1. Engaging Learners with Digital Media Content
a.k.a…Making Learning Fun

2. Welcome! Objectives: Learn how to navigate the unitedstreaming website
Learn how to search for, stream, and download content
Learn ways to integrate digital media
Leave with at least 1 idea for classroom integration

3. For You Newbies What is unitedstreaming?
A standards-based digital media library with over 5,000 full-length videos plus other cool stuff
Resource that has been scientifically proven to increase achievement
In other words…One Cool Tool!

4. Getting Started
Georgia Public Broadcasting makes unitedstreaming free to Georgia Schools
In order for them to keep funding, they must show usage
To get to unitedstreaming, go to

5. TOTALLY REDESIGNED, A COOL TOOL IN ITSELF!!!!!!
Have a few handouts with GPB Resources
TOTALLY REDESIGNED, A COOL TOOL IN ITSELF!!!!!!
CLICK ON: GPB EDUCATION, THEN VIDEOSTREAMING

6. You Are Here 

7. Hopefully you have created a username and password
If not, the passcode is:
PUT PASSCODE HERE
If you have a username and
password, let’s get going!

8. Customizing Your Homepage
There should be a welcome message to you in the upper left corner
Click on: My Account (top right)
Click on: My Homepage (top right)
Click on: Customized
When you are finished, Click on: DE streaming at the very top
Show our homepages here

9. Teacher Center
Just show information (briefly discuss calendar)

10. Professional Development

11. Searching unitedstreaming
4 Main Search Tools
Keyword Search PLUS “Within”
Full video, segments, audio, speeches, clipart & so much more!
You can use Boolean Operators (and, but, or & quotation marks)
Subject & Grade Search
Curriculum Standard Search
Advanced Search
Editable Titles (can use in movie software)
Classic Titles (made before 1990)
Many with Closed Captions

12. Searching unitedstreaming
Advanced Search
Search “Within”
Keyword Search
Subject & Grade Search
Take a few minutes to go through each one
Make sure they see the closed caption option and editable clip options
Curriculum Search

13. Exploring Search Results
-A screen shot of video
-Ability to enable closed captioning
-Ability to select view mode (Media Player or QuickTime)
-Embed in Web Browser or open a new window

14. Exploring Search Results
You will see a screen like this
What information can you get?
Tabs of info
Length
Description
Number of segments
Grade Level
Age
Play
Download

15. Video Segments Why Segment? Target specific learning area
Hold’s student attention
Faster to download
Takes less storage space

16. Citations
Citations can be copied and pasted for projects & presentations

17. Related Materials Curriculum Standards Blackline Masters Quizzes
Teacher Guides

18. Activity-Search Tools
Peruse the search tools yourself 
Clipart from unitedstreaming

19. Found Cool Stuff…Now What? My Content

20. Activity- My Content
Add a cool tool you found to My Content

21. Hyperlinking & Embedding
Hyperlink – link to video in file
Benefit-can pause, stop, etc.
Downside-slower, must wait for download
Embed – clip shows directly in powerpoint (or other)

22. Examples Diesel Mechanics ( a hyperlink)
Quadratic Functions (embedded clip)

23. Activity- Hyperlinking & Embedding
Find a video clip you like and save it to the desktop
Open Powerpoint
Hyperlink your clip
Find another and embed
USE HANDOUTS & PEERS TO HELP
NOTE: When doing this “for real” be sure to save all clips & presentation in same folder

24. Integration Simply show full video/clip
Put clips into powerpoint or other multimedia presentation
Download clips to a flashdrive for use in a learning center
And so much more!!!!!!

25. Integration Examples Tic-Tac-Toe
Excellent way to differentiate
Could easily integrate video clips
Learning Centers & Independent Learning
Allows students to work at their own pace

26. Examples Honors Cell transport tictacto.doc
Digestive System Learning Center
DNA Learning Center
Independent Learning
Applied Physics
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