Discovery Education’s Fall Virtual Conference: Tech or Treat

This Saturday, we’re happy to be sponsoring Discovery Education’s Fall Virtual Conference: Tech or Treat.

The Virtual Conference is a unique opportunity to learn powerful ways to integrate digital media and Web 2.0 tools into your instruction, as well as discover an abundance of resources to expand your own personal learning network.

The event is happening all day on Saturday, October 22nd – Online.  For free.

This is a free professional development event for educators to learn about the most effective ways to integrate digital media into their instructional practices. The theme for 2011 is Digital Storytelling which focuses on how educators can incorporate storytelling with digital tools to engage students.

Start off the morning with Traci Blazosky, DEN Guru, with The Monster Mash-Up, a session that combines Discovery Education and Web 2.0 applications to create a Monster Mash-Up.

Also, please make sure to join in online at 8:45am PST/ 11:45am EST for Catlin Tucker’s session: Digital Storytelling. Engage Students in Collaborative Creative Writing in Class & Online.

Benefits of Teaching Creative Writing and Digital Storytelling:

• Allows the freedom of artistic expression
• Challenges students to understand elements of a story
• Requires them to use language effectively to engage
• Teaches writing and editing

For more information and to see the Virtual Presentation Schedule, visit http://www.discoveryeducation.com/VirtualConference2011/.