Discovery BootCamp 11
15 days to a becoming a more connected Discovery Educator
DE Boot Camp: Presenting Publishing & Collaborating 1 Sharing DE with the outside world
We've learned how to ASSIGN all sorts of media and activities to students inside Discovery, but what if you want to share things from Discovery outside of Discovery Education's site to a more global audience? Let me introduce you to the SHARE function. All of the types of media that we've been learning about, whether in the DE library, your own uploaded media, or activities that you create - all of those can be shared to your favorite social media tool or through any web-accessible link.
So how does this work? However you choose to share your item, whether through a direct link or a social media site, it will include a link... when your user clicks the link, they'll be prompted to login to Discovery (if they're not already logged in) and then will be taken directly to the media or activity you've selected.
Sharing from the media library
To share media from the Discovery Media Library, simply find our handy little "plus-triangle" widget and click the triangle. You'll have the option to share that Discovery item out in a pre-formatted post to a collection of the most popular social sharing sites, like Edmodo, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more - and if you don't see the site you're looking for, click the green "more" button to find an extensive list of dozens more sites to choose from.
You'll also find a COPY LINK provided for you. You can copy this link and share it on any linkable document, like your class web page, an email, a desktop shortcut, or bookmark... you can use this link anywhere you can add a direct link to that specific Discovery media item. Again, when your user clicks the link, they'll be prompted to login to Discovery and then will be taken directly to the media you've selected.
Click the triangle
How do you want to share?
More options
Sharing from My Content
Share your quiz, assignment, or writing prompt
You can also share quizzes, assignments, or writing prompts through the ASSIGN portion of the builder tool. Instead of assigning to a class as we discussed last week, instead, click the ASSIGN BY CODE OR URL tab, copy the "Writing Prompt URL", and post that link where you like.
You can also share to social sharing sites, as with other items - just go to your My Content and find where you saved the builder activity, and then share through the ACTIONS tool as described above.
Sharing your board builder boards
Today's Assignment: Choose something to share
Bonus tip of the day! Edmodo!!!
If you haven't explored Edmodo before, take some time to check it out. Edmodo is an online classroom tool that is one part learning management system, another part educational social sharing, and always free to educators and students. To start using Edmodo, just go to their website at www.edmodo.com and click the green button to "Sign up for free". You can build our own network of educators, create your own custom groups (like for your classes, for example), post messages, make assignments, create quizzes, and so much more. Watch the video below to learn how to start using Edmodo in your own classroom today.
Best of all... you can post anything from Discovery directly to your Edmodo site by using the SHARE tool!!!
Are you just joining the Discovery Boot Camp? ........... Catch up on what you've missed so far
- Welcome to DE (Your Discovery Account)
- DE's Got a New Look (My DE)
- All Kinds of Media (The DE Media Library)
- Keeping it Organized (My Content)
- Viewing & Saving (The DE Media Player)
Week 2 - Engaging Students
- Think Like a Student (DE Student Center)
- Assign Almost Anything (DE Assignments)
- Creating Writing Activities (Writing Prompt Builder)
- Assessing Student Understanding (Quiz Builder & Progress Zone)
Kayla Steiner..................................... Your Boot Camp Drill Sargent
Digital Learning and Media Specialist
Education Service Center Region 11
STAR Discovery Educator
Certified Safari Montage Trainer
Email: ksteiner@esc11.net
Website: www.esc11.net/discovery
Location: 1451 S Cherry Ln, White Settlement, TX, United States
Phone: 817-740-7659
Twitter: @ksteiner4