Discovery Education Part 2
Maximizing Student Engagement
Classroom Manager
2. Add students from School Roster or click to Add NEW Students.
My Content
This feature allows you to collect, organize, share and retrieve your favorite Discovery Education resources - video, assignments, quizzes, writing prompts, and more in one convenient place.
The purpose of My Content is to bookmark resources to avoid searching for it again.
- Click Folder with + Sign - Add or Make a New Folder
- You can create sub-folders within main folders to create hierarchies within content, grade levels or courses.
- You can also choose to share folder contents with your school and district.
- Locate (search) for a resource you wish to add to My Content.
- Add to correct folder.
**Make sure to allow pop-ups from DE when adding material to My Content, or hold down the "Control" key when clicking the "Add" button to temporarily allow the pop-up window to open.
Assignment Builder
- Provide information in form
- You can also receive updates when a student edits, submits, or comments by checking appropriate box.
Step 2: Build Your Assignment
- You can add, edit and delete assignment content, such as assignment instructions, learning objectives, teacher notes, media content, animations or audio files.
- You an also add activities such as a Quiz, Writing Prompt, or add links to websites.
- You can preview assignment before selecting Save and Continue.
Step 3: Assign Your Assignment
- Assign by class or student
- Assign by code or URL
- If using code, students will go to http://assignments.discoveryeducation.com and enter code.
Quiz Builder
- Provide Information
- You can attach media or resources saved in My Content
- Set preferences as to how quiz will be delivered
- Set notification preferences
- Save Quiz in a folder within My Content
Step 2: Build Your Quiz
- Add, edit, or remove quiz questions
- Create your own question and/or add questions from the DE Library.
Step 3: Assign Your Quiz
- Assign by class or student
- Assign by code or URL
Writing Prompt Builder
- Provide information
- Set Preferences
- Click Save and Continue
- Save to folder within My Content
Step 2: Build
- Add, edit or remove resources and text
- Select how you wish your writing prompt to appear by using drag and drop feature
Step 3: Assign
- Assign by class or student
- Assign by code or URL
Assessment Manager
- Create a Standards-Based Assessment
- Create a Concept-Based Assessment
- Create a Custom Assessment
- Assign a Discovery Education Student Self Assessment
Board Builder
Login as student to see student view by going to Classroom Manager, My Students, Login as Student.
Student View:
- Theme
- Welcome
- Assignments
- Resources
- Blog
- Get Involved
Board Builder allows students to give evidence not just an answer.
- Students will create board and share to teacher.
- Teacher will review board and give feedback by going to Classroom Manager, Student Boards.
- Teacher will decide to share to school, district, and or all of DE world.
Boards can be added to My Content as Favorites.
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Students Create
Discovery Education Video on iPad
If your school/district has a license for Discovery’s United Streaming, then you've got permission to put those videos onto classroom devices! Here's how:
· Visit the United Streaming website, and log in with your username and password. Navigate to the video(s) you wish to put on your iPad.
· Directly beneath the video preview pane on the left, choose Quicktime as the Download Type.
· On the right side in the list of video segments, right-click the small filmstrip icon located to the right of the video you want, and choose “Save Link As...”or “Save Target As...” to save a copy of the video to your computer. Be sure to name it something that makes sense! Also, pay attention to where you're saving the file.
· You’ve now taken a copy of the video “out of” United Streaming and made it available to use on your school's devices!
· Next, copy that file into your iTunes library. It's not in iPod/iPad format just yet.
· In your iTunes media window, select the file you just uploaded by clicking it once.
· Go to the “Advanced” menu and choose “Create iPod or iPad Version” (this menu item might also be called “Create iPod or iPhone Version”).
· A minute or so later (depending on the length of the video), you should hear the iTunes confirmation beep, and your video is now in the correct format. You can delete the original file you uploaded, since it is no longer needed.
A short video tutorial of these steps is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-aDcLWDFgw
Discovery Education Guides
Discovery Education Bulk Import Directions for Administrators
Stormy Cullum
Liberty-Eylau ISD
District Technology Integration SpecialistEmail: stormy.cullum@leisd.net
Phone: 903.832.1535
Twitter: @tfromtheheart