Bring+Visual+Learning+to+Your+Lessons+with+Discovery+Streaming+Videos

=** Monday, August 23, 2010 **= =** 8:30-9:45 **= =**Session**= Discovery Education Streaming is a digital media library containing easily searchable multimedia content for all subjects. All content correlates to state standards and integrates seamlessly into any curriculum.

=**Trainers**= Cindy Griffith, K-8 Media Specialist Director Jayne Neufarth, Media Specialist Ross High School

=Course Objectives=

After participating in this professional development you will be able to:
1. create an account using your building's teacher passcode (see passcode handout) 2. use the help menu to access tutorials on how to: 3. insert a movie into a PowerPoint presentation (see below)
 * search for content using keyword or advanced search
 * add a folder within "My Content"
 * add media resources to "My Content"
 * play and download videos

=Materials= Passcode handout

=**Notes**=

Create an account

 * 1) Go to @http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
 * 2) Click “New User?”
 * 3) Enter your school’s eight-character passcode (provided by the workshop instructors)
 * 4) Create an account and choose your username and password

Insert a movie into a PowerPoint Presentation

 * Create and name a folder on the desktop
 * Download the video and save it in the folder
 * Begin a PowerPoint presentation and save it in the same folder
 * Open the PowerPoint from the folder
 * Insert the movie on the appropriate PowerPoint slide (Insert -> Movies and Sounds -> Movies from File)



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