Discovery+Education

Discovery Education was formerly known as United Streaming. = Try an Assignment and Take a Quiz =
 * Assignment || @http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=T1AB4-4DA3 ||
 * Quiz || @http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com/?cdPasscode=Q090C-4E5A ||

Website: @http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ (this will open into a New Window)

= Creating an Account =
 * 1) If name on Act 48, account created
 * 2) Username for Dover employees is **dot_amcwil** (not amcwil, but first letter of first name and first five letters of last name)
 * 3) Username for guests is **dotg_amcwil** (not amcwil, but first letter of first name and first five letters of last name) (Bryce, Leonard, Paula)
 * 4) Click website address above
 * 5) Key in username and password (**eagles**)
 * 6) Click **Profile** in upper right and update and change password, if desired

= Searching on DE =

Keyword Search

 * 1) Search for Gettysburg (will get approximately 124 hits)
 * 2) Narrow choices (left-hand side) to your grade level, to social studies and video segments (you have to wait a few second after selecting each one for the search to refresh)
 * 3) Remove the video segment and search for images
 * 4) Try another search on another topic; filter choices

Curriculum Standards Search

 * 1) Click "curriculum standards search" below the search box
 * 2) Complete each row as it becomes available (recommend academic standards)

Advanced Search

 * 1) Click "Advanced Search"
 * 2) Experiment with several of the features

= Videos =

Options

 * 1) Download "segments". Full videos too large to download
 * 2) Share by copying link and pasting link into a webpage or ActivInspire or PowerPoint.
 * 3) Right mouse click on the download icon and click "save target (link) as"


 * 1) Look over the "On This Day" under My DE
 * 2) We will go over the sections of the "Streaming" page together
 * 3) DEN is more or less a "teacher section"





= Select Your Own Resources =

Options

 * 1) Create a lesson in a wiki
 * 2) Create a lesson in Discovery Education
 * 3) Create a lesson to upload to Edline

= Documents =
 * 50 Ways to Integrate || [[file:50 ways to integrate.pdf]] ||
 * Assignment Builder || [[file:Assignment Builder 2010 BTS.pdf]] ||
 * Quiz Builder || [[file:QuizBuilder.pdf]] ||
 * Writing Prompt || [[file:Writing Prompt Builder BTS 2010-11.pdf]] ||
 * DE User Guide || [[file:DES_UserGuide1_June 2011.pdf]] ||