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Get the most out of the DE streaming Builders. BUILD A BIGGER BUILDER. Click on My Builder Tools. Builders Tutorials. Check out the tutorials for the DE streaming Builders: Assignment Builder Quiz Builder Writing Prompt Builder. Integrating Non-Discovery Content. Two Ways:
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Get the most out of the DE streaming Builders BUILD A BIGGER BUILDER
Click on My Builder Tools
Builders Tutorials Check out the tutorials for the DE streaming Builders: Assignment Builder Quiz Builder Writing Prompt Builder
Integrating Non-Discovery Content • Two Ways: • Hyperlinking • Linking to resources outside the Builders • Embedding Widgets • Bringing the web into the Builders
Widgetize Your Builder Click here to access more widgets to add some bling to your Builder.
If you click on the HTML button on the WYSIWYG editing bar, you can paste embeddable HTML code to display widgets in your Writing Prompt instructions. WYSIWYG Editing
Inserting Hyperlinks Highlight the text you want to become the hyperlink Click the link icon
Helpful Tip! • Change Target to “Open in New Window” • If the hyperlink is set to “Open in This Window” students will lose all their work when they navigate to the hyperlink
When inserting embeddable HTML code (widget) the Flash/Java placeholder will appear as a box in the editing mode.
CREATING CLASSES AND ASSIGNING CONTENT WITH DISCOVERY EDUCATION
After logging into Discovery Education, select My Classrooms from the top banner. Click on Create a Classroom to get started.
Name your class Set the start and end dates
Select students from your school/district roster and/or add new students.
Review your class. Create duplicate classrooms if necessary (e.g. different subjects for elementary classrooms, separate classrooms for Reading and Writing in Language Arts blocks, specialized populations for integrated classes, etc.)
Select My Builder Tools to create and assign Assignments, Writing Prompts, Quizzes, and assessments to entire classes or to specific students.