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Setting the Stage withDiscovery Streaming
Setting the Stage withDiscovery Streaming
Erik WittmerTeacher207.wikispaces.com
What are your experiences with using video and other digital media in the classroom?
• Building WebQuests
• Using Clip Art and Images
• Embedding Video in PowerPoint
• Creating Hyperlinks to Video Segments
• Creating Handouts and Worksheets
• Designing Learning Centers
• Producing and Editing Videos
Objectives & 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
Identify opportunities for classroom integration
Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Discovery Education streaming Tools & Features
3. “Play”
4. Integration Ideas
5. Professional Development Opportunities
6. Closure
Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Discovery Education streaming Tools & Features
3. “Play”
4. Integration Ideas
5. Professional Development Opportunities
6. Closure
Technology Information
Where will we store our downloaded video segments?
Device Storage Capacity
# of Video Segments
# of Full-length Videos
CD-ROM 650 MB 50 2-5
Computer Hard Drive
1 GB 75 3-7
Computer Hard Drive
20 GB 1,500 75-100
Dedicated Server 600 GB 40,000 4,000
Interface of Discovery Streaming
The Toolbar
My Services
Other The Meat and Potatoes
Conducting a Search
Standards Search
Access to SongsDE 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
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
Search Results!
Thank You, Amazon!
Because we have DE streaming Plus…
You have a multitude of games to choose from – including one on Homophones
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We have a multitude of games to choose from – including one on Nouns
We also have access to 3000 math explorations.
Create classes
My Content
The Meat and Potatoes Section
Used to be in the Teacher Center
My Content
Discovery G: drive
Take 10
• Take 10 minutes to explore the newest features of Discovery Streaming
• When we come back, be prepared to share what you will try this year that you never tried before in your classroom
Reviewing Basics
• Downloading• Streaming• Planet Earth• Discovery Education Atlas• Calendar• Thematic Focus• Lesson Plan
Teacher Center
Embedding with all the bells and whistles! 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:
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Now for Something Cool!
Really Embedding Continued
3. Click on the Hammer And Wrench Icon
Scroll down and choose Windows Media Player
This will change your cursor to a + symbol – Giving you the ability to draw a box
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Really Embedding Continued
5 Draw a box and then right-click on the box and choose Properties
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Almost there…6 Click inside the blank box next to the box titled (Custom)
and then click on the three little dots
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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
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Voila!
You have now embedded a video with controls like fast forward, rewind, pause, etc – play your PPT to see the video6
Summarizer
3 things I learned…
2 connections I made…
1 idea I will try right away…
