Video Streaming for Dummies

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Video Streaming for Dummies

• COMO 2006
• Patricia Stewart and Rosemary Higgins
• Westlake High School
• Atlanta, GA

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Why video streaming?

• Post-test scores of students whose teachers used
  unitedstreaming increased
• Correlated to state standards
• Video clips are more engaging
• Use over and over
• No need to rewind and find
• Easier to share lessons among colleagues
• Each teacher has their own copy

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Sample Video

• Roller Coaster Physics
• Citation (MLA)Roller Coaster Physics. Discovery
  Channel School. 2004.unitedstreaming. 14
  September 2006

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unitedstreaming

• www.unitedstreaming.com

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New User Passcode
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Obtaining New User Passcode

• Discovery Education Georgia Support
• Annie McKay
• annie_mckay_at_discovery.com
• 1-800-323-9084-9084 ext 7235
• Discovery Education Alabama Georgia Field
  Manager
• Katherine Aiken
• katherine_aiken_at_discovery.com
• Here at COMO Georgia Public Broadcasting booth

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Create Your Account

• First name
• Last name
• State
• E-mail address
• Desired username (Make a note of it.)
• Password (Make a note of it.)
• Security reminder Q/A
• ?I have read and agree to the Terms of Use

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Searching for a video

• Keyword
• Subject and Grade
• Curriculum standards

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Keyword
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Subject and Grade
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Curriculum Standards
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Science (Gr 10)
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SPS8.b.Apply Newton's three laws to everyday
situations by explaining the following Inertia
Relationship between force, mass and
acceleration Equal and opposite forces
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Once youve chosen a video

• You can select the full video or one or more
  segments.
• If you want to show different segments at
  different times, select each segment
  individually.

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Full video
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Video segments
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Citations
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Related Materials
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Curriculum Standards
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Teachers Guide
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Quiz
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How to download

• Right click on Download (Full video) or blue disk
  (Video segment)
• Click on Save Target As
• Save to Desktop or a CD
• 30 minute video takes about a minute to download
• Can stream live
• However, slows down the network
• Buffering causes delays in playing

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Download Full Video
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Download Video Segment
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Save Target As
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So I downloaded a video.Now what do I do with it?

• Show it using your computer and either a
  television or a multimedia projector.
• Hyperlink or embed it in PowerPoint.
• Hyperlink allows you to see the Windows Media
  Player controls.
• Does not automatically play full screen
• Can be adjusted to play full screen
• Embedding allows you to play full screen
  automatically.
• Does not let you see Media Player Controls
• Can add text boxes
• Video and PowerPoint must be saved in the same
  file.

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Television
VGA Connection
S-video Connection
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Multimedia Projector
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Hyperlink Example

• First woman in space

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Embedding Example
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Hyperlink

• Open a new slide.
• Type the title of the video.
• Highlight the title.
• Go to Insert and choose Hyperlink.
• Click on Link to
• Existing file or web page
• Navigate to where you saved the downloaded clip.
  
• Double click on the video, then click OK to close.

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Embedding a video

• Click on Insert.
• Choose Movies and Sound.
• Choose Movie from file.
• Navigate to where you saved the downloaded clip.
• Click OK.
• Decide whether or not you want the video to start
  automatically or when clicked.

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My Home Page

• Click on the Preferences link in the navigation
  bar
• Click on My Home Page tab
• Check the box so that this will be your default
  home page for unitedstreaming
• Select calendar listings
• Select featured videos
• Receive updates as new videos are added

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Preferences
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My Home Page
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Teacher CenterClassroom Tools

• Assignment Builder
• Build and store assignments for your students
  that use unitedstreaming's curriculum content.
• Quiz Builder
• Incorporate video clips into interactive quizzes
  with unitedstreaming Quiz Builder!
• Writing Prompt Builder
• Give students writing practice with images that
  include composition prompts.

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Teacher Center
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Assignment Builder
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Quiz Builder
There are over 2000 quizzes in the quiz library,
most created by Discovery Education.
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Writing Prompt Builder
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Teacher CenterCurriculum Resources

• Calendar
• Help students connect the past and present with
  videos tied to historical events.
• Lesson Plan Library
• Tap into more than 200 lesson plans designed for
  unitedstreaming videos.
• Thematic Focus
• Browse weekly teaching topics that include video
  segments, lesson plans, and student activities.

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Calendar
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Lesson Plan Library
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Thematic Focus
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CD

• User Guide PDF
• Step-by-step instructions for everything shown
  today.
• Quick Start PDF
• 2 page brochure that can be used to drum up
  interest in video streaming
• Network Manager Upgrade Word document
• A way to download videos overnight so as not to
  slow down the network

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Questions?
stewartp_at_fultonschools.org higginsr_at_fultonschools.
org