I started my conference on Wednesday with a 3-1/2 hour hands-on preconference workshop on Discovery Education Network (DEN) (previously United Streaming). Well, I was on information overload by 4:00; I learned so much…DEN is much more than video streaming! Last spring I went through the process to become a DEN Star Educator in order to reap the benefits of full membership so I was eager to learn more about their offerings (check it out at http://www.discoveryeducation.com). DEN offers a wealth of free resources as well. Here are the keypoints that I noted:
· Multi URL - collections of websites that display one at a time. http://www.multiurl.com/g/1ul
· Audacity files for digital portfolios to exhibit fluency or language arts skills.
· Polleverywhere – on-the-spot audience polling
· Assessment w/in DEN
· Digital stories - include script writing and research that went into creation, not just the end product.
· VARK - Visual.... Aural/Auditory.... Read/Write.... Kinesthetic
· Visual - Google Earth (PRO free to educators)
· [Book: Stand and Deliver]
· Stephen Hawkin The Universe Series (check this out when it comes out soon)
· Life - 11-part series about multiple species on Earth comes out in 2 weeks
You can create a “course” within Discovery Education (DE): Adding to content is basically bookmarking; can use folders; can share content to school and district level (collaboration) can be open or controlled sharing; DEN is SOOOO much more than video streaming; it's total media integration and working with web tools; appears that you can do an import of student data (user name and password) from SMS.
NOTE: You can find speaker handout material at: http://macul.org/conferences/2010maculconference/attendees/speakerhandoutmaterial/
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