Discovery Education Streaming: More Than Just Videos NTTI 2010
Kathryn Staton Education Specialist WVPT
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Getting Started
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If you dont have a username yet create one by clicking
here
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Enter in your schools Passcode and click on the Login Button
1234ABCD Be sure to share this passcode with all of the teachers in
your school!
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Fill in all of the information under the Passcode/Trial/New
User Registration Section Your username must be different than
everyone elses sometimes this means adding a number or using your
email address as your username
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Now youre ready to go enter your username/password billyc
******
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Landing on MY DE Quick links to your resources
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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 someones birthday!
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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
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Resources Provides quick links to even more ways in which you
can integrate Discovery Education streaming, Science and more into
your classroom.
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Featured Content Check out whats new or timely on the site by
previewing this content!
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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.
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Webinars FREE Professional Development throughout the year!
Click on the View All Webinars link to see an entire years worth of
FREE Webinars
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14 Classroom Resources FREE Classroom Resources located outside
of the Discovery site. You will find puzzle maker, Kathy Schrocks
resources etc
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Lets go Exploring Finding content within Discovery Education
streaming
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Think of your search area as a triangle
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Integration Idea Area Keyword Search Area All About Me Area
This search triangle remains the same no matter what you click
on
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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
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Keyword Search Area sharks
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Narrow Your Results Click on a Subject, Grade, Media Type and
more to narrow down your search
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Click on a video to
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Build Interest with Video Segments
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It is nice to share
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Lied Again
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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?
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Listen Up
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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!
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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
Sallys 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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Audio 2.0 3
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Listening and Evaluating You can use the primary source audio
files to: Listen to great moments in our nations 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
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Here are the simple steps 1. Log into
www.discoveryeducation.comwww.discoveryeducation.com 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
www.wordle.netwww.wordle.net 7. Click on the Create link 8. Paste
the text and hit go
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Speech + Wordle.net
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Get the picture?
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Great White Shark Opens Mouth One of 21,000 Images
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What if this shark could talk?
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Match up DE streaming Videos with Blabberize.com +
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Here are the simple steps 1. Log into
www.discoveryeducation.comwww.discoveryeducation.com 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 www.blabberize.com 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.
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Exploring the Teacher Center
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Integration Idea Area This search triangle remains the same no
matter what you click on
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Lets check out the Calendar
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Getting to the STEM of it
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Teacher Center then Stem Connect
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What if my students miss class?
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Teacher Center then Ready Zone
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Atlas Interactive Map
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Lets check out the Atlas (found inside the Teacher Center)
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My Builder Section
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My Builders This search triangle remains the same no matter
what you click on
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Writing Prompt Builder
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58 Sharks What do you think sharks eat?
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Quiz Builder Bonus
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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
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Assignment Builder
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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
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Reading Support
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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
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Finding CC files
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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
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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
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CC 10 pt 30 pt
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CC
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And for Macs
http://accessibilitytoolkit.hcpss.wikispaces.net/closedcaptioning
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Web 2 Point What? 2.0
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My Classrooms
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This search triangle remains the same no matter what you click
on
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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
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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
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If your students have not been uploaded you can manually add
them by selecting the Add a Student button
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When manually adding a student be sure to fill in all the
fields marked by a *
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Review your class and click on the Done button and youve
created a class!
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To assign content to your students simply search for something,
drop down youre 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 youve assigned the
content!
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Frequently Asked Questions about Student Access: How do my
students log in? Students go to www.discoveryeducation.com and log
in with the username/password assigned to
themwww.discoveryeducation.com How do I upload my students? Call
our tech support team at 1-800-323-9084 for the upload
template
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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 e-mail address. DE will send
an e-mail to the parent with notification that their child is
utilizing www.discoveryeducation.com site.
www.discoveryeducation.com If students cannot provide a parent's
e-mail address, they will access to print a PDF version of the
email to give to their parents. Upon entering their parent's e-mail
address or printing the PDF, students will be directed into the
Student Center. They will not be prompted with this request
again.
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Keyword search Web 2.0 Great explanations of Web 2.0 and
copyright in the 21 st century
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2.0
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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?
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Professional Development
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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!
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PD Free weekly professional development that you can take
advantage of!
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PD And while were talking about Professional Development dont
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
