Discovery Education Speakers Bureau
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Supporting the most effective use of technology in classrooms and schools
Way to go…you found your house! What other ways can you use digital media from Discovery Education and Google Earth to provide the kind of context that your students crave? Get ready to take flight by taking a virtual tour of our world. Learn how to spice up placemarks with digital media and record a virtual tour. We’ll also explore sample lessons, collections and overlays that are ready for you to use!
Dive deep into the wealth of digital media available in Discovery Education streaming and learn how to use it to engage your students with digital stories. With access to thousands of videos, images and audio clips, your students will move from their desk to the director’s chair. Learn how to integrate digital media into Photo Story, Movie Maker and cutting edge Web 2.0 sites to make your students' digital stories come alive!
Finding and playing video segments is one of the many ways you can use the Discovery Education streaming library. But did you know that your DE streaming resource includes a built-in Interactive Atlas, Calendar, hundreds of writing prompts, thousands of quiz questions and a whole lot more? During this session you’ll learn how to integrate DE streaming tools that are aligned to Arizona’s state standards in new and exciting ways to reach your 21st century student. There will be something for everybody, so come with an open mind and hang on!!
Dive deeper into DE streaming’s treasure chest and explore the Builders. We’ll take a look at ways to use the Web, digital media from Discovery Education streaming and your own imagination to take curriculum assessments to the next level.
Did you know that you and your students can make movies without even having a digital camera or leaving your classroom? Come and explore all the possibilities of Microsoft's free MovieMaker software on the PC and free iMovie software on the Mac. Learn how easy it is to import media to edit projects, and to create your own movies!
The landscape of education is changing and teachers are being asked to do more with less, or so they think. Your students have been and will continue to be your best helpers when it comes to planning, teaching and assessing learning, and they are ready and willing to help you make your classroom more collaborative, engaging and efficient! Learn how you can use digital media, technology, your state standards and the authentic task to engage your students and move them from the best seat in the house to the director's chair.
Justin Karkow began his educational career as a first grade teacher in Raleigh, North Carolina. An adventurer to the core, he begged, borrowed and scraped together enough resources for each of his students to be able to benefit from technology on a daily basis. He then assumed the role of an instructional technology facilitator in Wake County, NC where he modeled effective use of technology to teachers and students. Before joining Discovery, Justin traveled the country sharing strategies for enhancing curriculum with digital media for the SAS Institute. Justin joined Discovery in 2008 as a Field Manager and now serves as the Discovery Educator Network Account Manager for the Southeast and Central US.
Justin has presented at NECC, FETC and the DEN National and Regional Institutes. Check out his blog at http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/justin_karkow.
