Discovery Education Speakers Bureau

Matt Monjan has blended technology and education for more ten years in the worlds of both business and K-12 instruction. Prior to joining the Discovery Education team in 2004, Matt designed, developed, and implemented adult education and certification programs for two of the largest trade associations in the country. At Discovery, Matt has worked with classroom teachers on the nuts and bolts of implementing technology and with administrators on using data from technology management to develop effective strategies for technology integration. He has pioneered innovative uses of often neglected features of technologies such as closed captioning. Matt has held Account Management positions on both the Digital Media Implementation and the Discovery Educator Network teams. He is based in Discovery Education's World Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD and manages the Discovery Educator Network activities for Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. Matt speaks across the county including presentations at local, state, and regional conferences, among them FETC, PETE&C, MASSCUE, Christa McAuliffe, VSTE and MICCA. He is currently the DEN Account Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Matt Monjan has blended technology and education for more ten years in the worlds of both business and  K-12 instruction.  Prior to joining the Discovery Education team in 2004, Matt designed, developed, and implemented adult education and certification programs for two of the largest trade associations in the country.  At Discovery, Matt has worked with classroom teachers on the nuts and bolts of implementing technology and with administrators on using data from technology management to develop effective strategies for technology integration. He has pioneered innovative uses of often neglected features of technologies such as closed captioning. Matt has held Account Management positions on both the Digital Media Implementation and the Discovery Educator Network teams.  He is based in Discovery Education's World Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD and manages the Discovery Educator Network activities for Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, New Jersey, and Washington, DC.  Matt speaks across the county including presentations at local, state, and regional conferences, among them FETC, PETE&C, MASSCUE, Christa McAuliffe, VSTE and MICCA.   He is currently the DEN Account Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

More and more, our students are influenced, stimulated, and informed by a myriad of multimedia formats. As educators, how do we engage those student's who, in the matter of minutes, can watch a video, text a friend, and have a conversation with another - all at the same time? See examples of how today's technologies -- from calculators to the web, from music files to video-on-demand -- can (and should) engage and teach a new generation of students.

We’ll explore Web 2.0 applications like animoto, voicethread and more and find out how they can be used to create movies as well as deliver information in a way that our digital natives are accustomed.  Come see and learn media creation in a whole new way.

We all know that the computer, projector and PowerPoint have replaced the old slide projector, hundreds of tiny static photos, and the phrase “next slide please.”   But did you know that PowerPoint can also be combined with videos, sounds, effects and interactive boards to create an engaging multimedia presentation?  During this session will explore the necessary (and not-so-scary) steps for building an engaging multimedia presentation.

If you use technology with students, and you have Discovery Educationstreaming, there is a level you haven’t explored. Matt Monjan, the acknowledged Master of the Builders (Assignment, Quiz, and Writing Prompt Builder), will show you ways to use the Web, video, the computer, and your own imagination to take curriculum assessments to the next technology level.Master the tools your school provides with the master builder!  If you don’t have DE streaming, leave with a passcode that will let you explore a new realm of instruction.

Matt Monjan always leads throughful, well-organized, and informative presentations.  His encouragement, sense of humor, and expertise helps to bring out the "techie" in even the most reluctant of users.

Stevie Kline, M.Ed, Technology Integrator/Teacher Trainer, Intermediate Unit 1, PA

 Just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful job!  Your energy and knowledge...really helped to engage the audience.  Keep up the good work and I look forward to working with you again!

Frank Miracola, Interactive Learning Consultant, Macomb Independent School District, MI

Matt Monjan introduced our library media specialists and technology coordinators to all the great features of our media library (Discovery Education streaming) in a lab situation. He was extremely knowledgeable and went at a pace that new folks could follow.  Matt took time to answer every question.  He covered a lot of ground in a short time and everyone felt ready to go back to their schools and teach others.

Sandy Doggett, Supervisor of Media Services, Frederick County Public Schools, MD

 Matt's blogs have always been a phenomenal resource to go to.  I am constantly searching for new and innovative ways to integrate technology into my classroom instruction and Matt's blogs have always been a key source of that information.  I have utilized Matt's resources not only for classroom use but for training other teachers how to incorporate technology into their classrooms as well.  What a great resource for all teachers Matt is!

Teryl Magee, DEN Star teacher,  TN

Thank you for facilitating the Discovery Education streaming workshop to the NCEMC members.  Your knowledge of the product, your ability to navigate it effortlessly, as well as your enthusiasm and gift of connecting with those you are presenting to are great assets to your company.   My teachers and librarians were truly inspired; many of them commented that they have used the product for years and had no idea of its capabilities. Thank you again for your time and talent, I look forward to working with you again.

Roni Staimpel, Director, North Coast EMC, OH

In this session, we'll explore how we can use video, imagery, sound, and closed-captioning to reach different learning styles and deliver a teachable moment for every student.  Examine tools that build interactive lessons with video, sound, and web-based tools and assignments.  Build resources that are accessible from school, labs, learning centers, and home!   Build for individual students or entire districts.  That's power to teach!

Whether you teach in one of the states where every school has Discovery Education streaming or if your school has a license of its own, there are instructional strategies that will surprise you!  Finding and playing video segments are just one of many ways you can use the media library.  Did you know you have an Interactive Atlas, dynamic Calendar, thousand of quiz question and tens of thousands of images, speeches, and sound effects?  Come and learn how to integrate the DES tools in new and exciting ways that are perfect for reaching the 21st century student.

More than 50% of US schools have a digital media library.  If you are part of this majority, you may not be maximizing your resources.  Come learn how to build online quizzes with media clips for students on the net.  Learning about media for writing prompts and Web 2.0 applications SlideShare, VoiceThread, and TeacherTube and how they can be incorporated into media library tools.  Media is for much more than watching!  Arm yourself with knowledge and return to your classroom with new cyber tools for the 21st century.