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As we in Virginia begin our testing season, here is a reminder about using DE streaming for squeezing in some quick review.

Many of the videos in DE streaming have quiz segments. You can use these as a quick review during transitions, learning centers, on handhelds or include links in assignment builder and allow kids to review from home. Most of the quizzes include multiple choice or true or false questions.

Here is how you can find some that might help:

1. In the top search box type quiz and then select media type video segment. Our result show over 400 segments that match the word quiz. (Your mileage may vary)
2. Then you can narrow your results by looking at the left side under subjects. Click on a subject you want to review, for example Social Studies.
3. You can then further refine your results to something such as American History or Ancient Civilizations.
4. Then even further refine by grade level, but I would caution against following the grade level suggestions too closely as sometimes a different grade level has EXACTLY the clip you want. Only a teacher can make that call by reviewing the segment first.

Now what this does is help by providing both video and audio and text to help students remember. It also allows the teacher to assess prior to the test whether or not the students are where they need to be for the test. If you find there are a number of incorrect answers or some confusion about some of the questions then you can easily go to one of the video segments in the same video as the quiz and give a more thorough review.

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