Welcome to the Welcome to the DEN Summer School DEN Summer School

Webinar SeriesWebinar Series

Digital Storytelling Week

• Monday, August 3– Thinking Outside the Slide

• Tuesday, August 4– Digital Storytelling Made Easy:

Using Discovery Education Content with Animoto and PhotoStory

• Wednesday, August 5– Director’s Cut: Discovery

Education Media and MovieMaker (Windows)

• Thursday, August 6– Director’s Cut: Discovery

Education Media and iMovie (Mac)

Register at - http://tinyurl.com/DENSS09

Leadership Week

• Monday, August 10– The Information Society is

HERE: Are our schools up to the task?with Dr. Scott McLeod

• Tuesday, August 11– Policies, Safety and Social

Networkingwith Steve Dembo

• Wednesday, August 12– Web 2.0 for Administrators

with Hall Davidson• Thursday, August 13

– Data Driven Decisions with DE Assessmentwith Donna Neblett

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Science Week

• Monday, August 17– Myth Busted: Easy Ways to

Integrate Digital Media into Your Science Classroom

• Tuesday, August 18– Getting Your Hands Dirty with

Discovery Education Science• Wednesday, August 19

– Differentiating Instruction with the Discovery Education Science Assessment Manager

• Thursday, August 20– More and Muir Tech Tips for

Going Green

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Web 2.0 Week

• Monday, August 24– Get Your Glog On! The DE

streaming Builders and Glogster

• Tuesday, August 25– The Thread that Ties it All

Together: DE Content and Voicethread

• Wednesday, August 26– Two Roundtrip Tickets to

Anywhere in the World: Designing Virtual Field Trips with DE Media and Google Earth

• Thursday, August 27– Learning Through the

Funnies: Mixing DE Content with Free Comic Tools

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Discovery Education Back-to-School

Stay Up-To-Date with New Content

New organizations joining the 150+ publishers: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Chicago-Sun Times

Current partners adding more content: BBC Colman Communications PBS® Peer Power

New Content Types Engage Student Skill Builders Games Math Overviews and Explanations

Discovery Education Back-to-School

Find What You Need Easily with Universal Search

• Quickly find videos, virtual labs, reading passages, educator-created content, and other interactive resources based on the Discovery Education services to which you have access

Discovery EducationWhat’s New?

Higher Quality, Improved Media, Better Visibility 1,000 Titles Added During Past 12 Months

(up to 9,000 total)

Concept-level clips tied to standards

World Languages Media Pack

Administrative Services and Reporting

Enhanced Student Access (coming soon)

Discovery Education streaming Interactive Atlas

Launched Discovery Education Science: Virtual Labs, Explorations, etc

Discovery High-Resolution Media Server (1+Mbps files)

Today’s Summer School SessionToday’s Summer School Session

Director’s Cut: iMovie & DE Director’s Cut: iMovie & DE streamingstreaming

Michael HakkarinenMichael HakkarinenDiscovery EducationDiscovery EducationMichael_hakkarinen@discovery.comMichael_hakkarinen@discovery.com

Our Assignment for Today…Our Assignment for Today…

Grade 3-5 Writing ActivityGrade 3-5 Writing ActivityThis week in Science we’ve been This week in Science we’ve been talking about the planets in our Solar talking about the planets in our Solar System.System.

Based on what you’ve learned so far, Based on what you’ve learned so far, which planet (other then earth) is your which planet (other then earth) is your favorite? Which planet would you favorite? Which planet would you most like to visit?most like to visit?

Using the videos available to you in Using the videos available to you in the Student Drive, make an iMovie the Student Drive, make an iMovie about the planet you would like to about the planet you would like to explore.explore.

Narrate the videos and include 3 facts Narrate the videos and include 3 facts about the planet to support your about the planet to support your decision. Keep your video to between decision. Keep your video to between 1 and 2 minutes long.1 and 2 minutes long.

For this activity the teacher needs to:For this activity the teacher needs to:

1.1.Demonstrate how to use iMovieDemonstrate how to use iMovie2.2.Download editable content from DE Download editable content from DE streamingstreaming3.3.Make the content accessible to studentsMake the content accessible to students4.4.Model script writing and story mappingModel script writing and story mapping5.5.Model voice recording in iMovieModel voice recording in iMovie6.6.Provide a checklist and/or rubric for studentsProvide a checklist and/or rubric for students7.7.Instruct students to save projects for sharingInstruct students to save projects for sharing

Our Assignment for Today…Our Assignment for Today…

Grade 3-5 Writing ActivityGrade 3-5 Writing Activity

Tap Into the Power of Discovery

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Free Resources at DiscoveryEducation.com

Puzzlemaker software to create

word-search, crosswords, and

more

New Teacher Survival Kit

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for

Educators

Clip Art Gallery

The latest contests, grants,

sweepstakes, content features

and more

Top 10 Most Visited Educational Website

International Student Trips Powered by Discovery Education

Students 10-17 years old are invited to travel to one of eight exciting, international destinations on a trip that offers a true extension of what Discovery offers everyday.

Curriculum-based trips with lesson plans, student activities and videos aligned to state standards.

Educators teaching 5th through 12th grade are invited to apply to serve as Travel Leaders, journeying with a group of students, integrating curriculum into the program and guiding their students through every aspect of the program.

International Student Trips Powered by Discovery Education

2010 Trip Destinations

Arctic

Antarctica

Australia

China

Find out more information at

DiscoveryStudentAdventures.com

Cost Rica

Ecuador/Galapagos Islands

New Zealand/Fiji

South Africa

Discovery Education/SiemensWe Can Change the World Challenge

Engaging students, teachers and communities in developing actionable solutions for a “greener” world

Anchored with robust professional development resources to support teacher participation

All participants acknowledged, with winners at the state and national level

Grand prize: Profiled on-air & online, and receive experiential rewards that tap into the magic of Discovery

An unprecedented 5-year partnership between Discovery Education, the National Science Teachers Association and Siemens to advance interest in sustainability

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All sessions will be recorded and archived. All sessions will be recorded and archived.

Discovery Educator Network

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