Instructions for utilizing Discovery Education streaming video in the classroom.

1. Discovery Streaming Video A User’s Guide

2. Login with your user name and password. If you have never had a user name and password, or if you’re transferring from another district, use the district passcode to register for a new account. Log In

4. Curriculum Standard Subject Grade Level Advanced Searching Options

6. Curriculum Standards Search Select an option from each drop-down menu Click on standards to break them down into their components Click on links (underlined standards) to locate videos on those standards

9. Information includes length, brief description, and copyright date You can sort by best match, most popular, or recently added You can click on “Add to My Content” to save You can view all applicable curriculum standards for the video You can narrow results by media type, video detail, materials, and service Results List

10. Click on title or thumbnail of video Click on play button in center of video If desired, download to computer Larger file sizes are lower on the list and will take up more space and time To view in fullscreen, click on white rectangle with black center surrounded by four arrows To return to preview, press ESC key To Preview

12. Adjusting Video Prior to maximizing video, adjust buttons below screen Use slide to adjust sound Play, fast forward, rewind, stop and pause are the same as for a VCR or iPod

13. Allows you to search by subject and grade level simultaneously Reduces your results to a manageable number You can simply select subject and grade level or narrow your search further with a topic You might also want to select “Full Video” to narrow media type Advanced Search

15. Other Features You can share links on social networking sites If your selected video is a segment of a full video, other segments of the video will appear to the right of the page You can select any of these items to add to your content Each page indicates whether or not the content is Closed Captioned