallman, R., Lessig, R. automatically come to mind when I hear others speak about the impact of the Internet on culture, education, and society.  I feel, if we as educators, administrators, government, and public officals bring back the foucs to the true receipant of this impact - our students, we can rest assure that the “impact” will be a positive and a continuous improvement for us all.

So what kind of impact are you having in your classroom, as a colleague, as a digital citizen? What type of digital footprints are you leaving behind?

To hear more about “Impact of the Internet on culture, education, and society.” Here’s an interview you may be interested in on this subject matter:

Tuesday, September 29th, 5pm Pacific Daylight Time (US):   Steve Hargadon (Founder, Classroom 2.0)interviewed John Seely Brown on the impact of the Internet on culture, education, and society.  http://www.conversations.net/forum/topics/john-seely-brown

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/27/impact-of-the-internet-on-culture-education-and-society/feed/ September Winding Down and Fall is Here http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/20/september-winding-down-and-fall-is-here/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/20/september-winding-down-and-fall-is-here/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:56:59 +0000 John Blake http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/20/september-winding-down-and-fall-is-here/ First day of Fall 2009 - Northern Hemisphere For the Northern Hemisphere, as in the United States, Canada and most of Europe, Fall begins on September 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm EDT. Fall is also known as autumn - and lasts from the autumnal equinox (September) to the winter solstice (December).In checking my calendar for this coming last full week of September, I noticed a free webinar about H1N1 preparedness. This month our local schools have reported 55 cases of H1N1. I was surprised at this number of cases. What really got my attention what that the first week of September, the schools reported 16 cases. Seven days later–39 cases. Are we taking enough precautions?
Event: H1N1 Preparedness Webinar
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:30 pmEastern Daylight Time (GMT -04:00, New York) Change time zone
Duration: 1 hour
Description: In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Ad Council, Discovery Education invites teachers and their students to join representatives from FEMA, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Department of Education in a free H1N1 webinar to learn how they can be prepared this flu season.

Virtual Conference: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9 AM to 4 PM ETI know this is not until the end of October, but I was able to register online and saved the day on my busy calendar. Join thousands of educators online and in-person as the DEN team goes house to house to explore the many digital treats available to educators today. During this unique professional development event you have the flexibility to attend online or in-person at one of many regional events hosted by the DEN Leadership Councils.The day will feature special presentations from Justin Karkow and Steve Dembo along with a host of other great sessions guaranteed to satisfy your digital sweet tooth. To register for the virtual sessions visit: http://LINKS.discoveryeducation.com/virtualconLast but not least, I have to share a photo of my first grandchild and me: Proud grandparent? Naw…not much.Me and my grandson 

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/20/september-winding-down-and-fall-is-here/feed/ Discovery Education Webinar Series…FREE! http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/14/discovery-education-webinar-seriesthey-are-free/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/14/discovery-education-webinar-seriesthey-are-free/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:12:31 +0000 Nicole Gray http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/14/discovery-education-webinar-seriesthey-are-free/

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Well, it’s back to school time, and you know what that means…  It’s time to share the 2009-2010 webinar schedule! Nearly 100 webinars have been scheduled already and are ready for your registrations.

Cost?  Free.

 For more information and to see a list of days/times…go to http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2009/09/08/discovery-education-webinars-2009-2010/

You can register for any or all of our webinars through the end of the year right now!  Just click here to register, and you’ll receive reminders as the events get closer.

]]> http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/09/14/discovery-education-webinar-seriesthey-are-free/feed/ Day of Discovery - September 19th, 2009! http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/08/31/day-of-discovery-september-19th-2009/ http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/08/31/day-of-discovery-september-19th-2009/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:25:58 +0000 Nicole Gray http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/northcarolina/2009/08/31/day-of-discovery-september-19th-2009/

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HOT OFF THE PRESSES…
(from Justin Karkow, NC DEN Account Manager)!! 

  Wake County Public Schools and Discovery Education are pleased to present a Day of Discovery at Panther Creek High School on September 19, 2009.

This Day of Discovery will provide North Carolina educators and welcomed guests with an exciting and enriching day of professional development focused on creative ways to engage your students using digital media from the Discovery Education streaming library (formerly known as unitedstreaming).During the day, participants will learn how they can use images, audio clips and videos to create engaging multimedia presentations, digital stories, and virtual field trips!Lunch will be provided and the day will conclude with fun and prizes!

When: Saturday, September 19, 2009
Where: Panther Creek High School, 6770 McCrimmon Parkway, Cary, North Carolina
Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm (registration will begin at 8:30)
Cost: Free!

Space is limited, so register today!WCPSS Educators: Register via eSchools SRN: 296440601Educators outside of WCPSS: Visit http://tinyurl.com/wakedod to register.

Contact Justin Karkow at Justin_Karkow@discovery.com for more details.

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