Article Provided By: Mark Arnold, MSD Educational Technology Specialist, mark.arnold@morrisville.org

Did you know that you could enhance your classroom practice and student engagement with over 40,000 video clips, a massive selection of educational images, over 200 pre-constructed lessons, and lesson building tools that make high-quality, standards-based instructional design easy and effective?

The Morristown School District is proud to provide students and teachers with Unitedstreaming™—a web-based digital video and multimedia delivery system from Discovery Education. Unitedstreaming is the largest and most current library of K-12 digital-multimedia available today. From core-curriculum subjects to health and guidance—there’s something for everyone—and all content is correlated to Vermont state standards!

Discover unitedstreaming!

  • Unitedstreaming’s high-quality content is from award-winning producers such as Discovery Education, Discovery Channel School, The Shoah Foundation, Standard Deviants, Weston Woods, Sunburst Technology, ASCD and more.
  • Video titles, digital media, and the tools to help integrate them into powerful learning resources are constantly added and improved throughout the year!
  • Unitedstreaming is an evaluated resource. A recent scientific evaluation showed an increase in Math, Science,
    and Social Studies test scores by students who were instructed using Unitedstreaming resources.
  • Unitedstreaming’s lesson library and Assignment Builder tool helps save teachers time by supporting them as they are introduced to the process of building instructional resources that integrate engaging multimedia content and align it with Vermont state standards.

Useful Features!

  • Get instant access over 200 best-practice, educator-built lessons that cover all subject areas and grade levels.
  • Utilize the Assignment Builder tool and construct custom, multimedia-rich lessons to fit with your current instructional themes; with features that will help you align the lessons you build with Vermont state standards and GEs.
  • Search video/image/clip-art libraries by: keyword, subject, grade level, state standards, all available titles, and advanced options.
  • Choose from a full video title or short concept clips to stream and/or download for classroom instruction or for use in multimedia presentations.
  • Access a calendar of historical events directly linked to video clips.
  • Create your own ‘Play lists’ to bookmark video clips for quick and easy use in lesson planning or in the classroom.
  • Access interactive online training that will lead you step by step through these features and many more of Unitedstreaming!
  • . . . and much more!

Contact tech.support@morrisville.org or call 888-6729
to help set up your teacher account or for a Unitedstreaming walk-through.

Click here to see a sample of how this powerful resource can support teachers and student learning.
View a list of 50 ways to integrate Unitedstreaming into the classroom (.pdf)
Click on the icons below for overviews of the tools & resources available through Unitedstreaming:
ANNOUNCEMENT: UNITEDSTREAMING WORKSHOPS

In November and December we will be holding workshops for teachers, students, and parents to promote the use of Unitedstreaming resources. Student leaders and educational technology support staff will provide basic mentoring sessions for students in the high school, middle school, and elementary school. Parents are encouraged to come along for the fun!

STUDENT MENTORING SESSIONS
HIGH SCHOOL SESSION
MIDDLE LEVEL SESSION
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SESSION

Tuesday, November 1st
2:45-3:30
ML Computer Lab

Tuesday, November 8th
2:45-3:30
ML Computer Lab

Tuesday, November 15th
TBA
By Grade Level

For teachers we will be offering a three-part workshop that will provide a more complete understanding of the process of developing lessons that incorporate the use of Unitedstreaming, tailored to their existing instructional practices. We will also take time to show how Unitedstreaming's Assignment Builder can be used to create high-quality lessons that are aligned to Vermont standards and GEs. Teachers are invited to attend one or all sessions. We will work with you individually to make sessions meaningful.

TEACHER WORKSHOP SESSIONS
SESSION ONE
SESSION TWO
SESSION THREE

Features & Navigation
Learn to use features and resources that correlate to your curriculum, subject area, and grade level.

Integration Strategies
Learn to use digital media to create multimedia lesson plans aligned with content area standards.
Differentiated Instruction
Explore ways digital media can be used to meet the diverse needs of students.
Open sessions will be announced to all staff the last week of October. Grade-level or department teams may request sessions at times that fit with existing meeting schedules (We will do what we can to accommodate your schedule). Please contact Mark Arnold if you have specific questions or to make a workshop request for your grade-level or department team.

* Workshops will include the use of the same resources that can be accessed through the Unitedstreaming website (www.unitedstreaming.com). If you can't make it to the workshops, have us help you set up your teacher account and we will show you how to access these support materials on your own.