Discovery EducationJSD No. 2

January 5, 2012

Login with your Username and Password First time login, select the Passcode/New User

tab and put in your school code that is provided by the district

Change your password, etc. under Profile

Discovery Education Loginwww.discoveryed.com

Tool bar On This Day Making the Most of DE Upcoming Webinars My Content Quicklinks Teacher Center DE Help My Builder Tools Discovery Education Network Classroom Resources Personalize Page

Home Page

Three Ways to Search1. Basic Search:

◦ Type in topic◦ More Options box appears◦ Refine Search

Searching—Basic Search

Click Advanced Search Select various options Click Search

Advanced Search

Click Curriculum Standards Search Select from options Curriculum Standards will be displayed Click the + or – to expand or close sections

Curriculum Standards Search

Adding Resources to My Content Perform a search Hover over the item to be added to My Content > click Add

to My Content Create a folder: click Create New Folder > Name > click

Create Select the folder and click Add to Selected Folder Click Close

My Content

Click My Content on the Toolbar Accwss the saved content Create new folders Delete Share Open

Viewing/Using My Content

Search for a video Click on the video to bring it up Click the Filmstrip icon for the full video or a segment of

the video In the district, a window will pop up for you to Open,

Save, Cancel—select Save As Locate the directory where you want to save it, name it,

Save

Download a Video

Search for a video Click on video to bring it up Click on the picture to fun the entire video or click

on the picture under the segment section to run a portion of it

Streaming a Video

Streaming works well for previewing or occasional use of a video, but it may be choppy depending on the speed of the connection

Downloading takes up computer resources but allow the video to be used in other ways such as PowerPoints and other content. It also runs more reliably.

Downloading verses Streaming

Over 23,000 images available Sizes:

◦ Small—use in Word Documents◦ Medium—use for multi-media such as PowerPoints◦ Large—high resolution when opening in a web browser

that will be projected onto a screen or for print media

Image Library

Search for an image◦ Click on image to open and select size◦ Right click on image and select Save Picture As…◦ Locate where you want to save it, name it and save

Save in My Content◦ Click Go and Add to Selected Folder

Image Library (cont)

View Related Resources Search for a video Open the video by clicking on it Related Materials tab—Teacher Guides, Student

Activities, etc. Citations tab—MLS, APA, Chicago Manual of

Style More in this Series tab—view related videos

Related Resources

Click View Full Calendar on Home page or Click Teacher Center link

Defaults to current day Red Star indicates commemorative day—click to view

information and resources for that day Use arrows to change months Use subject links to locate information by subject

The Streaming Calendar

Resources to help make the most of DETabs: My Content—content you have organized and

saved My Builder Tools—Build Assignments, Quizzes,

Writing prompts Assignment Manager—My Classes, My Students

Teacher Center

Curriculum Resources Ready Zone STEM Connect Calendar Lesson Plan Library Thematic Focus COPPA Atlas Interactive Map Teacher Community Discovery Education Streaming Network

Teacher Center (cont)

Classroom Manager tab > My Classes

Student Center

Discovery Educator Network Click DEN or go to www.dencommunity.com A worldwide community to see how

educators are using DE, to download resources and share your ideas.

Tabs:◦ Educator Resources◦ Blogs◦ Forums◦ About the DEN

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