50 Ways TIE 2011

50 Ways to Integrate Discovery Education streaming

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Technology in Education ConferenceCooper Mountain, Colorado

June 2011

Jennifer JensenComputer Resource Teacher, Clear Sky Elementary

scuba.jennifer@gmail.com

Lindsay HopkinsDirector, Account Management – Discovery Educator Network

Lindsay_Hopkins@Discovery.com

TIE Wikihttp://jenteach.wikispaces.com/TIE2011

Wall Wisherwww.wallwisher.com/wall/DiscoveryTIE2011

Yes, we’re THAT

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New Content Added• Nuclear Nightmare: Japan in Crisis

• Understanding the Japan Earthquake

• The PBS NewsHour– In Egypt, Social Media Tools Act as Protest Catalyst

Despite Government Meddling– After Egypt's 'Cosmic' Day, Will Army Usher in

Democratic, Civilian Government?– Bin Laden Death a 'Very Big Victory,' But Not 'Happily

Ever After’– CIA Chief Panetta: Obama Made 'Gutsy' Decision on Bin

Laden Raid.

Holy Cow, Planet Earth!

full length

segments

TIE Wikihttp://jenteach.wikispaces.com/TIE2011

Wall Wisherwww.wallwisher.com/wall/DiscoveryTIE2011

Get IN the picture…(or make your own picture)

Example of using “Editable” clips with green screen.

Current Events

The Work of Forest Fire Fighters: A Courageous Job.Louisiana Public Broadcasting, 2002. Video Segment.20 June 2011. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.

Listen Up!

Discovery Education Songs

Songs that Help English Language Learners

• Learning Our Long Vowels (02:56) Long vowels say their names.© 2005 Twin Sisters

• Learning Our Short Vowels (01:47)Learn about short vowel sounds. © 2005 Twin Sisters

• Letters “c” and “g” Have Two Sounds (04:48)In words the consonants C and G are sometimes hard and sometimes soft.

• Q and U Are Friends (01:13) A song about words that start with QU © 2005 Twin Sisters

• Rhyming Word Rule (02:30)• Rhyming words stay the same at the end. You only change the

beginning. © 2005 Twin Sisters • Silly Sally’s Sister (00:29)

A tongue twister with the letter S © 2005 Twin Sisters • Singing the Consonant Sounds (04:36)

A song about words that start with B,C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z © 2005 Twin Sisters

• The Alphabet Swing (01:21)Sing the letters of the alphabet.

Over 500 Songs

• Mp3 format• Use in PowerPoint• Load on iPod

Want to see an example?

Songs for upper grades – Dr. Lodge McCammon

• Someday Sublimate – Defines solid, liquid, and gas as well as such concepts

as melting point, sublimation, and freezing.• Radioactive Dating

– Considers how scientists use rock dating, including radioactive decay, to determine the age of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

• We Are Matter– Describes the difference between mass and weight

and calculates how much a person would weigh on the moon.

One-take, User-generated video

• http://sites.google.com/site/denaustinfizz2011/3-dr-lodge-s-math-class/music-video

Three Sources for MP3s

AudioHistoric speeches, readings, classical music

SongThematic educational songs Sound Effect

Doors shutting, dogs barking, etc.

Create a Podcast

Keep Safety Roo Teen: Surf the Net.  Music with Mar, 2011. Song.11 Feb 2009. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.

Students created illustrations to match the lyrics from the song. The images and soundtrack were combined using GarageBand.

Text and Wordle

www.wordle.net

Teacher Center

Discovery Atlas

Theme Pages – those are new!

Get The Picture

One of 20,000+ Images

Discovery Education. (2003).Dragonfly on leaf (2) [Image]. Available from

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

Citations Made Easy

Photo Projects

• Blabberize– Famous Americans

• Animoto.com/education– Oooh… volcanoes!

• Additional Software– PPT to Quick Time– Comic Life

Fast Fiction

Students were given a set of 10-15 photos, all relating to one topic. They could select only 5 of the photos to use with their story. Once photos are selected, they write a short story. The photos are pulled into Power Point and they record their story on each slide. Finally, students export the presentation as a Quicktime movie.

Web 2.0

What’s a Glog?

• Graffiti blog?• Virtual scrapbook?• Digital poster?• Visual blog?• Virtual expression using video, text,

graphics, images, music, and sounds.

Judicial Branch - VideoLegislative Branch - Images

Additional Examples

VoiceThread

http://voicethread.com/#q.b2118582.i0.k0

http://voicethread.com/#q.b251619.i0.k0

Web 2.0 Recap…

• Wordle• Blabberize• Glogster• Voice Thread• Animoto• “Share” feature• Wikis• Big Huge Labs• Google Apps

Student Response Systems & Interactive White Boards

Cell Division.Cochran, 1995. Full Video.

23 June 2011. <http://www.discoveryeducation.com/>.

Learning Stations/Centers

Learning Stations/Centers• Individualize• Use as instruction and/or assessment• Utilize various DE Tools & software

EXAMPLES•Staying Active – Health (Inspiration)•Famous Coloradoans – Social Studies (Ppoint)•The Trouble with Force – Science (Keynote)•Australia – Misc (Google Earth)•Famous Americans – History (Keynote)

Learning Stations/CentersEXAMPLES•Staying Active – Health (Inspiration)

Learning Stations/CentersEXAMPLES•Famous Coloradoans – Social Studies (PPoint)

Learning Stations/CentersEXAMPLES•The Trouble with Force – Science (Keynote)

Discovery Education Builders

• Writing Prompt Builder• Quiz Builder• Assignment Builder

Student Access

8003239084 (press 1)

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