A fun CPS activity with questions about the DE Site.
Here are some key points to remember when training teachers and staff:
Streaming is for previewing, downloading is for instruction.
To download a photo, click the preview, then right click and save target as.
Use the calendar to find material to support historical events by date, in the main subject areas.
The My Content area allows teachers to share resources and content with their school, or even at the district level.
“Thematic Focus” is a weekly unit that contains lesson plans, discussion guides, videos and activities. Each week a different thematic focus is featured, but you can also click on the folder beneath to search the archive.
Use the “Customized Home Page” to manage the information from DE Streaming to be support your account.
To set this up, click on My Account, then My Homepage, select the customized radio button and then select the checkboxes next to the features available in the list below. At the return to the DE Streaming page click “My Homepage” to see your customized page, or toggle back to see the default (great for training).
The Discovery Education Atlas is now found in the Teacher Center. Video and content is embedded into a world atlas and aggregated by country on the digital map.
To change the media settings for your downloads, go into the “My Account” area and adjust the preferences. It is in here as well that you can change whether or not your streaming video will play in the web browser or a stand along application like Windows Media Player.
