Sep 23
May 11
As we know standardized tests are sometimes a cumulative measures and not just about what is taught in that year. For instance, in Virginia Magnets is a second grade standard in science but possibly tested on the third grade standards of learning test. DE streaming makes it easy to review those or any standard by using the Curriculum Standards Search.
In our district we find it in the lower left corner of the De streaming homepage when you login. It recognizes that we are in Virginia. On the next screen you can make your choices find videos that are correlated directly to the SOL you have in mind.
Once you select a grade level you will automatically be forwarded to another screen that has the main headers of standards. You will need to further refine your search by selecting a topic under each of the subtopics. Using the example of magnets, I went to the second grade standards for science. Then went to Force, Motion, and Energy. There I found science standard 2.2. This standard has two subtopics and each one is a link to media that help to meet that standard.
Clicking on 2.2.a produced the following list of videos and video segments. You will hopefully be able to use this for your specific grade level review to give a focused and meaningful test prep for your students.
Matching Standards 
- Full Video (5)
- Video Segment (22)
Virginia - Standards of Learning - Science - Grade 2 - 2003
2.2.a - magnetism, iron, magnetic/nonmagnetic, poles, attract/repel; and
Results 1-27 of 27
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Video Segment
Review (00:37)
The animals review what they have learned about metals and magnets.
Grade(s) : K-2 
© 2004 Channel 4
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Making a Trade (03:11)
The animals trade their magnet to the jackdaw in exchange for the key to the gate.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2004 Channel 4
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Magnetic Materials (05:11)
The animals find a magnet that seems to magically attract metal objects. They use it to take metal objects from a jackdaw’s nest.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2004 Channel 4
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
The Key (02:58)
Cinders and her friends find a gateway and use their magnet to get the key. The jackdaw steals the key.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2004 Channel 4
Curriculum Standards
Full Video
The Blue Dragon: Magic Metal? (13:10)
The animals find a magnetic horseshoe at the beach and search for treasures.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2004 Channel 4
This video contains 4 segments
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Attract and Repel (00:48)
Like magnetic poles repel each other, while unlike poles attract.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2002 United Learning
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Lines of Force (02:53)
Every magnet has a magnetic north pole and a magnetic south pole. Like poles repel and different poles attract. The middle of a magnet has a weaker magnetic pull than its ends.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2002 United Learning
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Electromagnets (02:38)
Electricity and magnetism are closely tied together. Electromagnets are magnets when electricity is flowing. They can be turned on and off.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2002 United Learning
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Making Magnets (01:38)
Magnets come in different shapes, and can be made by rubbing iron or steel against a magnet. Permanent magnets keep their magnetism. A magnet does not lose its magnetism if it is cut into pieces.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2002 United Learning
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
What Do Magnets Attract? (01:45)
Magnets attract only iron, nickel, and cobalt.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2002 United Learning
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Video Quiz: Magnetism (02:09)
Take this quiz to see what you’ve learned about magnetism and electricity.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2002 United Learning
Curriculum Standards
Full Video
Junior Electrician: Magnetism (15:00)
Magnets are shown, discussed, and demonstrated. The relationship between magnets and electricity are presented. The program traces the history of the magnet from early Greeks discovering the lodestone to the use of magnetism in the generation of electricity. Properties of magnetism are demonstrated. The relationship between magnetism and electricity is explored.
Grade(s) : K-2 
© 2002 United Learning
This video contains 10 segments
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
How to Make a Magnet (01:06)
This clip demonstrates how to make a magnet by rubbing a pin against the magnet. It also demonstrates the strength of a magnets magnetic field.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Does a Magnet Have to Touch Something to Attract It? (01:57)
This clip performs several simple experiments demonstrating if a magnet has to physically touch an object to attract it. There are several good visual examples to assist in students understanding of this topic.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Magnets: A Review (01:36)
This clip is a review of all the previous video clips.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Similar Magnetic Poles Repel, Different Magnetic Poles Attract (02:51)
This video clip discusses how the pole of a magnet is attracted to the opposite pole of another magnet. The same poles of two magnets will repel each other. There are demonstrations of this in the video.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Poles, and the Compass (02:15)
This clip discusses the invisible magnetic field. It also discusses the Earth’s north and south poles. This clip shows simple scientific experiments that demonstrate how to find the Earth’s north and south pole, and a magnets magnetic field.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
What Kinds of Things Do Magnets Attract? (03:02)
This clip discusses what magnets are, or are not attracted to. This is shown in the video with a demonstration of various items and a magnet. This clip offers the students a chance to solve challenge as to how to separate steel pins from plastic buttons.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
Curriculum Standards
Full Video
Magnets: A First Look (17:00)
Many children are fascinated by magnets and what they can do. This program explains that magnets are made of steel and iron. It also describes how magnets attract through other things such as paper, wood, etc. This segment explains that magnets have poles, and that two poles that are alike repel each other and that two poles that are not alike attract each other.
Grade(s) : K-2 © 2000 Rainbow Educational Media
This video contains 7 segments
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Magnets Push and Pull (01:53)
The magician uses iron filings to demonstrate the push and pull force of magnets. The video demonstrates the magnetic field.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
The Earth Is a Magnet (01:52)
The magician uses an experiment to show the magnetic properties of Earth. The video demonstrates how a compass works.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Review (01:12)
The magician reviews the magic of magnets.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
What Is a Magnet? (02:25)
The magician uses rhymes to teach the kids what a magnet is, and what metals are attracted to magnets.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
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Kinds of Magnets and Uses of Magnets (02:14)
The magician shows the different ways magnets are used in everyday life. The video also shows that magnets can look very different from each other.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
Curriculum Standards
Video Segment
Poles (01:20)
The magician shows the kids that every magnet, including Earth, has two poles. All magnets have a north and south pole.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
Curriculum Standards
Full Video
The Magic of Magnetism (14:00)
Why does a magnet stick to metal objects but not plastic? How can it pick up metal shavings but not wood chips? With the help of a magician, students learn all about magnetism. They discover what a magnet is, the properties of magnets, magnetic fields, and the types of objects that are attracted to magnets. Children learn what magnets are used for and in which simple machines they are found.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1998 100% Educational Videos
This video contains 8 segments
Curriculum Standards
Full Video
Elementary Video Adventures: Understanding the World
Do you know your RAM from your ROM? How do magnets work? Get the answer to these questions and investigate the history of television; viruses, the smallest creatures on Earth; and why volcanoes can erupt at anytime.
Grade(s) : K-2, 3-5 © 1997 Discovery Channel School
This video contains 5 segments
Curriculum Standards
Apr 27
CRSTE Day of Discovery – Literacy 2.0
Sponsored by CRSTE and Discovery Education
Register:
https://discoveryed.wufoo.com/forms/crste-day-of-discovery-literacy-20/
When: May 30, 2009
8:30am – 3:30* pm – lunch is provided
An additional special session will be held for Staff Developers, ITRTs, Technology Coaches, and Curriculum Staff – 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Where: Washington-Lee High School
1301 N. Stafford St. Arlington, VA 22201 (just a few blocks off of I-66)
Registration Fee: $25
Registration will be open April 20 – May 11 on the CRSTE web-site
Session Titles
- 50 Ways to Use Discovery Education streaming
- Two Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere: Google Earth and Discovery Education streaming
- Digital Storytelling and Discovery Education streaming
- Get Interactive with Glogs, Voicethread & the Discovery Education Builders
- Powering up Your Professional Learning Network
- Professional Development and Second Life
- Literacy 2.0
- Building Internal Capacity with Professional Development and Discovery Education
*Special session for Staff Developers, ITRTs, Technology Coaches & Curriculum Staff - Discovery Education is Pretty Suite – Lunch Time Speaker Session
Find out more about CRSTE at http://crste.org
Mar 30
The Capital Region Society for Technology in EducationDay of Discovery May 30
The CRSTE Day of Discovery explores the instructional impact of Literacy 2.0, looking at a variety of Web 2.0 tools and how they can be used with resources available through Discovery Education’s unitedstreaming to enhance teaching and learning. Sessions introduce unitedstreaming, Google Earth, Second Life, digital storytelling, Glogs and voice threads, and networking.
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Jan 15
So I am just checking out Twitter when I see a tweet from @teach42 (Steve Dembo) who was re-tweeting @WebGalPat who posted this link about how you can soon use your iPhone to attend Webex meetings. Yes the same Webex that Discovery Education uses for the EdTech Connect webinars, the Stream-A-Thons, and so much more. Here is an intro that they had on their web site.
Dec 20
Remember today is the Edublog Award Ceremony. So put on your best clothes and come for the awards show and stay for the party after!
The event is scheduled for:
* GMT/UTC: 11pm, Saturday 20 Dec 2008
* AEST: 10am, Sunday 21 Dec 2008
* SLT: 3pm, Saturday 20 Dec 2008
Find out more info here:
http://edublogawards.com/the-200-eddies-awards-ceremony-and-results-this- weekend/
And if you have a second please click here and vote for Discovery Education Second Life
http://edublogawards.com/2008/best-educational-use-of-a-virtual-world-2008/
posted by Riptide Furse on jokaydia using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]
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Dec 03
DEN Blog Network » EduBlog Awards 2008: And the nominees are…
Just click the link above ☝
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Oct 13
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Oct 11
The Smithsonian in Washington, DC does value teachers. One of the many things it offers to teachers is the annual Teachers Night. Teachers get special treatment including discounts in the stores. This year the event happens on Friday, November 14, 2008, 7 to 9:30pm and FREE Admission. So if you’re in the area put it on your Google Calendar.
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/professional_development/teachers_night.html
Oct 11
Are you a brand new teacher? Are you an experienced tacher looking for new resources that the younger teachers alrady might know about. Here is a site that is part of Discovery that works both ways. Give yourself time to explore this web site. Loads and loads help and ideas.
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/survival/survival_tool_kit.cfm#a2
Sep 23
Casting Call: Wa$ted, an Eco-makeover Show : Planet Green
Hey everyone in the New York City area (within 2 hours)! You have a chance to be on the reality show Wa$ted on Planet Green.
Here’s the skinny from the Planet Green blog:
Requirements:
- Must live within 2 hours of NYC
- Must own home/apartment
- SHOOT is about 2 days, plus some additional time over the course of a month
Application:
Please submit photos and a short bio of why you think your family needs an eco-makeover to greenhome@liontv.usClick the link for more info http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wasted/wasted-casting.html
Sep 14
Splash for Trash: International Cleanup Day
Get your diving gear and wet suits out because the DEN in SL is going back to DIVE WORLD. To help raise awareness of Splash for Trash on September 20th in REAL LIFE, the DEN in SL along with PADI are going to host a virtual world cleanup on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th.
The folks at PADI have created an awesome scavenger hunt for the DEN members. Here’s the skinny: someone has put trash all over Dive World. DEN members will each be given a trash bag and then let loose to do their part to clean up the sim. The person with the most will win.
So here is the info from the DEN in SL blog.
Please join us on September 16th (NOTE: This is a Tuesday!!!) and our friends from Dive World. We’ll be meeting at DEN in SL HQs at 5 p.m. SLT (7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) sharp to teleport over to Dive World.
Join like minded environmentally conscious friends in Second Life and gear up for International Cleanup Day with this fun cleanup activity. Once you dive the depths of the beautiful waters of Dive World, removing marine debris as you go, stay and dance your virtual socks off on the beachside dance floor!
But the fun doesn’t stop there, get involved in the real world and volunteer to help make clean waters a reality and join the biggest underwater cleanup of its kind. Project AWARE is calling all divers, snorkelers and water enthusiast to make their data count and help reverse debris trends this September. About International Cleanup Day: Project AWARE Foundation spearheads global underwater cleanups during International Cleanup Day and year round. This annual volunteer event addresses the devastating impact of marine debris on the aquatic environment. Project AWARE empowers dive centers and individuals to clean the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers and shorelines. Volunteers take part in practical cleanup solutions and collect data which is vital for change.
International Cleanup Day is held annually on the 3rd Saturday in September but cleanup and data collection activities are supported by Project AWARE, partners and volunteers on an ongoing basis. In 2007 a total of 358,617 recorded volunteers helped Project AWARE clean 34,560 miles of shoreline and remove seven million pounds of rubbish.
To find a registered event in your local community visit https://www.projectaware.org/english/take_action/international_cleanup_day_locations.aspx
This event really sounds like fun. Hope to see everyone there.
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Jul 22
What do Whale Sharks, Hammerheads, Mako Sharks and teachers have in common? They can all be seen at the DEN in Second Life “Swim with Sharks Underwater Scuba Adventure” on Monday July 28th at 5 pm SLT (5pm PST, 7 pm CST and 8pm EST)! Everyone who pre-registers will receive a complete Scuba Diving outfit with equipment for free. (If you miss the pre-registration you can still participate however you will not get the free equipment.)
Yes, you heard it here, the DEN in Second Life will be journeying to the depths of the ocean with “http://www.padi.com/padi/default.aspx” PADI (Prof. Association of Diving Instructors) as our guides. Our underwater adventure will begin with a fun scavenger hunt on the Dive World Sim (complete with prizes of course), continue with our journey to the ocean depths with our capable and knowledgeable guides from PADI and then end with celebratory dancing at the Tiki Bar. It’s going to a be a wonderfully fun learning experience and we want you to join us!
Even if you have never set foot in Second Life we can help you! Please sign up for a dive time “http://densl-sharkdive.wikispaces.com/“. (If you need additional help getting on the island please indicate that on the wiki and we will contact you for a time.)This is a great opportunity for you to get involved with the DEN in SL and see just what kinds of things are possible in Second Life. We hope to see you all there soon!
Event: Swim with the Sharks Underwater Scuba Adventure
When: Mon July 28
Time: 5 pm SLT (5pm, PST, 7 pm CST and 8pm EST) 
RSVP: Pre-register by Sat July 26th “http://densl-sharkdive.wikispaces.com/”
Remember Shark Week begins on the Discovery Channel at 9PM EST on July 27.
Jul 19
In Steve Dembo’s session.
