Friday, July 20, 2007

Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Florida Institute

My husband Chris (Media Specialist at Lake Asbury Elementary School) and I just returned from the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Florida Institute. Members of DEN from all over the country met at Cape Canaveral, Florida and then set sail for the Bahamas on the Carnival Sensation. We were led by a wonderful group from Discovery Education who planned the cruise and filled it with informative group sessions and fun sightseeing excursions. Two other Clay County DEN members who attended the institute were Janet Hallstrom and Carol Papuga from Fleming Island High School.

It was nice to meet so many different educators who are avid unitedstreaming users and proficient technology users. We learned a lot about creating videos that incorporate unitedstreaming images and videos. We were divided into groups and we worked together to create our videos. On the last night of the cruise we shared them with the group.

In between our sessions, we were able to experience the food and entertainment as well as the sightseeing and shopping on a typical cruise to the Bahamas. At the bottom of this post, there is a link to a short video that highlights some of my favorites.

I really enjoyed this experience and I am glad I was able to make so many new connections with other educators who are interested in integrating technology. I hope you will check out the following link to the DEN Blog so you can find out what they are all about. Notice that once you are on the DEN homepage, there is a link to the different state DEN groups. Please take some time to check out the Florida DEN Blog. If you are interested in being a DEN member, then you can click on the link below that says "Click Here to Join the DEN (Discovery Educator Network)." If you encounter any problems, or have any questions, please either leave me a comment below, or send me an email at rpaine@mail.clay.k12.fl.us.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a great collection of pictures from the Discovery Education National Institute! I was there too and really enjoyed it and learned lots of new things. My question is...where are all the people in your pictures? Everywhere I went, it was crowded and I wasn't able to get many good shots! Thanks for sharing and bringing back some good memories!