GETTING STARTED WITH DISCOVERY EDUCATION DIGITAL MEDIA Technology Training Team

Objectives and Agenda Today’s Objectives By the end of today’s training, participants will be able to:  Describe the tools and features available through discovery education streaming  Uutilize builder tools in Discovery for classroom integration Today’s Objectives By the end of today’s training, participants will be able to:  Describe the tools and features available through discovery education streaming  Uutilize builder tools in Discovery for classroom integration Agenda 1.Welcome DE Login 2.Discovery Education resources tools and features 3.Teacher Center Tools 4.Classroom and Student Center 5.Builder Tools-Practice Agenda 1.Welcome DE Login 2.Discovery Education resources tools and features 3.Teacher Center Tools 4.Classroom and Student Center 5.Builder Tools-Practice

LOGIN PAGE Login with username & password you created. Login to: Login to: Remember your login!!

Getting started with a search Keyword Search All Content My other search options

Search Results Narrow your search in many ways List or Thumbnail view Number shown on page Number of pages Keyword – start over...by subject...by grade...by media type...and more

Video information appears on the search results page Additional Materials Pop-up information box Length of video Video Info Type of video

Select the Video You Wish to View Note: Click on the image or the preview in the pop up window

...and here is what you see...a full video composed of 9 segments

Select a “Full Video” Option and see a complete video or change to any of the segments To see the full video, you would select the top option. Or you can chose to see various segments of the video. If you want to save this video link to use later, you can add it to “My Content.” You can also select the stream and download type

Other Information Video Description Citation for video (Be sure to always credit the work.) Viewing options More in this series Related videos to explore

Related Materials When you click the “Related Materials” tab, you will see links to a variety of resources including Teacher Guides and Blackline Masters.

To View (or Stream) the Video Click on the arrow icon

To Download the Video Click on the video download icon

How to Download We’ll use this 1:00 min video segment to download.

First... Click on the video download icon. This dialogue box will open.

Second... Select “Save”

Before the Download starts... You will need to decide where to save your video. (I have created a Temp holds folder for all the videos I want to check first.)

Then... You can accept the default name of the video, or name it what you would like. (I have accepted the default name.)

Then... Once you click on “Save” the download will start, and you will see this screen.

And, finally... Once the download is complete you can click on open or open folder, and there will be your video – remember where you save it.

My Content is a new and versatile space that you can use to organize personal Playlists, assignments, quizzes, and writing prompts as well as share resources with colleagues. My Content

OTHER GOOD THINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT DISCOVERY EDUCATION

Use for Your Classroom Help is available on the Discovery website under the Teacher Center.

With the Assignment Builder, you can create online activities that feature videos, images, encyclopedia articles, and calendar events that you select from the Discovery Education streaming libraries. Students visit the Student Center to access these materials. Assignment Builder

With the Quiz Builder, you can modify existing quizzes or create your own online assessments using digital resources from the Discovery Education streaming libraries. As with projects created with the Assignment Builder, students visit the Student Center to access these materials or log into their own student accounts to access assigned quizzes or assignments by their teacher. Quiz Builder

The Writing Prompt Builder provides a tool to let you create your own writing activities using digital images from the Discovery Education streaming library. You can use the completed prompts directly from the site or give students access through the Student Center. Writing Prompt Builder

With My Classrooms, you can build and manage your classrooms and assignments. Students visit the Student Center to access these materials. My Classrooms

Teacher Center

Training Area For more in-depth information check out the professional development area

Some of the Professional Development Training Areas

Legal Issues YOU MAY… download and save any of the content save to any digital media edit any videos that say they are editable YOU MAY NOT… share your download with anyone that does not subscribe to Discovery Education use your downloads if we no longer subscribe to Discovery Education