Discovery Education Tips

Log in to Discovery Education using your Google credentials:

http://google.discoveryeducation.com/

To log in:

username = FULL email address

password = P + your district ID

 

My Content (button in the top bar)

Method of organizing collection of resources

Can create folders for self, to share across the school, or to share across the district

Can even upload your own content. Uploads cannot exceed 100MB, and there is a 1 GB total storage limit

On a video, if you click the “+” symbol, it will add to your Quicklist, and then you can add to My Content later

 

My DE (to get there, click MY DE Services and choose My DE in the drop-down)

Global News - weekly wrap-up of the world’s news

On this Day - facts and videos for different subject areas

Discovery Education Network (DEN) - network of teachers sharing ideas

Discovery Atlas Interactive Map (from Most Popular) - search for videos based on world map

 

Searching (to get there, click MY DE Services and choose Streaming Plus in the drop-down)

*By keyword, can filter before or after search results

*By grade/subject area

*By standards (CCSS, eventually NGSS)

*Advanced Search

 

When in Advanced Search, you can look for specific videos that are editable (which you can then download AND edit) or closed caption (helpful for ELD students). If there are closed captions, then you can download and EDIT the closed captions.

 

After selecting a video, there are many options on the Top Blue Bar

*Details: includes the citation information

*Materials: includes any teacher handouts

*Transcripts: includes the full transcript, which is Searchable!

*Download (only if applicable): separate video and Closed Caption download. If you download the CC, it MUST be stored in the same folder as the video. Should use VLC to view on a Mac.

 

Common Core Lessons

When in Streaming Plus, click the Common Core in the Classroom Tab

Select the Subject Area, Grade Level, and then the Strand->Cluster->Standard