Discovery Student Center- Super Tool!

This Voicethread presentation,http://voicethread.com/share/1204078/, is an overview of the Discovery Education Student Center for educators. The Student Center is a relatively new tool in the Discovery Streaming program and by setting up a classroom account, educators are able to create and assign lessons, explorations, investigations, projects, quizzes, writing assignments, and so much more. Students receive a user name and password to access the assignments and to search through the extensive Discovery Streaming media library. They can download and remix editable assets to create their own content with Web 2.0 tools like GlogsterEDU and Voicethread. Students can also remix images and video clips, change narration, and add transitions and effects with programs like Windows Movie Maker and iMovie. Discovery images and video clips may also be added to PowerPoints to make them multimedia presentations.

I have used Voicethread with my students, and they enjoy the conversational aspect of this Web 2.0 tool.   Voicethreads are easily edited and improvements do not require the creator to start over to make changes. Time and access to computers is always an issue in my classroom, but building a Voicethread can be done in very small steps depending on the availability of time and equipment. Voicethread was the perfect platform for my online presentation!