JSD No. 2 January 5, 2012

 Login with your Username and Password  First time login, select the Passcode/New User tab and put in your school code that is provided by the district  Change your password, etc. under Profile

 Tool bar  On This Day  Making the Most of DE  Upcoming Webinars  My Content Quicklinks  Teacher Center  DE Help  My Builder Tools  Discovery Education Network  Classroom Resources  Personalize Page

Three Ways to Search 1. Basic Search: ◦ Type in topic ◦ More Options box appears ◦ Refine Search

 Click Advanced Search  Select various options  Click Search

 Click Curriculum Standards Search  Select from options  Curriculum Standards will be displayed  Click the + or – to expand or close sections

Adding Resources to My Content  Perform a search  Hover over the item to be added to My Content > click Add to My Content  Create a folder: click Create New Folder > Name > click Create  Select the folder and click Add to Selected Folder  Click Close

 Click My Content on the Toolbar  Accwss the saved content  Create new folders  Delete  Share  Open

 Search for a video  Click on the video to bring it up  Click the Filmstrip icon for the full video or a segment of the video  In the district, a window will pop up for you to Open, Save, Cancel—select Save As  Locate the directory where you want to save it, name it, Save

 Search for a video  Click on video to bring it up  Click on the picture to fun the entire video or click on the picture under the segment section to run a portion of it

 Streaming works well for previewing or occasional use of a video, but it may be choppy depending on the speed of the connection  Downloading takes up computer resources but allow the video to be used in other ways such as PowerPoints and other content. It also runs more reliably.

 Over 23,000 images available  Sizes: ◦ Small—use in Word Documents ◦ Medium—use for multi-media such as PowerPoints ◦ Large—high resolution when opening in a web browser that will be projected onto a screen or for print media

 Search for an image ◦ Click on image to open and select size ◦ Right click on image and select Save Picture As… ◦ Locate where you want to save it, name it and save  Save in My Content ◦ Click Go and Add to Selected Folder

View Related Resources  Search for a video  Open the video by clicking on it  Related Materials tab—Teacher Guides, Student Activities, etc.  Citations tab—MLS, APA, Chicago Manual of Style  More in this Series tab—view related videos

 Click View Full Calendar on Home page or Click Teacher Center link  Defaults to current day  Red Star indicates commemorative day—click to view information and resources for that day  Use arrows to change months  Use subject links to locate information by subject

Resources to help make the most of DE Tabs:  My Content—content you have organized and saved  My Builder Tools—Build Assignments, Quizzes, Writing prompts  Assignment Manager—My Classes, My Students

 Curriculum Resources  Ready Zone  STEM Connect  Calendar  Lesson Plan Library  Thematic Focus  COPPA  Atlas Interactive Map  Teacher Community  Discovery Education Streaming Network

 Classroom Manager tab > My Classes

Discovery Educator Network  Click DEN or go to  A worldwide community to see how educators are using DE, to download resources and share your ideas.  Tabs: ◦ Educator Resources ◦ Blogs ◦ Forums ◦ About the DEN