1. Madison County Summer Workshop Kathy Landman Lynn Fanning Elementary (klandman@madison.k12.al.us) klandman@madison.k12.al.us Revised 8/14/07 kml

2. What is United Streaming? Digital video-based learning resource from Discovery Education. Digital video-based learning resource from Discovery Education. On-demand access to 50,000 content- specific segments from 5,000 full-length videos and over 20,000 images. On-demand access to 50,000 content- specific segments from 5,000 full-length videos and over 20,000 images. Used in more than half of the schools in the United States reaching more than 30 million students. Used in more than half of the schools in the United States reaching more than 30 million students. Five year contract: 2005 – 2010. Five year contract: 2005 – 2010.

3. United Streaming Subscriptions Provide: Largest and most current K-12 digital video/video segment library available today. Largest and most current K-12 digital video/video segment library available today. Only standards-based video-on-demand application shown to increase student achievement. Only standards-based video-on-demand application shown to increase student achievement. Practical and easy-to-use learning resources for students and educators. Practical and easy-to-use learning resources for students and educators. Access to the highest quality producers – including Discover School, United Learning, Scholastic, Standard Deviants, and Weston Woods. Access to the highest quality producers – including Discover School, United Learning, Scholastic, Standard Deviants, and Weston Woods. State-of-the-Art Professional Development sessions for online and onsite support. State-of-the-Art Professional Development sessions for online and onsite support.

4. How Do I Access It? What Do I Need? www.unitedstreaming.com www.unitedstreaming.com www.unitedstreaming.com United Streaming Representative at your school. United Streaming Representative at your school. -Set up Account for new users -Retrieve login and password from account previously setup in your name. -Free 30 day trial through website, OR login: csvteacher, password: csvteacher (temporary)

5. Update!!! Go to: http://www.aptv.org to login to United Streaming. APT is monitoring the usage of United Streaming and it is important that they see we are using the site. Go to: http://www.aptv.org to login to United Streaming. APT is monitoring the usage of United Streaming and it is important that they see we are using the site.http://www.aptv.org Click on Register Now to use APTPlus at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions. Click on Register Now to use APTPlus at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions. Youll use your same username and password for United Streaming. Youll use your same username and password for United Streaming.

7. Teacher Center

8. Calendar

9. Lesson Plan Library More than 200 lesson plans designed for unitedstreaming videos. More than 200 lesson plans designed for unitedstreaming videos.

10. Professional Development

11. Embedding Video Segments Locate the video segment you want Locate the video segment you want Save it (be sure you know where its going when you save it. Youll need to retrieve it. Also rename it if you need to.) Save it (be sure you know where its going when you save it. Youll need to retrieve it. Also rename it if you need to.) Set up your slide in PPT, click on Insert, Set up your slide in PPT, click on Insert, Movies and Sounds, Movies from File. Navigate to your video clip, double click to insert it and save your slide.

12. Hyperlink Download Video Segment to a designated folder. (Again, be sure you know where its going!) Download Video Segment to a designated folder. (Again, be sure you know where its going!) It is recommended that you save your revised Word document or Powerpoint in the same folder. It is recommended that you save your revised Word document or Powerpoint in the same folder. Highlight the text or select the image on the page that you wish to use for the hyperlink Highlight the text or select the image on the page that you wish to use for the hyperlink Go to Insert Hyperlink Go to Insert Hyperlink Click to select the video file that you wish to link. Click to select the video file that you wish to link. Click OK when finished. Click OK when finished.

13. Users Guide Go to Professional Development Go to Professional Development Click on Trainers Toolkit Click on Trainers Toolkit Download and print Users Guide (31 pages.) Download and print Users Guide (31 pages.)