-+Discovery+Education

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= = = = =What is Discovery Education?= Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications which offers "streaming educational video material into schools via the internet." Discovery Education operates //unitedstreaming//, a "leading educational broadband streaming service in the United States." They have two free services. One is their website, [|Discovery School] and the other is a teacher community, the Discovery Educator Network, commonly referred to as the DEN.

=Why use it in your classroom?=
 * to present information in a visual format
 * to differentiate instruction to impove student achievement
 * to engage your students with rich videos and online resources
 * access video segments on-demand or download for later use

=How can I use it in my classroom?=
 * embed video segments and audio clips into multimedia presentation
 * support a classroom lesson with a full-length video
 * journal with pre-made writing prompts
 * use Closed Captioning feature to assist struggling readers and hearing impaired students
 * use articles and videos for current events
 * use the calendar feature to highligh specific events
 * take your student on a virtual field trip
 * reinforce math lessons with videos and activities
 * For more ideas click on the file link and view **50 Ways to Integrate DE Streaming**