50 Ways to Integrate unitedstreaming Matt Monjan Discovery Educator Network

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Multimedia Presentations 1

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

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

Hyperlinking to a Video

Embedding a Video

Really Embedding a Video

Images + Songs

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!)

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!)

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

Go up to Insert

Go to Movies and Sounds

Select Movie from File

Navigate to the file that you downloaded

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

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

Now for something really cool Really Embedding 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:

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

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

5. Draw a box and then right-click on the box and choose Properties

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

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

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

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

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

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

unitedstreaming Audio – Song + Power Point The National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner

Journaling (Writing Prompt Builder) 3

Reading Support (Close Captioning) 4

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

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

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”

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”

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

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

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

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

CC 10 pt 30 pt

CC

Today is Your Birthday (Calendar) 6

Build Interest (Assignment Builder) 8

Graphic Organizers (Tools like Inspiration) 10

Embed unitedstreaming videos, sounds, songs and more in Inspiration 8

Encyclopedia 14

Extra Credit (Quiz Builder) 25

Mini-Movies (iMovie, MovieMaker, etc) 34

Learning Stations 35

Professional Development 38

Virtual Field Trips (Google Earth and unitedstreaming) 39

Film Festival (American Film Institute) 44

Culture Club (Discovery Interactive Atlas) 50

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

Engage Your Students What will you use it for? .99

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