New website in conjunction with Discovery Education and geared toward writing. Many competitions and lesson plans. Check it out. Let me know what you think.
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Here are some really great, free professional development tools that Discovery Education has on their website. The best of which are the daily webinars.
You can access complimentary PD training materials from the following resources accessible through the MY DE homepage:
1) Getting Started: covers the basics of using, with videos and training materials http://discoveryeducation.com/gettingstarted/
2) Professional Development (next to Teacher's Center): contains information regarding integration strategies, lesson planning, integrating DE with technology (i.e. projectors), etc.
3) Discovery Educator Network (Become a STAR Educator & enjoy the perks!): Join the global community of over 100,000 teachers we bring together online & person, who learn, share, and collaborate the best uses of media & technology in the classroom.
4) *** Webinars ***: (from the MY DE homepage) Sign up for the webinars!! They are ongoing and vary in topic from basics to classroom lesson integration strategies.
