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Many educators use  Discovery Education Streaming  for their vast database of videos and teaching materials.  However, there are many other resources found in the DE system.  For example, the Spotlight on Strategies  (also known as "SOS")  initiative has laid out a wealth of instructional strategies that teachers from all curricular areas and levels can utilize. To find these effective  teacher- created resources, log into your Discovery Education Streaming account ( Keller ISD instructions ) and click on INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES :  Select a strategy group: Select a strategy: View a description, a short video, and a PDF explaining the strategy: Utilize the toolbar to add the strategy to your QUICKLIST , add the strategy to your MY CONTENT , ASSIGN the strategy, DOWNLOAD the strategy video, add to BUILDER , and/or SHARE the link via various methods:

If you want to add a little engagement to your class, Mentimeter  is the tool for you! With their many slide templates to choose from, students will finally have a reason to utilize their mobile devices for learning! First, sign up for a teacher account here . Next, click the  button. Once your account has been created, dive into your first presentation.  Click the  button. Enter a NAME for the presentation and define the PRESENTATION SETTINGS : Select a SLIDE TYPE along the right side of the screen: In this example, the WORD CLOUD   type will be selected: Select the applicable CONTENT and CONTENT SETTINGS .  In this example, the question, entries per voter, and profanity filter properties will be selected: Once the slides are complete, click the  button. In order to interact, have the students access the prompt at menti.com and enter the provided code: The word cloud example can be pictured below: Limitations Currently, there is no limitation on nu...

Classroomscreen.com offers several very useful tools for the classroom teacher. First, select your language. Next, select a background screen with the BACKGROUND button found in the bottom toolbar: The site offers a RANDOM NAME PICKER tool: To select a student at random, click the CHOOSE button.  When finished with the tool, click the X next to the RANDOM NAME button in the bottom toolbar: Allowing students to access sites using a QR code can be helpful.  Classroom Screen offers a QR code generator as well: To display multiple QR codes, click the  +1 found on the QR CODE tool in the bottom toolbar: NOTE :  To close any of the tools, click the RED X found on the corresponding tool. The toolbar consists of many other classroom tools such as: Draw Tools Text Tools Work Symbols ( including silence, whisper, ask neighbor, work together) Traffic Light Timer Clock

Many educators use  Discovery Education  for their vast database of videos and teaching materials.  However, there are many other resources found in the DE system.  For example, the Spotlight on Strategies  (also known as "SOS")  initiative has laid out a wealth of instructional strategies that teachers from all curricular areas and levels can utilize. To find these effective  teacher- created resources, log into your Discovery Education account and search for SOS:  You may want to click the  VIEW STRATEGIES BY SKILL  button: The strategy categories will appear, such as  ASSESSMENT ,  COMPARE AND CONTRAST ,  SUMMARIZING , etc.  Click  VIEW ALL  from within a category area to see more strategies: Select the preferred strategy to view a description, a short video, and a PDF explaining the strategy: Click the   to  ADD TO MY CONTENT ,  ASSIGN TO CLASSROOM/STUDENT ,  ADD TO BUILDER TOOL , or...