50 Ways to Use Discovery Education streaming

Kati Searcy

searcy@fultonschools.org

www.discoveryeducation.com

SEARCH BY KEYWORD

All ContentAll Grades

422 Results for “sharks”

23 Options

to Narrow It Down

Search by Curriculum Standard

•March 4, 1975: Actor Charlie Chaplin knighted at Buckingham Palace

•Description:After many years away, Charlie Chaplin finally returned to his native England to be knighted by the queen in recognition for his accomplishments as one of the most original filmmakers in history. Known primarily for silent movies featuring the sympathetic \"Little Tramp\" character, Chaplin used humor and pathos to charm audiences and to comment sharply on modern evils. Today\'s audiences still enjoy classic Chaplin films such as The Gold Rush, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator.

•        Video Segment

Full Video – Supporting Resource

Select full video / click on film icon / save

Video Segment – Multimedia Presentation

Embed clips in PowerPoint presentations to make your lessons

come alive.

The Bite Strength of Sharks. Prod. Discovery Education. Discovery Education, 1998. Discovery Education. Web. 4 March 2012. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.

Here are the steps4. Download that image and

place it into PowerPoint(tool bar, Insert>Picture>From File…) into slide # 1

5. Now you have that you have your main picture. Insert a Text Box and call it _____

6. Copy slide #1 and paste into PPT as slide #2

7. Remove text box

8. Embed movie (tool bar, Insert>Movies and Sounds>Movie from File)

Here are the steps9. Choose Automatically and the

video will play once you arrive at that slide

10. To go back to slide # 1, insert a return button

11. To insert a return button, click on the down arrow next to the word AutoShape (lower left-hand corner of screen)

12. Choose Action Buttons and then Home

13. Draw a home in on your slide and tell it to go to the beginning slide

Here are the steps10. We also hyperlinked to a video

11. To Hyperlink highlight text or image on your slide

12. Then go back to the toolbar and choose Insert>Hyperlink> and then…

13. A. Choose a file on your computer (video, image,

etc)B. Choose a place inside your document

(another slide)

Journaling

Use Writing Prompts and the Image Library to ignite students’

imaginations.

Writing Prompts

Writing Prompts

Here are the steps1. Log into Discovery Education streaming (

www.discoveryeducation.com)

2. Search for an image(s) by keyword – You have your choice of 20,800!

3. Select an image

Cells

Image Library

1,000

images

of birds

Speech + Wordle.net

Reading Support

Use the closed-captioning feature to assist struggling readers.

Let them read along as the narration and captioning provide valuable visual-audio connections.

Close-Captioning

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

Closed-Captioning Extension

• You can download the closed-captioning file and change the text (larger font, different color text).

• Students can write a new description to replace the movie’s script. Then play the movie silently, reading their words.

Closed Captioning TrickFont 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

Three Sources for MP3s

AudioHistoric speeches, readings, classical music

SongThematic educational songs Sound Effect

Doors shutting, dogs barking, etc.

DE streaming Audio - Song

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

Download and save the song onto your PC and insert it into your PowerPoint

Then add in DE streaming Images or create your own and add!

Want to see an example?

Photo Projects

• Blabberize.com

• Animoto

• Photo Story

• Voice Thread

Match up DE streaming Photos with Blabberize.com

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Discovery Education Builders

• Writing Prompt Builder

• Quiz Builder

• Assignment Builder

Writing Prompt Builder

My Builder Tools

Quiz Builder

Assignment Builder

Teacher Center

Let’s check out the Calendar

Discovery Atlas

Professional Development

DEN

Thank you!

Kati Searcy, NBCT

searcy@fultonschools.org