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United Streaming. United Streaming. The largest and most current K-12 digital video/video clip library available today The only standards-based video-on-demand application shown to increase student achievement Practical teacher and student learning resources
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United Streaming • The largest and most current K-12 digital video/video clip library available today • The only standards-based video-on-demand application shown to increase student achievement • Practical teacher and student learning resources • Unparalleled options for customization and local control • New content and features continuously added throughout the year
Videos for all Areas • Core subjects • Connections • Foreign Language • Counseling • Professional Development
Videos – Variety of Producers • Discovery Channel • Animal Planet • Scholastic • NASA • Library of Congress • Math Mastery • National Archives • And many more….
Other Features • Student Center • Teacher Center: Assignment BuilderQuiz Builder Writing Prompt Builder • Teachers can access from home
History • Articles on LA County School System • Georgia Public Broadcasting Approximate cost - $1,000.00 per school Trainings - $2,500.00 per day • Discovery Educator Network Event at GPB • Shared information with Trudy Sowar, Yvette Hill, and Chris Ragsdale to include a student project using MovieMaker and unitedstreaming
Rollout Step 1 – Local Hosting of Videos 1 TB of Server space allocated - Videos loaded on a file server on our network – teachers can stream videos anytime of the day!(No cost to PC, covered by GPB Contract)
Roll-out Step 2 Presentation of unitedstreaming to Lead Teachers Step 3 County-wide training – Discovery Trainer(March 2006 & August 2006) Step 4 School-based Trainings as requested
Training Model Training Model Online Training & Webinars District Training School Workshops Common Folder
Timing is everything…. Projectors + Unitedstreaming = “Revolutionary – and the impactit makes is dynamic” Learning becomes multi-dimensional by using the videos and helps students develop critical thinking skills. Louise DeSantis – DMS Teacher
Discovery Educator Network • DEN website – resources & lesson plans • Events • STAR DEN Member – free access to resources (i.e. PBS videos for 2007-2008)Goal – for teachers to apply and join the DEN
This Summer NECC 2007 – Atlanta, Georgia Unitedstreaming: From Superintendent to Student
Student Project Mr. Jeff Pittman – Teacher Shannon Mitchell - Student