December Romanian

1. THE DEN DEC. 2012
CONNECTING AND SHARING
The Discovery Educator Network was created in 2005 to
connect educators to their most valuable resource...each
WHY
NETWORK?
other. Over the years, the community and grown and
thousands of educators have realized the importance of • To
learn
with
others
networking. If you asked one of these networked teachers the
•
To
serve
your
students
reason they began connecting with others, you would probably
get a variety of reasons. However, most of those reasons are •
To
access
a
dynamic
resource
probably related to the five mentioned in an article titled “5 •
To
extend
your
learning
base
Reasons Why Educators Should Network.” You’ve made the
•
To
stay
engaged
in
education
commitment to network by joining the Romanian DEN. Share
this article with your colleagues and help get them connected
and learning with others, too.
INFOGRAPHICS
Infographics are a popular way to share information about a particular topic.
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Below are three infographics about social media, teachers who use technology,
and different styles of learning. Click on each infographic to view a larger version.
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2. FAVORITES FROM THE DEN TEAM
In each newsletter, we’d like to share some of our favorite free sites and resources with you.
Steve Dembo - LucidChart- Create flow charts, mind maps, and
other diagrams with this site. Collaborate in real time on group
projects. A number of great tools are available to make your final
product look professional.
Porter Palmer - Exploratorium - This great museum site is an
ongoing exploration of science. There is a vast collection of online
interactives and activities to explore.
Chad Lehman - Symbaloo - This site allows you to create a visual
page displaying your favorite sites. Anyone can access these
bookmarks from anywhere. Here’s a great example using Math
resources.
Kyle Schutt - beeclip - is a site that allows students to create digital
scrapbooks. Students can combine images, videos, and text. This
easy to use site allows for easy collaboration on project as well as
simple sharing, downloading, and printing.
CONNECT WITH THE DEN Connect via Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus,
Edmodo, and Pinterest. Simply click on the icons.
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