This document provides an agenda for a training on using Discovery Education streaming tools and features for classroom integration. The training objectives are to describe Discovery Education streaming tools and features and identify opportunities for classroom use. The agenda includes an introduction, overview of Discovery Education streaming, demonstrations of the tools, ideas for classroom integration, and professional development opportunities. It also provides information on storing downloaded video segments, accessing the Discovery Education interface and features like conducting searches, embedding video, and exploring new features.

1. Setting the Stage with
Discovery Streaming
Erik Wittmer
Teacher207.wikispaces.com

2. What are your experiences with using video and other digital media
in the classroom?
• Creating Handouts and • Building WebQuests
Worksheets
• Using Clip Art and Images
• Designing Learning Centers
• Embedding Video in PowerPoint
• Producing and Editing Videos
• Creating Hyperlinks to Video
Segments

3. Objectives & Agenda
Today’s Objectives
Agenda
By the end of today’s training,
participants will be able to: 1. Welcome & Introductions
 Describe the tools and features 2. Discovery Education
available through Discovery streaming Tools & Features
Education streaming
 Identify opportunities for
3. “Play”
classroom integration 4. Integration Ideas
5. Professional Development
Opportunities
6. Closure

4. Technology Information
Where will we store our downloaded video segments?
Device Storage # of Video # of Full-length
Capacity Segments Videos
CD-ROM 650 MB 50 2-5
Computer Hard 1 GB 75 3-7
Drive
Computer Hard 20 GB 1,500 75-100
Drive
Dedicated Server 600 GB 40,000 4,000

5. Getting Started
DiscoveryEducation.com

6. Interface of Discovery Streaming

7. The Toolbar
My Services
Other The Meat and Potatoes

8. Conducting a Search

9. Standards Search

10. DE Streaming has Access to Songs
close to 466
elementary school
DE Streaming has
songsto 466 site.
close on the
To find them click
elementary school
inside the the site.
songs on search
box, choose click
To find them
songs the search
inside within the
Media box, and
box, choose
click on the the
songs within
“Search” button
Media box, and
click on the
“Search” button

11. Search Results!

12. Thank You, Amazon!

13. Because we have DE streaming Plus…
We have a multitude of games
to choose from – a
You have including one
multitude of
on Nouns
3 games to
choose from –
including one
on
Homophones
We also have
access to 3000
math explorations.

14. The Meat and Potatoes Section
Create classes
My Content
Used to be in the
Teacher Center

15. My Content

16. 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

17. Reviewing Basics
• Downloading
• Streaming
• Planet Earth
• Discovery Education Atlas
• Calendar
Teacher
• Thematic Focus Center
• Lesson Plan

18. Now for Something Cool!
Embedding with all the bells and whistles! PC ONLY
1. Go to your tool bar and click on the word “View”
6 2. Click on Toolbars and then Control Tool Box
This will bring up a box that looks like
this:

19. Really Embedding Continued
3. Click on the Hammer And Wrench Icon
6
Scroll down and choose Windows Media Player
This will change your cursor to a +
symbol – Giving you the ability to
draw a box

20. Really Embedding Continued
5 Draw a box and then right-click on the box and choose
Properties
6

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

22. 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
6

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

24. Summarizer
3 things I learned…
2 connections I made…
1 idea I will try right away…