1. 50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Education streaming
Matt Monjan Discovery Educator Network

2. Professional Development > Trainer’s Toolkit > Integration Ideas

3. Multimedia Presentations1
Multimedia Presentations
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

4. PowerPoint and Multi-Media Presentations
A few key terms
Hyperlinking = linking to a website, video, document or slide that is different or outside of your current presentation
Advantage – fast forward/rewind control
Disadvantage – opens a different window, you leave your presentation
Embedding = placing a document, video, sound, image, etc within the framework of your slide
Advantage – looks pretty, you stay within your presentation
Disadvantage – lose ability to fast forward and rewind

5. Instructions for Hyperlinking and Embedding
Hyperlinking to a Video
Embedding a Video
Really Embedding a Video
Images + Songs

6. Steps for Hyperlinking
Log into unitedstreaming
Download a video, segment, image, song, etc.
Type some text
Highlight the text “Some Text”
Go to Insert (located in your tool bar)
Go to bottom and select Hyperlink
Find the file that you downloaded and select it
(note it can be within the same Power Point!)

7. Steps for Embedding Go up to Insert Go to Movies and Sounds
Select Movie from File
Navigate to the file that you downloaded

8. Example of Video + Power Point
Working with three of your classmates, draw a map of your school – without leaving your classroom!
During your exploration of your school and its grounds, draw at least 10 items/areas that you find along your route
When you get back draw a time line of your adventure- make sure that you include significant events that you encountered along the way

9. Now for something really cool
Really Embedding – PC ONLY
1. Go to your tool bar and click on the word “View”
2. Click on Toolbars and then Control Tool Box
This will bring up a box that looks like this:

10. Really Embedding Continued
3. Click on the Hammer And Wrench Icon
4. Scroll down and choose Windows Media Player
This will change your cursor to a + symbol – Giving you the ability to draw a box

11. Really Embedding Continued
5. Draw a box and then right-click on the box and choose Properties

12. Almost there…
6. Click inside the blank box next to the box titled (Custom) and then click on the three little dots

13. Finding the video
7. Click on the Browse button to find the video that you want to embed, then check the Stretch to fit button and then click on the OK button

14. Voila!
You have now embedded a video with controls like fast forward, rewind, pause, etc – play your PPT to see the video

15. unitedstreaming Audio – Song + Power Point
DE Streaming has close to 400 elementary school songs on the site. To find them change the Within Drop Down box to Songs and click on the “Go” button
Download the song (right- click, “save target as” on PC or ctl + click on Mac) and insert it into your Powerpoint
Then add in DE streaming Images or create your own and add!

16. Journaling Writing Prompt Builder (located in the Teacher Center)3
Journaling Writing Prompt Builder (located in the Teacher Center)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

17. Reading Support (Close Captioning)4
Reading Support (Close Captioning)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

18. Why use Close Captioning in the classroom?
To help students who are hearing impaired
To help ELL students
To help struggling readers
To emphasize a grammar or vocabulary lesson
To use in combination with a writing exercise
To reinforce a concept

19. Finding CC files
Log into unitedstreaming.com and click on the Advanced Search link
Scroll down and click in the box next to “Include only Closed Captioned Titles”

20. 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 settings

21. CC 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

22. CC
30 pt
10 pt

23. CC

24. Today is Your Birthday (Calendar) Located in the Teacher Center6
Today is Your Birthday (Calendar) Located in the Teacher Center
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

25. Assignment Builder (located in the Teacher Center)8
Assignment Builder (located in the Teacher Center)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

26. Graphic Organizers (Tools like Inspiration)10
Graphic Organizers (Tools like Inspiration)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

27. Embed Discovery Education streaming videos, sounds, songs and more in Inspiration 8

28. Encyclopedia Choose Articles from Within Box14
Encyclopedia Choose Articles from Within Box
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

29. Choose Articles from the Within Box and click on the Go box.
Now ready for another cool trick with PPT?

30. Recording Sound with PPT
Click on the word Insert in your Tool Bar
Click on Movies and Sounds
Click on Record Sound
Click on the red dot and record your students narrating the encyclopedia article that you round in DE Streaming

31. Quiz Builder (located in the Teacher Center)25
Quiz Builder (located in the Teacher Center)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

32. Mini-Movies (iMovie, MovieMaker, etc)34
Mini-Movies (iMovie, MovieMaker, etc)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

33. 35 Learning Stations Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

34. Professional Development38
Professional Development
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

36. Virtual Field Trips (Google Earth and unitedstreaming)39
Virtual Field Trips (Google Earth and unitedstreaming)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

37. Film Festival (American Film Institute)44
Film Festival (American Film Institute)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

38. Culture Club (Discovery Interactive Atlas)50
Culture Club (Discovery Interactive Atlas)
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

39. Explore your world with out leaving your classroom!
Use the Atlas as an Activator

41. Engage Your Students What will you use it for?
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Engage Your Students What will you use it for?
Hyperlink the player (1) to the CELL PPT
Discuss how teachers incorporate video clips into their PowerPoints, Word documents, Keynote, etc.
If time permits, I usually demo how easy it is to create a hyperlink and embed video into PPT

42. Matt Monjan matt_monjan@discovery
Matt Monjan Discovery Education streaming Discovery Educator Network (DEN)