Tech2Go

A picture is worth a thousand words, but how much is a motion video clip worth? Since my last posting was somewhat theoretical I’m feeling a need to balance it with a practical resource! So today I want to highlight a service that you may not be familiar with.

United Streaming/Discovery Education has been assembling quite an extensive set of web-based resources to help teachers use video in the classroom. Still images, sound effects, songs, quizzes, standards, teachers’ guides and other resources are available. The Discovery Atlas Interactive Map is a great way to get information about the culture, history, government or natural world of countries around the globe. 

This service has done for teachers what NetFlix, BlockBuster Online, and Comcast On-Demand have done for consumers. Now you can have 24/7 access to streaming video that can also be downloaded. In Pennsylvania this subscription service was negotiated by the state’s Intermediate Units and the savings were passed on to local districts.

Are you using UnitedStreaming? If not try the free trial account and let us know how it’s changing teaching and learning in your classroom.