It's 21 years since PowerPoint was invented, 21 years since we've had to relearn how we communicate, to get away from the bullet-point death into which many of us were induced throughout the nineties and right up to the current day.
Using Blogs to Enhance Middle School and High School Education
Content is reviewed by teachers and parents so your kids can surf independently. A revolutionary new kids’ browser that makes surfing the Internet fun and easy for kids from 3-12.
The annual Horizon Report seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, or creative expression within learning-focused organizations.
Webinar Archives
Discovery Education hosts hundreds of free webinars every year. Below you will find archives from a few of our favorites. Come back often, as we?ll be adding new presentations to the list as well as some of our favorites from the last few years!
After years of discouraging the use of Skype for interviews here at The Conversations Network, we’re now saying a resounding Yes! Paul Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype recordings.
So Much to Read . . . So Little Time!
ZAP Reader is a web based speed reading program that will change the way you read on your computer. Current beta testers report reading twice as much in half the time—that's a 300% increase in reading speed, without any loss in comprehension! There is nothing to install, it works with most popular browsers, and it's totally free!
To discover how teachers are making use of this emerging technology, An Innovation Odyssey has interviewed four educators from different grade levels and geographic settings. As their stories reveal, weblogs offer a wide range of advantages in teaching and learning in the classroom.
To this end, a couple weeks ago legislators introduced a bill to the U.S. House of Representatives called ATTAIN (Achievement Through Technology and Innovation). What it seeks to do is to revamp Part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enhance professional development for teachers, improve technical proficiency in students, etc.