Thing 30: Discovery Education

Today I learned about Discovery Education.  This is a really awesome resource for students wanting to go above and beyond with their interests.  There are tons of different videos and explanations about everything under the sun.  One video that I watched was about how EA Sports makes the different Madden games, particularly the animation of the athletes.  This is a video I think kids and adults would both love to watch.  Also, kind of like Pinterest, you can then post the videos and links to your Board, so you can share and access them later.

Another cool part of Discovery Education was the "Spotlight On Strategies" portion.  This is a really neat way to learn new strategies of teaching and engaging your students.  One strategy that I found was called "Six Word Stories."  This is a summarization activity that students can do together or independently, where they watch a video or look at a picture and try to summarize the entirety of the work in 6 words.  After everyone has summarized the media, there is a share out where everyone can see the differences in what a good summary entails.

I will definitely be using Discovery Education in my classroom as an enrichment activity.

Below is my board.

https://app.discoveryeducation.com/builders/boards/assetGuid/9C45AA86-972C-8523-33AA-951CB932D327/#mode=preview