United Streaming Video Brianna Angove & Jen Snyder

What Is It? Discovery Education’s unitedstreaming is a digital video-based learning resource from Discovery Education. It is the largest and most current K-12 digital video/video segment library available. It is a standards-based video-on-demand application, which has shown to increase student achievement. Educators have access to 50,000 content-specific segments from 5,000 full-length educational videos. More than half the schools across the United States use unitedstreaming.

Features Teachers can access high quality producers-- including Discovery School, United Learning, Scholastic, Standards Deviants, and Weston Woods. Videos are organized by subject and grade level. There is a curriculum standards search that allows teachers to find videos that correspond to each standard of a particular state. State-of-the-Art Professional Development sessions for online and onsite support. It includes a teacher center to manage classroom instruction.

Features (continued) Teachers can save videos, quizzes, assignments, etc. in their own personal “My Content” area. Teacher’s guides and blackline masters/worksheets accompany videos. Videos are available in Spanish and closed captioning. Includes extensive clip art gallery and encyclopedia articles.

Teacher Center The assignment builder allows teachers to assign online activities and web-based projects that are stored on the unitedstreaming servers. The calendar allows teachers to connect the past to the present with video content of events that happened on a particular day, week, and/or month. The Discovery Atlas Interactive Map allows students and teachers to search for videos pertaining to countries they are studying. The Discovery Educator Network allows for collaboration with fellow Discovery Educators.

Teacher Center (continued) The Lesson Plan Library has lesson plans integrating unitedstreaming videos into various subject areas. The Quiz Builder allows teachers to create their own quizzes or access pre-made quizzes. The Writing Prompt Builder allows teachers to create their own writing prompts or access pre-made writing prompts.

Integrating United Streaming Excellent resource for grades K-12. United Streaming provides 50 ways to integrate unitedstreaming into your curriculum. Integration ideas can be implemented with all aspects of your daily routine and curriculum. Some examples: journaling, reading support, current events, graphic organizers, morning work, hands-on math, etc.

Pros Hardware is neutral, no special software or hardware needed Reaches visual learners Video clips are segmented into 3-4 minute portions. Each piece focuses on an important component of the topic being studied. Varies instructional strategies Practical and easy to use for all subjects and grade levels Extensive library of videos, encyclopedia articles, and clip art Fulfills mandates set by No Child Left Behind New titles added regularly

Cons Cost: Schools must purchase a subscription in order for teachers to use unitedstreaming. Families of home schooled students must purchase a subscription as well. Online assignments are limited to what is available on the unitedstreaming servers. Computer and internet access are a necessity. Training is suggested for new users.

Resources Hartsell, T., & Yuen, S. (2006). Video streaming in online learning. AACE Journal, 14(1),