060408 Assignment Builder

How To Connect Your Students ToDiscovery Education streaming Resources!

Start by contemplating the nature your assignment…

• Simple with brief instructions and a resource or two

• Complex with detailed instructions and numerous resources

• A quick make-up activity!

Gather materials foryour assignment…

• Search Discovery Education streaming for full videos, video segments, articles, clip art, images, audio, and more!

• Search for web sites and mark them as Favorites in your browser

Search by…

* Keyword* Subject* Grade Level

Start here………….

Help!

…General Information…………Add Materials……………….…Material Instructions…………………..…………Preview……………………..………………Summary

* Pre-viewing questions* Detailed Lesson Plans* Discussion quesitons* Assessment Rubrics* Vocabulary* Assessment Standards

No need to reinvent the wheel!

Assignment Instructions:

You need to save your assignment into “My Content” in order to continue…

Add as many resources as you want…

Check the box, and choose “Done” to add the media to your assignment.

Not here!

Clickhere

Adds mediato a new assignment instead of your current assignment!

• Check the appropriate search result, and choose “Add Selected.”

• The media will be added to your lesson.• Click “Continue” when you are done adding

media…

To add media from My Content

Printing OptionsGeneral InfoWeb LinksMedia and Activities

Click “Continue”

Ways for students to find your Assignment

Give students the code: T1AED-2D6D

Give students the link:http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/studentCenter/index.cfm?cdCode=T1AED-2D6DOr do it the easy way…Paste the link into your blog, web page, Moodle site, etc.

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/studentCenter/

Some closing thoughts…

• Remember some students have issues - bandwidth that is!

• Simple, focused assignments containing limited media often lead to better student participation and achievement than do complex assignments with tons of media included.

• A great quick-start tutorial for the Assignment builder is located at: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/help/index.cfm

Thanks!