Discovery Education Streaming: More Than Just Videos NTTI 2010 Kathryn Staton Education Specialist WVPT
Getting Started
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Landing on “MY DE” Quick links to your resources
On This Day Provides quick links to different subjects within the calendar. You can drop down and choose your subject or customize the page so that your subject always appears first. This feature is often used as an activator in the classroom, morning news, or to celebrate someone’s birthday!
My Content QuickLinks Provides quick links to the folders and content that you bookmarked within Discovery Education. Think of it is as your super fast path to the stuff you want to come back to
Resources Provides quick links to even more ways in which you can integrate Discovery Education streaming, Science and more into your classroom.
Featured Content Check out what’s new or timely on the site by previewing this content!
Getting Started Click on Justin and then the blue bar for an excellent source of training material, integration ideas, and links to content in Math, Writing, Art, Social Studies and more. Great for back-to-school inservices and/or ideas.
Webinars FREE Professional Development throughout the year! Click on the View All Webinars link to see an entire year’s worth of FREE Webinars
14 Classroom Resources FREE Classroom Resources located outside of the Discovery site. You will find puzzle maker, Kathy Schrock’s resources etc…
Let’s go Exploring Finding content within Discovery Education streaming
Think of your search area as a triangle
Integration Idea Area Keyword Search Area All About Me Area This search triangle remains the same no matter what you click on
Keyword Search Area Top of Triangle Most common way to search for something is by typing in a keyword to search for videos, images, songs, sound effects, and more sharks
Keyword Search Area sharks
Narrow Your Results Click on a Subject, Grade, Media Type and more to narrow down your search
Click on a video to…
Build Interest with Video Segments
It is nice to share
Lied Again
Have students do a “Pair Share” to discuss a video segment they viewed to summarize the content Have students create a new narration for a video segment Use sound effects to create a podcasts of a student created story Turn OFF the sound to a video and have students narrate How can a video segment reach a 21 st century learner?
Listen Up
DE streaming Audio - Song DE Streaming has close to 466 elementary school songs on the site. To find them click inside the search box, choose songs within the Media box, and click on the “Search” button Download and save the song onto your PC and insert it into your PowerPoint Then add in DE streaming Images or create your own and add!
Songs Can Help Teach The English language Learning Our Long Vowels (02:56) Long vowels say their names.© 2005 Twin Sisters Learning Our Short Vowels (01:47) Learn about short vowel sounds. © 2005 Twin Sisters Letters “c” and “g” Have Two Sounds (04:48) In words the consonants C and G are sometimes hard and sometimes soft. Q and U Are Friends (01:13) A song about words that start with QU © 2005 Twin Sisters Rhyming Word Rule (02:30) Rhyming words stay the same at the end. You only change the beginning. © 2005 Twin Sisters Silly Sally’s Sister (00:29) A tongue twister with the letter S © 2005 Twin Sisters Singing the Consonant Sounds (04:36) A song about words that start with B,C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z © 2005 Twin Sisters The Alphabet Swing (01:21) Sing the letters of the alphabet.
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Listening and Evaluating You can use the primary source audio files to: –Listen to great moments in our nation’s history for tone and inflection –Read the transcripts that go along with the speech –Evaluate the text in visual way using free tools like wordle.net or wordsift.com
Here are the simple steps 1. Log into 2. Drop down the Media box and select Audio 3. Choose the Audio file that you would like to see 4. Click on the Related Materials tab and then the Speech Transcript 5. Copy the transcript 6. Go to 7. Click on the Create link 8. Paste the text and hit go
Speech + Wordle.net
Get the picture?
Great White Shark Opens Mouth One of 21,000 Images
What if this shark could talk?
Match up DE streaming Videos with Blabberize.com +
Here are the simple steps 1. Log into 2. Drop down the Media box and select Image 3. Search for and choose the image that you would like to see 4. Save the image on your computer 5. Go to 6. Browse to your picture 7. Click on the blue arrow 8. Drag the red blob down and over the mouth 9. Record your sound using a mic, uploaded file, or call it in 10. Save your blabber
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How do these examples support a 21 st century learner? Use DE images and/or video to illustrate vocabulary words. Use a non-fiction video to have students write three facts about the topic or concept thee summarize the information into a paragraph Use images from DE and have students create a story in groups--each contributing one sentence at a time.
Exploring the Teacher Center
Integration Idea Area This search triangle remains the same no matter what you click on
Let’s check out the Calendar
Getting to the STEM of it
Teacher Center then Stem Connect
What if my students miss class?
Teacher Center then Ready Zone
Atlas Interactive Map
Let’s check out the Atlas (found inside the Teacher Center)
My Builder Section
My Builders This search triangle remains the same no matter what you click on
Writing Prompt Builder
58 Sharks What do you think sharks eat?
Quiz Builder Bonus
61 A First Look: Solids, Liquids, and Gases Name:___________________________ Date:___________________________ 1. What is the same about a rock and a balloon? (Check only one answer) They both can pop. They both are full of air. They both are very hard. They both take up space. 2. Which is an example of matter? (Check only one answer) a tree laughter light a secret 3. Balloons can float in water when they are full of gas. (Check only one answer) true false
Assignment Builder
64 Assignment Preview : Homer's Illiad and Odyssey Homer's Illiad and Odyssey [ copy/edit ] Step 1Assignment Instructions View the following video segments, images, articles and maps related to Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. Take copious notes on the content provided and consider the following areas: * New vocabulary * Role of the gods * Recurring themes * Parallels to modern culture After viewing all of the resources provided in this assignment, create a comparison/contrast chart to show the similarities and differences that exit between Odysseus' experiences in Homer's Odyssey and wo/man's experiences in modern society. This chart will become a roadmap for your construction of a five-paragraph essay in which you discuss both the similarities and the differences that exist between Odysseus' experiences in Homer's Odyssey and wo/man's experiences in modern society. Step 2Learning Objectives Students will be able to * Recognize themes in literature * Comprehend new vocabulary by using context clues * Analyze information provided in a digital media format * Synthesize information from a variety of resources * Compare modern society with ancient Greece Step 3Review Assignment Materials Encyclopedia Article Homer Event 1716: Translation of Homer\'s Iliad published Full Video Great Books: The Odyssey Image A drawing of Olympia. A replica of the Trojan horse. Map: The ancient Greek civilization. Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Odysseus (Ulysses), the Greek Trojan War hero. Ruins of east tower of Troy. The poet Homer, ca. 800 B.C. Victory in the chariot race, a mosaic. Video Segment Homer's Odyssey: Heading Home Homer's Timeless History Homer's Works in Literature Mythology: Homer's Odyssey The Modern Influence of Homer's Epics
Reading Support
Why should we use Close Captioning? To help students who are hearing impaired To help ELL students To reach multiple modalities To help struggling readers To emphasize a grammar or vocabulary lesson To use in combination with a writing exercise To reinforce a concept
Finding CC files
Downloading a Closed Captioned Movie First right-click on the blue download icon, choose “Save Target As” and then place it in a folder on your computer Then repeat the process, this time right-clicking on the “CC” icon Adjust the CC settings within your Windows Media Player – CC settingsCC settings
Closed Captioning Trick Font Size –Open the CC file in a text editing program like Wordpad or Notepad –Locate the line of code that indicates “font size” –Increase the font size from 10 to 30 (or whatever you prefer) –Save the CC file
CC 10 pt 30 pt
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And for Macs
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My Classrooms
This search triangle remains the same no matter what you click on
Create your classroom by clicking on the Create a Classroom button Fill in the fields and choose a Start and End date for your class – note that these dates must be in the present or future
If your students have been uploaded into the system, select them from the left- hand side box and then click on the “Add” button. To remove select the students in the right-hand side and click on the “Remove” button
If your students have not been uploaded you can manually add them by selecting the “Add a Student” button
When manually adding a student be sure to fill in all the fields marked by a *
Review your class and click on the Done button – and you’ve created a class!
To assign content to your students simply search for something, drop down you’re My Content until you see classroom/student and click on the add button. Then choose to assign it to an individual student or entire class click save and then you’ve assigned the content!
Frequently Asked Questions about Student Access: How do my students log in? Students go to and log in with the username/password assigned to themwww.discoveryeducation.com How do I upload my students? Call our tech support team at for the upload template
Why do my students have to validate if they are 13 years or younger? Beginning on October 30, 2009, all students will be required to confirm their age. This prompt will display only once per student user as long as they complete the required action. If students indicate that they are older than 13, they will be directed into the Student Center and will not be prompted with this question again. If students indicate that they are younger than 13: They will be asked to enter a parent's address. DE will send an to the parent with notification that their child is utilizing site. If students cannot provide a parent's address, they will access to print a PDF version of the to give to their parents. Upon entering their parent's address or printing the PDF, students will be directed into the Student Center. They will not be prompted with this request again.
Keyword search “Web 2.0” Great explanations of Web 2.0 and copyright in the 21 st century
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Use the calendar in the teacher center to create a compare and contrast a chart of what happened historically -vs- what Use quiz builder to progress monitor reading comprehension by developing multiple choice questions that correspond with a reading selection. Incorporate video clips into an interactive powerpoint to introduce a new story and to build prior knowledge. How do these examples support a 21st century learner?
Professional Development
PD Click on the Explore Now link to see short videos that demonstrate how to use the many different tools found on the site – Great to use for inservice or 5 minute training sessions!
PD Free weekly professional development that you can take advantage of!
PD And while we’re talking about Professional Development – don’t forget to join the Discovery Educator Network – A dynamic community, supported by Discovery, that is dedicated to helping one another by sharing their resources and meeting online and in person
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