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Kimberly Sharp Media Specialist Ivy Creek Elementary United Streaming

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Rollercoaster.asf

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Setting Up Your Account Visit www.unitedstreaming.comwww.unitedstreaming.com Enter New User Passcode Katherine Aiken katherine_aiken@discovery.comkatherine_aiken@discovery.com Annie McKay 1-800-323-9084-9084 ext 7235 annie_mckay@discovery.com Create Your Personal Account

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Setting Up Your Account Create your account. You only have to enter: 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 by Keyword

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Searching by Standards Click Here First Make Selections from the Drop Down Menus

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Select the Strand

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S3P2.a - Investigate to find common objects that are attracted to magnets.

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WARNING!!! Gwinnett County teachers are not allowed to stream live video over the network. You must download the video FIRST even before you preview! Downloading must occur before 9:00 AM or after 2:00 PM. Streaming Live is Risky Downloading Minimizes Technical Difficulties

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Dont Have Time to Download? Select the videos/segments you wish to save. Click on the add to My Content button. Create a new folder or add to an existing one. Copy or share them as you have time!

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Citations Click on the Citations tab above the segments and select the appropriate reference.

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How Do I Show The Video? Show it using your computer and either your television or LCD 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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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 the 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 Builder 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 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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Professional Development

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References Electromagnetism. Discovery Channel School. (2002). Retrieved July 16, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ Fincher, Jim (2006.) United Streaming Brochure Rollercoaster. United Learning. (2001). Retrieved July 16, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ Stewart, Patricia and Higgins, Rosemary (2006.) Video Streaming for Dummies presented at COMO Conference, Athens, GA.