Tech Tuesday: Discovery Streaming Videos for your Students

Discovery Streaming an encyclopedia of educational videos. Find everything from biographies to career information.

Getting Started:
The getting started menu provides information on search/play, downloading and sharing videos.

• The teacher center provides over 200 lesson plans designed to be used with Discovery Streaming videos.
• Build and store assignments for your students using curriculum content from Discovery Education. 
• Give students writing practice with these images that include composition prompts. 
• There's even a Quiz Builder to incorporate video clips into interactive quizzes.

Do your students have access to this great resource?  You can set up a classroom by using the Classroom Manager and add students individually by typing in their first and last names a unique login and a 6 digit password from the Classroom Manager tab. Need help? Ask your friendly librarians, we are more than happy to help you.

Mr. Bicker's Class: Uploading Your Animoto Video

This video shows how to export and upload your Animoto video to a Google Sites page. It is for Mr. Bicker's English 3 Their Eyes Were Watching God assignment.

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Bookshare
https://www.bookshare.org/

Science Videos and News

Science360 is a great resource for Science and Math videos and news. From the description on their website:

"Science360 Knowledge Network immerses visitors in the latest wonders of science, engineering, technology and math. We gather the latest science videos provided by scientists, colleges and universities, science and engineering centers, the National Science Foundation and more. Each video is embeddable to put on your own personal websites, blogs and social networking pages. Science360 engages the general public, science junkies and students alike in the cutting-edge discoveries and big science stories of the day."

The site includes The Science of NFL Football (also hosted on NBC Learn).

Science360 Videos
http://science360.gov/files/

Science360 News Service
http://news.science360.gov/files/