Teachers - Each unitedstreaming video has teacher resources and can be customized to meet individual needs. Every video is linked to state standards, lesson plans, and other teacher tools. Teachers have access to hundreds of clip art and images to use on websites, tests, worksheets and more. Educators can also use pre-made quizzes, writing prompts, and assignments that go with unitedstreaming videos or create their own. There are many user-friendly features, as of June 2006. One feature is the My Content section of the site, where teachers can store favorite videos, quizzes, or other resources to use at a later date. Teachers can share these resources within the school or district.
Technical - The management system gives the administrator the option to create reports that gauge the effectiveness of the unitedstreaming program. The system allows for subscription administrators to manage usage and generate statistics on unitedstreaming usage that support district needs and goals. The report may be generated by specific date, groups or users to support the effectiveness of the integration of technology. A subscription administrator can choose who is viewing a specific program or clip, and determine the time viewed and IP address of the user. In addition, an administrator can see what videos have been viewed for the entire account, by a specific user, date, or popularity. Network administrators can monitor their network usage by viewing whether the program or clips are streamed or downloaded. By installing and using Network Manager Software administrators have the ability to restrict media streaming and downloads during high use hours along with other administrative features. If you are intereseted in installing Network Manager Software in your district contact Stephanie Madlinger for further information (314) 692-1212 or smadlinger@csd.org

Supported by Research

Discovery Education, the leader in digital video and multimedia-based learning, recently announced the results of a second independent evaluation of the award-winning unitedstreaming digital video-on-demand application.The first evaluation was conducted in 2002 and showed improvements in 3rd and 8th grade science and social studies scores with over 12% increase in student achievement.
A new study, conducted in 2004, shows substantial academic improvement in mathematics in both 6th and 8th grade, a 3-5% increase in student achievement. View the research at http://www.unitedstreaming.com/home/why.cfm?id=3 and find out what 43,000 schools and over 20,000,000 students and teachers already know—unitedstreaming works! The unitedstreaming evaluation was recognized as a Type 4 Format Research Study by the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET). For more information about this study visit http://caret.iste.org/

Professional Learning Communities

Schools that are Professional Learning Communities (PLC) will be enriched by the opportunity unitedstreaming's content management system provides through customize reports. The CSD's Virtual Learning Center is excited to be able to provide technology professional development for unitedstreaming that supports the PLC model. By using goals that focus on increasing student achievement, unitedstreaming's My Content helps teachers transform their classrooms into learning communities that use technology as a tool. Teachers are able to use, share, or create favorite videos, quizzes, and assignments within grade levels, buildings or entire districts. S.M.A.R.T. Goals are easy to support and report on with the use of unitedstreaming's resources. For teachers and their students, using unitedsteaming in the classroom is a journey of learning and laughter, challenges, and successes. If you are a CSD Level One or Two unitedstreaming member, we can provide FREE unitedstreaming training to your staff on site or through videoconferencing. We also offer FREE training once a month in our Tele at CSD on 1460 Craig Rd. St. Louis, MO 63146.

For more information or to schedule a professional development training that supports your needs, contact Stephanie Madlinger at (314) 692-1212 or smadlinger@csd.org

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