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unitedstreaming : From Superintendent To Student. unitedstreaming. 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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unitedstreaming • 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 BuilderWriting Prompt Builder • Teachers can access from home
History of rollout in Paulding County - GA • Read articles on Los Angeles County School System raised test scores 3 to 5% by using unitedstreaming videos in math classes • Contacted Discovery – Georgia Public Broadcasting pays for a site license for all public/private/home schools in the state of Georgia. Also - videos can be loaded on local file server at no charge! • Shared information with Superintendent 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 - covered by GPB Contract)
Rollout Step 2 Presentation of unitedstreaming to Lead Teachers Step 3 County-wide training – Discovery Trainer(cost for trainer was covered by license)4 people attended from each school and they redelivered to their school(March 2006 & August 2006) Step 4 School-based Trainings as requested
Training Model Handouts on Common Drive Online Training & Webinars District Training School Workshops
Teacher Feedback “Revolutionary – and the impactit makes is dynamic” Learning becomes multi-dimensional by using the videos and helps students develop critical thinking skills. Louise DeSantis Dobbins Middle School - Teacher
Unitedstreaming - State-Wide Licenses • Alabama (Alabama Public Television) - Discovery Education unitedstreaming Plus, APTPLUS • Arizona (ASSET) - Discovery Education unitedstreaming • Arkansas (Arkansas Educational Television Network) – Discovery Education unitedstreaming, AETN Video Streaming • Georgia (Georgia Public Broadcasting) – Discovery Education unitedstreaming • Iowa (Iowa Educators Consortium) – Discovery Education unitedstreaming Plus, Iowa AEA Online • Kentucky (Kentucky Educational Television) - Discovery Education unitedstreaming, KET Encyclopedia • Louisiana (Louisiana Public Broadcasting) – Discovery Education unitedstreaming, LPB CyberChannel • Mississippi (Mississippi Public Broadcasting) – Discovery Education unitedstreaming, MPB Express • Nebraska (Cooperative Organization of Nebraska Educational Service Units) - PowerMedia Plus • New York (New York Public Broadcasting) – PowerMedia Plus EdVideo Online • South Carolina (South Carolina Educational Television) – Discovery Education unitedstreaming, ETV's StreamlineSCAll Educators in the above states call 800-323-9084 to get your passcode. License is paid for by organization in parenthesis and covers all Public K-12 schools in above states.
State Wide Licenses • Public Broadcasting Stations (and other organizations) pay for a state-wide license for all K-12 schools to use unitedstreaming. Some licenses cover home/private schools, colleges, & universities – check with Discovery. • Same organization may offer training - contact them to see what resources they offerEx: Georgia Public Broadcasting offers training for educators – to include training on unitedstreaming at no cost!
Great Resource :Discovery Educator Network • DEN website – resources & lesson plans • DEN Events, Contests, Trainings • STAR DEN Member – free access to resources (i.e. PBS videos for 2007-2008)http://www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com/Blog: http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com/
Questions? Contact: Helen MaddoxTechnology Support SpecialistPaulding County School System – GAwww.paulding.k12.ga.ushmaddox@paulding.k12.ga.us Georgia Educators contact: Katherine Aiken – GPBkaiken@gpb.org Discovery - 800-323-9084