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.
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Video titles, digital media, and the tools to help integrate them
into powerful learning resources are constantly added and improved
throughout the year!
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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.
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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!
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. . 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.
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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: |
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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
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Tuesday,
November 8th
2:45-3:30
ML Computer Lab
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Tuesday,
November 15th
TBA
By Grade Level
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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.
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Integration
Strategies
Learn to use digital media to create multimedia lesson plans
aligned with content area standards.
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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. |
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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.
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