Tuesday, March 9, 2010

List of Discovery Education Training Resources


I found this great list of Discovery Education Training Resources on Jen Dorman's blog (she is a DEN Account Manager).

Most of the great resources Discovery Education has to offer for educators are listed here.

Training Resources

Discovery Educator Network

Discovery Education streaming - Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research

Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide
Discovery Education Classroom Resources - Links to free resources, sponsorships, and competitions

Tutorials and Learning Resources

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Free Educational Technology Journals and Resources


These magazines/web sites are all great sources of information, resources, tips, lesson ideas, and more and are all FREE.


Tech&Learning Magazine - free print or electronic subscription to educators. Magazine and web site have product reviews, best practices, thought provoking articles, education and technology news, blogs, and more.
(I am a TL Advisor and write a blog for them and I have published articles. )




Edutopia - is a free web resource from the George Lucas Educational Foundation. There are best practices, lesson ideas, project based learning resources, videos, blogs and more. Edutopia showcases schools, districts, and classrooms that are increasing student achievement and decreasing issues and problems.



THE Journal - is another great educational technology resource. They offer free print or electronic subscriptions and the site has a lot of great resources. There are articles about what is working in schools, technology reviews, news letters, and more.
In the February 2010 Edition, on page 17, there was a feature about #edchat on Twitter. I am a strong proponent of Personal Learning Networks, and #edchat on Twitter is a great place to start and grow your PLN.


They are all free, so why not check them out.

Please share any of your favorite free journals/magazines/web sites with us.




Chemistry Resource - Build an Atom



Build an Atom is a simple, straightforward site that shows a visual representation of an atom. You select the element you want and the site shows you the protons, neutrons, electron orbitals, electrons (and their direction of spin) and the orbital listing.

It's a great resource to help students visualize an atom and the electron orbitals.