Discovery Education Streaming

1. Discovery Education Streaming Bridget Zino and Laura Kinney

2. Step One: Register • Go to www.discoveryeducation.com • Choose the “Passcode/New User Tab” • Type in the passcode: CF6D-B351 and click “LOGIN”. This will bring you to a new window.

3. On the next window, scroll down to Passcode/Trial/New User Registration • Fill in all fields marked with an asterisk and check the box next to “I have read and agree to the Terms of Use” • Note your username and password. • Click “Continue”. • You will be taken to the Discovery Education homepage. Enter your username and password under the “Subscriber Login” tab.

4. Step Two: Explore Discovery Education Streaming • To get to Discovery Streaming, click on “Streaming Plus”.

5. Type a topic in the search window at the top of your screen. (You’ll notice a window drop down window appear.) You can specify services, media and/or a grade range, or just click “search”. You will be able to further refine your criteria on the next page.

6.  You can view a video by selecting it, or roll your mouse over a video for more information. In the window that appears, you can save the video by selecting “Add to my Content” or you can click on a link in the box called “Curriculum Standards”. 

7. Click on a video. Play the video: Click the play button in the middle of the video. Choose the Full Screen option at the button right of the video screen. Select the download icon to download the entire video. Or Download the video: Use the download icon to download the video to your desktop. (You do not have to download the whole video. You can download the partial clips. Look for these clips on the right side of the screen.) Select a video and save it to “My Content”.

8.  Step Three: Create Assignments Select “My Builder Tools” at the top of your screen to create an assignment. This will bring you to a new window where you can choose to create an assignment, quiz or writing prompt. Each choice will guide you through creating an online document that can be linked to video segments. Student can log in, complete the assignment and submit it. You can access this information through “Assignment Manager”.

9. Select “Create New Assignment”. Enter an Assignment Title. Select Grade and Subject. Opt in or out of receiving an email to notify you when an assignment has been completed. Select “Save and Continue”. A window will ask you to select a save location. Create a new folder for the subject. Click “Save to Selected Folder”.

10. In the next window, select “Edit” next to “Assignment Instructions”. Enter your instructions for your students. Scroll to the bottom and select the “My Content” box. This will allow you to attach the video you saved earlier to this assignment. Select your video and click “Add Selected Resources”. You can click on “Edit” next to “Learning Objectives” and add your objectives and/or “Teacher Notes” to add a comment. Click “Save and Continue”.

11. On the next window you will assign the video. If you’ve created classes, you can choose the “Assign to Class or Student” tab. • If you haven’t, select “Assign by Code or URL”. This option will give you a code or web address that you can give to your students so that they can access the assignment. • Select “Save and Continue”.

12. Step Four: Create Classes and Usernames • Select “Classroom Manager” at the top of your screen • Select “Create a Class from School Roster”.

13. A new window will open. Enter a class name in the box. Scroll down to select students that are already entered, and/or add new students by selecting “Add New Students”. Student names will appear in the right column under “Review and Save Class”. Save the class roster.

14. If you need to add students that are not already entered, select “Add New Students”. Fill in all of the text boxes that have an asterisk. It is helpful to devise a system when creating usernames. This way, when you instruct your students to log in you can teach them the system rather than give each student specific login information. For example, I always use the student’s first name, followed by his/her last initial, and the year s/he will graduate. I make a single, simple password that everyone can get started with. Select “Add New Students” to add the names to the class roster. Don’t forget to then save your class roster.