Discovery Education Speakers Bureau

The “stand alone” method of teaching is fading and being replace by a model that taps colleagues, content, experts, and communication from both around the world and across the hall.  Collaborative projects with 'real time' elements take boldness and planning but building 21st Century Learners into 21st Century citizens makes it worthwhile . Watch some case study previews of coming classroom practice that tap Web 2.0, state curriculum standards, and student dedication .

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!

No blog? No podcast?  No problem!  The world of Web 2.0 has something for everyone, but it can be a rather overwhelming pool to dive in to.  We'll take the absolute beginner and give them a complete digital makeover.  This practical, non-linear, hands on session will demonstrate exactly how to get started in the world of online Web 2.0, which sites educators absolutely must have a precense on, and tricks for avoiding information overload.  Enter a newbie, leave a Web 2.0 guru!

Every student has a camera in their pocket and easy access to video tools that rival professional movie studios. But how do we use these powerful technologies in the classroom? Take a look at non-traditional ways to harness the power of digital storytelling to tap into student creativity throughout the curriculum.

There are some mysteries worth demystifying. HTML code is the backbone behind more than just the Internet. Yet few teachers spent time on it. Basic knowledge can create new awareness and power for students.  Media players like iPods can be changed. Projects can dazzle inside Google Earth.  Videos can be inserted onto the websites, and much more.  Learn simple cut-and-pastes for beginners or experts that will pullback the curtain and create wizards in your classroom.

Technology serves supremely the needs of gifted students.  Bottomless depth and complexity, great for identifying themes, and skills in context.  Learn strategies using Google Earth and digital media curriculum content creation. Basic tools can make the gifted thrive. They need not be pulled out if they're pulled in with technology