Get Connected!

A “Lunch & Learn” Tutorial

Session I

Sheila HowardMEDT 7468June 30, 2006

Let’s Get Started!

Step I – You must register as a new user.Please use the pass code below to createyour username and password.

Pass code: 8A72 – 81F1

Step 2 – Complete the registration form and submit.

Step 3 – How do I begin my search? You may search videos by

Keyword SearchSubject,

Grade Level,State Curriculum Standards,

orother resources in the

Teacher Center and the Teaching Tip Corner

Step 4 – Finding a Video

.You may select by a subject or grade level or both. Let’s use (Health) as our subject and search from there. .

Step 5 – Explore and discover the video you want by:a) Selecting the title for details of the video.b) Selecting the number of segments for a list of clips.c) Selecting the full video screen to preview content.

a

bc

Step 5a - Defining Your Selection

a) After selecting the title, this screen provides media settings, video description, tape length, number of segments, grade levels and play options.

Settings

Grade levels

Time length

Number of segments

annotation

Play options

(Full screen video sample)

Full screen playing can be viewed on the desktop or a large screen for immediate use such as demonstrations, discussions, etc.

Step 5b – Defining Your Selection (con’t)

b) When selecting the Video Segments tab, a list of short clip titles is provided with playing options, length of time, and the option to add the video to your playlist.

Play list optionTitles

*Download Button

*Play/Preview Button

*Use the play button to view only *Use the download button to save video for later use.

Step 5c – Defining Your Selection (con’t)

c) Under the Citations tab you will find the three most used citations for fair use. This is a new feature to share with your students.

Step 5d – Defining Your Selection (con’t)

d) The last tab show “Related Materials” available to you to enhance your teaching or to support the curriculum. Curriculum standards are listed by States.

Sources

Discovery Education: Unitedstreaming (2006) Retrieved June 30, 2006 fromhttp://gpb.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm

FYI – Unfortunately, I was not able to hyperlink to the Unitedstreaming site because it is password protected.

Skills for Healthy Living: Setting Goals for Healthy Living.(2006), Retrieved June 30, 2006 fromUnitedstreaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com