The 5th annual Discovery Education Streamathon is September 14, 2010. We’ve got a full day of information-packed sessions on how to integrate DE streaming and the newest online technologies used by today’s media-savvy students into classroom instruction.

Here’s the schedule. Come for an hour or spend the entire day with us! (All times are eastern time. If you miss a session, we’ll archive as many as we can and post them here after the Streamathon.)

9:00 – 9:45 AM Back-to-School with DE streaming

9:45-10:00 AM DEN in Ten

10:00-10:45 AM 25 Free things in 45 minutes or less

10:45-11:00 AM DEN in Ten

11:00-11:45 AM DE streaming Spotlight: Teacher Center and the Builders

11:45-12:00 PM DEN in Ten

12:00-12:45 PM The Student Experience with DE streaming

12:45-1:00 PM DEN in Ten

1:00-1:45 PM Back-to-School with DE streaming

1:45-2:00 PM DEN in Ten

2:00-2:45 PM 25 Free things in 45 minutes or less

2:45-3:00 PM DEN in Ten

3:00-3:45 PM DE streaming Spotlight: Teacher Center and the Builders

3:45-4:00 PM DEN in Ten

4:00-4:45 PM The Student Experience with DE streaming

4:45-5:00 PM DEN in Ten

5:00-5:45 PM Back-to-School with DE streaming

5:45-6:00 PM DEN in Ten

6:00-6:45 PM 25 Free things in 45 minutes or less

6:45-7:00 PM DEN in Ten

Register here: http://links.discoveryeducation.com/streamathon2010

I’m back in Memphis, this time it’s to work with the educators from the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering.  We are going to be exploring the power of digital media and technology to engage students.

• Discovery Education
• What is DE streaming?
• Discovery Why DE streaming Works
• Closed Captioning on Video (PC)
• Closed Captioning on Video (Mac)
• DE streaming “Getting Started” Page
• MASE Agenda

We have lots of great help features built into DE streaming for new and seasoned users.  To get started, check out the DE Help and DE Performance Guide modules built into your My DE page.

Once you have learned how to navigate DE streaming, explore the DE Basics and Digital Media Integration located within Professional Development.

Want to brush up on DE streaming?  Register for one of our free Back to School webinars.

Back to School with Discovery Education
links.discoveryeducation.com/BTS2010Webinars
July 27 – September 9
Join us for an exploration of the back-to-school updates to Discovery Education streaming! We’ll take you behind-the-scenes as we show off the latest content, features, and resources to get you ready for the new school year. And in case you missed them, we’ll also review our favorite additions to Discovery Education streaming that were new last year, such the FREE student access for all school and district licenses. Don’t miss out on this webinar!

I’m here in St. Charles, IL, for ICE 2010 – facilitating a Discovery Education Boot Camp full day workshop.  Here are the take-away resources from the workshop.

Discovery Educator Network

Discovery Education streaming -  Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research

Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide
Discovery Education Classroom Resources -  Links to free resources, sponsorships, and competitions

• Puzzlemaker
• Lesson Plans
  
• Siemen’s STEM Academy
• Web 2010
• CDW-G Conquering Technophobia (Web 2.0 in Education)
• ReadyZone H1N1 – Continuity of Learning
• Ready Classroom – Emergency Preparedness
• ThinkGreen Classroom
• New Teacher Survival Guide
• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
• Curriculum Center
• Brain Boosters
• Worksheets to Go
• Learning Adventures
• NASA at 50
• Understanding Epilepsy
• Discovering Diabetes
• Parent Corner
• Discovery Student Adventures
• Scotch Science Fair
• Siemen’s Science Day
• Siemen’s We Can Change the World Challenge
• USADA True Sport Award Program
• Fuel Our Future Now – STEM resources, Dash+, and Automotive Xprize

Web 2.0 Applications

• SlideShare
• VoiceThread (pricing page – upgrade to educator status)
• Glogster
• Wikispaces
• Google Docs
• Animoto
• Blabberize
• Go Animate!
• timetoast
• ShareTabs
• Wordle
• WordSift
• GreatSummary
• Zamzar
• Vidly
• QuietTube

Tutorials and Learning Resources

• Glogster
• VoiceThread
• Diigo
• Google Tools (Docs, Earth, Maps, Calendar, Reader, etc.)
• Digital Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Wikis
• Digital Learning Networks
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Project Based Learning (Challenge Based Learning) / Why Teach With Project Based Learning? / EL Project-Based Learning / BIE PBL
• Discovery Education – My Admin
• Discovery Education -My Classrooms
• Discovery Education – The Builders
• Widgets for the DE Builders 

Presentation Tools

Video Tools

Mobile Tools

Image Tools

Community Tools

The Best of the Rest

Welcome to Casper, Wyoming!  I’m joining the rest of the Discovery team at the Wyoming Technology in Education Conference – EduTech 2010.  We’ll be running two sessions at the conference.

Navigating the Stream – Tips and Tricks for Discovery Education streaming

Whether you are new to DE streaming or are an “every day, every lesson” user you will learn something new about this comprehensive digital curriculum solution.  Join us to explore the rich media resources, exciting classroom applications, and inspiring competitions and sponsorship programs.

Discovery Educator Network

Discovery Education streaming -  Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research

Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide

Discovery Education Science – Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and student access and assessment information

Discovery Education Science Getting Started Guide

Discovery Education Health – Links to service overviews, resources, and efficacy research
Beyond the Stream – Integration Strategies for Discovery Education streaming

Finding and playing video segments is one of the many ways you can use the Discovery Education streaming library.  But did you know that your DE streaming resource includes a built-in Interactive Atlas, Calendar, hundreds of Writing Prompts, thousands of quiz questions and a whole lot more?  During this session you’ll learn how to integrate the DE streaming tools in new and exciting ways to reach your 21st century student.  See how teachers and students are integrating videos, images and audio clips into their curriculum by looking at their samples and learning how to create your own.
Beyond the Stream – Presentation

Discovery Education Classroom Resources -  Links to free resources, sponsorships, and competitions

• Puzzlemaker
• Lesson Plans
  
• Siemen’s STEM Academy
• Web 2010
• CDW-G Conquering Technophobia (Web 2.0 in Education)
• ReadyZone H1N1 – Continuity of Learning
• Ready Classroom – Emergency Preparedness
• ThinkGreen Classroom
• New Teacher Survival Guide
• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
• Curriculum Center
• Brain Boosters
• Worksheets to Go
• Learning Adventures
• NASA at 50
• Understanding Epilepsy
• Discovering Diabetes
• Parent Corner
• Discovery Student Adventures
• Scotch Science Fair
• Siemen’s Science Day
• Siemen’s We Can Change the World Challenge
• USADA True Sport Award Program
• Fuel Our Future Now – STEM resources, Dash+, and Automotive Xprize

Excite Students’ Curiosity About the World Around Them with PLANET EARTH.

Available in Discovery Education streaming in March

Engage and enlighten your students by utilizing Discovery Education’s free comprehensive Teacher’s Guides. Teacher’s Guides contain program objectives, discussion questions, and lesson plans that support DE streaming video content. See examples of PLANET EARTH: Pole to Pole Teacher’s Guides.

Teacher’s Guide Grade Level: 3-5
Teacher’s Guide Grade Level: 6-8
Teacher’s Guide Grade Level: 9-12

Captivate Students Through the Wonders of LIFE

LIFE is the definitive exploration of our planet’s living things and their spectacular and fascinating behaviors. Segmented into concept-level clips that focus on different animals and plant groups, LIFE captures never-before-seen behaviors using the latest in state-of-the-art high-definition filming techniques.

Available in Discovery Education streaming PLUS in March

Click here to watch a preview of LIFE and download an informational flyer.

Welcome to IU15 for the Discovery Education and Web 2.0 Integration workshop.

About Jennifer Dorman – Discovery Educator Network Manager, Discovery Education

IU15 Discovery Education Workshop Agenda

Click here to take the post-workshop survey.

Take-Away Resources

Discovery Educator Network

Discovery Education streaming -  Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and efficacy research

Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide

Discovery Education Science – Links to service overviews, demonstrations, and student access and assessment information

Discovery Education Science Getting Started Guide

Discovery Education Health – Links to service overviews, resources, and efficacy research

Discovery Education Classroom Resources -  Links to free resources, sponsorships, and competitions

• Puzzlemaker
• Lesson Plans
  
• Siemen’s STEM Academy
• Web 2010
• CDW-G Conquering Technophobia (Web 2.0 in Education)
• ReadyZone H1N1 – Continuity of Learning
• Ready Classroom – Emergency Preparedness
• ThinkGreen Classroom
• New Teacher Survival Guide
• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
• Curriculum Center
• Brain Boosters
• Worksheets to Go
• Learning Adventures
• NASA at 50
• Understanding Epilepsy
• Discovering Diabetes
• Parent Corner
• Discovery Student Adventures
• Scotch Science Fair
• Siemen’s Science Day
• Siemen’s We Can Change the World Challenge
• USADA True Sport Award Program
• Fuel Our Future Now – STEM resources, Dash+, and Automotive Xprize

Web 2.0 Applications

• SlideShare
• VoiceThread (pricing page – upgrade to educator status)
• Glogster
• Wikispaces
• Google Docs
• Animoto
• Blabberize
• Go Animate!
• timetoast
• ShareTabs
• Wordle
• WordSift
• GreatSummary
• Zamzar
• Vidly
• QuietTube

Tutorials and Learning Resources

• Glogster
• VoiceThread
• Diigo
• Google Tools (Docs, Earth, Maps, Calendar, Reader, etc.)
• Digital Storytelling
• Digital Storytelling with Web 2.0 
• Blogging
• Podcasting
• Wikis
• Digital Learning Networks
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Project Based Learning (Challenge Based Learning) / Why Teach With Project Based Learning? / EL Project-Based Learning / BIE PBL
• Discovery Education – My Admin
• Discovery Education -My Classrooms
• Discovery Education – The Builders
• Widgets for the DE Builders 

Presentation Tools

Video Tools

Mobile Tools

Image Tools

Community Tools

The Best of the Rest

Access the Exploring Discovery Education Tutorials within Professional Development (accessible after logging in)

Access the new STEM Connect resources as well as Discovery Calendar, Discovery Interactive Atlas, ReadyZone Continuity of Learning, Lesson Plan Library, and Thematic Focus Library within the Teacher Center.

Differentiating instruction can be a challenge, but the judicious application of engaging media and creativity inspiring technology helps to make DI a breeze.

Here are the resources mentioned in the presentation.

Discovery Education streaming

Wordle

TagCrowd

Great Summary

Diigo

VoiceThread

GoAnimate

xtimeline

Glogster

Animoto

Google Maps

Google Earth

Google Lit Trips

SlideShare

Microsoft Photostory 

iMovie

Windows Movie Maker

Audacity

GarageBand

GCast

GabCast

Podbean

Yodio

For those of you who are administrators for Discovery Education in your school or district it really important to know that the old unitedstreaming Administrator Website is going to be discontinued effective Nov. 30, 2009.  DE admins will now be able to access an enhanced tool set and reporting features through the new My Admin – located within the Discovery Education services hub.

Click here to download a PDF My Admin users guide.

Take a look at the following tutorial to learn more.

You can also register to attend one of our My Admin webinars.  Click here to register.

Discovery partners with lots of other organizations to bring exciting resources to students.  Here are a few great STEM resources to motivate and inspire your students.

Fuel Our Future Now – STEM resources for elementary, middle, and high school students

• Teacher Toolbox with lesson plans and more
• Elementary resources
• Middle School resources
• High School resources
• Parent Corner
• Dash+ Contest

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

3M Young Scientists Challenge

Scotch Science Fair Central

Siemens Science Day

Discovery WebMath

ThinkGreen Classroom

Inspiring Inventions

If you are a Discovery Education streaming subscriber you can also access some terrific STEM resources from within the Teacher Center.

It’s great to be back in my home state, Connecticut, today for a training at Waterbury Public Schools.

I graduated from Windsor Locks High School more years ago than I care to admit on this blog and I’m thrilled to have an opportunity to work with Connecticut educators.

Today’s sessions at Henry S. Chase Elementary School will focus on Discovery Education streaming and Discovery Education Science.

In the green spirit, here are a few digital take-away resources for participants.

• Discovery Education streaming Overview
• Discovery Education streaming PLUS Overview
• Discovery Education Science Elementary Overview
• Discovery Education streaming Getting Started Guide
• Discovery Education Science Getting Started Guide
• Discovery Education streaming – Integration Strategies
• Discovery Education Science – Integration Strategies
• Build a Bigger Builder
• Widgets for Your Builders
• DI with DE
• Thinking Outside the Slide
• Embedding Video Into PPT 97/2003
• Embedding Video Into PPT 2007

Don’t forget to visit the Professional Development tab after signing into DE for more great support and integration resources for DE streaming and DE Science.  And, be sure to check out all the terrific resources available through the Discovery Educator Network.