With mounting standards and never ending assessments, we know that teaching in schools today can be a challenging experience. Your Day of Discovery will be about sharing digital media tools that make learning engaging and fun. But your day will be much more than just learning from the presenters in front of the room.

Throughout the day youŽll get to participate in engaging and interactive sessions. It is our hope that when you return to your school you will be able to tell others about what youŽve learned. And that is the ultimate goal of the Discovery Educator Network.

The Discovery Educator Network (DEN) is a global community of educators passionate about teaching with digital media, sharing resources, collaborating, and networking. With over 25,000 members providing professional development to over 250,000 educators worldwide, the DEN connects teachers both on-line and in-person. Discovery Educators have exclusive access to a wide range of resources, professional development activities, networking opportunities, exclusive Discovery Educator events and more!

We are asking that you register to become a DEN Star member prior to your Day of Discovery on September 29, 2008.

DEN Star members also receive the following perks:
In-person Professional Development , Exclusive Online Activities, Promotions & Contests, Exclusive Discovery Events, Professional Development Support , and Regular Communications and Support

To become a DEN Star please follow these steps:

1. Go to www.discoveryeducation.com and log in with your unitedstreaming username/password
2. Click on the "Visit the DEN, or "Join the DEN" link on the right-hand side of your screen.
3. If you click on the "Visit the DEN" link, scroll down until you see the "Welcome (your name)" in the grey left-hand column
4. If you click on "Join the DEN," the screen will flash, and you will then be able to click on the "Visit the DEN" link. Then scroll down until you see the "Welcome (your name)" in the grey left-hand column
5. Click on the link "Become a STAR Discovery Educator!" right-below your name.
6. Then click on the words "Apply Now" in the Become a Star Discovery Educator box in the lower right-hand corner.
7. Fill out the four boxes and upload a resource that you think may help another teacher. Resources can be anything from a list of websites that you find useful, a PowerPoint that you use in class, a lesson plan, activator - basically anything that you think can help another teacher use technology in their classroom.