Discovery+Education

Discovery Education @http://discoveryeducation.com toc

Reasons for Use

 * Authentic & relevant video clips
 * Brings real world into classroom
 * Current events footage
 * "Speaks to" the visual & auditory learners
 * Can create writing prompts, quizzes and other assignments using site content
 * Can create student accounts and track student progress

Ease of use

 * After account is set up, very easy to use. Very easy to search and store video clips that you want to save for future use.
 * Browse by subject and/or grade level.
 * Creating lessons & quizzes around the video clips is also a great feature, but a bit more advanced to set up.
 * Check out "My Builder Tools" to get step-by-step instructions for building assignments.

Resources

 * [[file:etoolbox/Discovery Streamig whatsnew 00.pdf|Back to School with Discovery Streaming]] - What's New 2009 - a lot of new features!
 * [[file:etoolbox/DEstreamingquickstart.pdf|Discovery Education Streaming Quick Start Guide]]
 * [[file:etoolbox/50 ways to integrate.pdf|50 Ways to Integrate]]
 * [|Discovery Streaming Help Center] - Help with all things related to Discovery Streaming.
 * [|Discovery Streaming Teacher Center] - Help for getting started with the Assignment, Quiz, and Writing Prompt builders.
 * Discovery Streaming: More than a VCR - Great presentation for how to use Discovery Streaming.