Diving into Discovery Education

1. Diving into Discovery Education Kara Clouser, Laura Kinsman, & Pam Inabinett Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School

2. Mission and Vision Mission: Dorchester School District Two leading the way, every student, every day, through relationships, rigor, and relevance. Vision: Dorchester School District Two desires to be recognized as a “World Class” school district, expecting each student to achieve at his/her optimum level in all areas, and providing all members of our district family with an environment that permits them to do their personal best.

3. Diving into Discovery Education

4. Contact Information Kara Clouser Laura Kinsman 4th Grade ELA Teacher 5th Grade ELA Teacher kclouser@dorchester2.k12.sc.uslkinsman@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Pam Inabinett ITS pinabinett@dorchester2.k12.sc.us WHAIES ~ 843-760-9820

5. Streaming Homepage From the streaming homepage, you can search for digital media by keyword, subject, grade level, media pack, or curriculum standards

6. www.discoveryeducation.com

7. Video Search Results

8. Full Video Description All videos have a description with information about the length of the video and shows the number of segments available. Note the ability to generate a “printer friendly” page and rate the content. You can stream the full video by clicking on the “Play” button , save the video on your computer by right clicking on the “Download” button and selecting “Save Target As”, or add the file to your “My Content” libraries. The More to Explore section includes content that is relevant to the selected title.

9. Video Segments Video Segments divide the selected video into short segments that can be streamed or downloaded for use with presentations, classroom projects, and student activities. Click on a segment to play or right click on the “Download” icon to save video segments to your computer. Click the drop down box next to “Add selected items to” box if you wish to include the segments in assignments, quizzes, or Playlists in your “My Content” materials.

10. My content My Content is a new and versatile space that you can use to organize personal Playlists, assignments, quizzes, and writing prompts as well as share resources with colleagues.

11. Teacher center

12. Assignment builder With the Assignment Builder, you can create online activities that feature videos, images, encyclopediaarticles, and calendar events that you select from the Discovery Education streaming libraries. Students visit the Student Center to access these materials.

13. Quiz builder With the Quiz Builder, you can modify existing quizzes or create your own online assessments using digital resources from the Discovery Education streaming libraries. As with projects created with the Assignment Builder, students visit the Student Center to access these materials or log into their own student accounts to access assigned quizzes or assignments by their teacher.

14. Writing prompt builder The Writing Prompt Builder provides a tool to let you create your own writing activities using digital images from the Discovery Education streaming library. You can use the completed prompts directly from the site or give students access through the Student Center.

15. My classrooms With My Classrooms, you can build and manage your classrooms and assignments. Students visit the Student Center to access these materials.

16. Diving into Discovery Education • Discovery Education Boards (New Feature)

17. Discovery Education Board Builder • Students create a board with videos, images, text, and attachments • Students send the board to teacher for approval • After approval, boards can be shared with classmates.

18. Discovery Education Board Builder • Students can do a search with media. Then they add the clips they want and select “Add Resources”

19. Discovery Education Board Builder • Add Headline, Text, Media, or Attachments

20. Discovery Education Board Builder • They can do a search or upload their own photos or movies

21. Discovery Education Board Builder • Student then have a choice to Edit, Preview, Print, Save, Share, and Get Feedback • Once shared, it can’t be edited • *Once a teacher approves , it can be shared & receive feedback.

22. Discovery Education Board Builder • Student then have a choice to Edit, Preview, Print, Save, Share, and Get Feedback • Once shared, it can’t be edited • *Once a teacher approves , it can be shared & receive feedback.

23. Adding Discovery Education Link to the iPads Go to www.discoveryeducation.com Click on the arrow key and “Add to Home Screen”

24. D.E. Student View

25. Resoucre Center

26. Blog

27. games

28. Get Involved

29. Session EvaluationParticipants are asked to complete a session evaluation for each session attended. Credit (attendance, renewal, and/or technology) will be added following evaluation completion. For each question, use 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree. Your responses will assist us in planning future professional development in Dorchester School District Two. • The instructor was well prepared for the workshop. • The materials for the workshop were appropriate. • The concepts presented were appropriate to my job. • I will benefit from attending this session. • I would recommend this training to others.

30. Helpful links • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/builders/boards/assetGuid/81C54094-9E57-B725-4CBE-25AAD9D054D7/includeHeader/true/layout/default • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=board+builder+for+teachers • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/builders/boards/assetGuid/9D7C65E5-9633-A168-6B97-A6495B29BB0C/includeHeader/true/layout/default