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Streaming Video Library. Discovery Education Streaming. About streaming video…. Have been searching out service to fill the void left by absence of Media Center Have licensed access to “Discovery Education Streaming” for all OCDSB sites/staff/students
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Streaming Video Library Discovery Education Streaming
About streaming video… • Have been searching out service to fill the void left by absence of Media Center • Have licensed access to “Discovery Education Streaming” for all OCDSB sites/staff/students • 3 year license (with intent to renew for sites that make significant use)
Discovery Streaming… • Includes 5000+ videos • Videos are segmented into 50,000 individual clips • All clips are “tagged” with keywords, descriptions, appropriate grade levels, and correlations to the Ontario Curriculum • Very easy to us search interface to instantly find relevant videos
Discovery Streaming… • Also includes audio clips, speeches, clip art • Many of the videos include teacher guides and blackline masters or worksheets to help teachers implement • Wide range of other advanced tools (assignment builder, lesson plan library, online quizzes, writing prompt builder, interactive atlas, etc)
Discovery Streaming… • Accounts and content can be accessed at school or home • OCDSB will have opportunity to load our own content (i.e. District produced video) • Local hosting option allows us to stream the video at high quality
Nov 14 PD Activity: • System will be ready for widespread adoption by Nov 14 • B< will supply each school with a themed PD package for the day… • Will include: • DVD video (15-20 min) • “passcode” flyers/guide • some microwave popcorn…
Nov 14 PD Activity: • Suggested structure: • Gather staff to watch video as a group (video will be very self-explanatory) • At the end of the video, provide time (45 min- 1 hour) for staff to go to a prep room or lab to login and create their account • Encourage departmental shared planning
System Reports • All usage data is recorded by the application and B< will provide regular reports to schools on utilization • In order to encourage early adoption, we will be running a number of contests on the PD Day • School with highest % of staff who login • School with highest # of viewed videos • School with most “repeat” visitors by January • Fabulous prizes to be won…
Ongoing support… • A number of “lead teachers” across the system received training in June • Curriculum Services coaches and Learning Support Services consultants have been trained • B< will be offering more in-depth training opportunities throughout the winter