Sharing folders & building assignments

1. Hale Kula ElementaryJuly 2010 By Michelle Colte, Librarian Managing Information: Getting to Know Discovery Education Part 2

2. Curriculum Search

3. Curriculum Standards Search Click on Curriculum Standards Search

4. Identify your search criteria

5. Select your standard & benchmark Keep clicking on the benchmark until you get an underlined link. That link will take you to resources.

6. Review your results… You may need to narrow your search by using the menu on the left, or broaden your search based on your results.

7. Your Turn! Use the Curriculum Standards Search to find a resource to support a specific benchmark. Add that file to your content.

8. Science Elementary Search

9. Science Elementary Search Click on the Science Elementary Tab Select your science “topic” and narrow your results.

10. Science Elementary enables you to choose different media for different purposes and a variety of mediums…

11. Your Turn! Use the Science Elementary Search to find a resource. Add that file to your content.

12. Sharing folders

13. Sharing your folders Click on/highlight folder you want to share Click on the down arrow next to the “choose” button on the right. Select “share”

14. Sharing folders (slide 2) Click on/highlight the folder where you want to “deposit” your shared information and then click the blue “Share” button.

15. Creating a class (slide 5) You will be prompted to review your class. You may edit the name, dates, or students. You may also duplicate the list of students but give the class a new name: you could have classes of the same students titled Math OR Science OR LA.

16. Building Assignments Create an assignment for your entire class, an individual, or a small group Share your assignment with your grade level.

17. Building Assignments Select the type of assignment you want to build and follow the prompts. Everything can be edited from the My Content window.

18. “Creating a Class” tip Consider creating classes of student groups—lit. circles, science projects, differentiated groupings 4th graders eat their gummy worms and dirt at our Nene Discussion

19. Your Turn! Create a practice class

20. References All screen shots come from discoveryeducation.com Sponge Bob image from avatarist.com This presentation is for educational purposes only

21. Final Thoughts… Make time to explore DiscoveryEducation.com AND Hale Kula’s other print and electronic resources. Share what you find within and across grade levels. Begin slowly—find activities, videos or eBooks to Engage students Give students freedom to Explore also.