United Streaming InternetBased Video

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United StreamingInternet-Based Video

• Signing On For the First Time and Using It_at_ Mae
  Hensley

Mark Jeffery
United Streaming
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What Do You Need?

• An Internet-connected computer
• A digital projector or TV hookup (Averkey in
  Ceres) will make the videos easier to show to a
  whole class
• Windows Media Player All of our computers have
  this installed look in the Programs listing
  (Start, Programs)
• Or, Apples Quick Time also works

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United Streaming
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What Do You Need?

• External computer speakers may make it easier for
  your students to hear the video (There may be
  some available at your site, or an inexpensive
  pair can be purchased for approx. 20)

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United Streaming
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Opening Screen

• Go to www.united streaming.com
• Bookmark this page (Favorites, Add to Favorites)

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Opening Screen

• Contact your Tech Coach for Mae Hensleys New
  User Passcode
• Select Enter

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Registration Screen
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Search Screen

• Check the Menu Bar at the top for various
  functions
• Search (the screen you are currently on)
• Playlist (your collection of favorites)
• User Guide (a downloadable 40-page guide Or,
  view it online)
• Learning Resources (calendars with historical
  events/references with links to videos)
• Help
• Preferences (change your password or other
  information)

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Additional Help

• You can watch a 3 ½ minute online video that
  shows the basic features of the United Streaming
  site by going to http//vod.unitedstreaming.com/d
  emo/overview/demo10.html

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United Streaming
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Search Screen

• Once you have logged in, you will be taken to the
  Search Screen

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Search Screen

• Selecting the down-arrow next to Subject reveals
  many choices

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Search Screen

• After a subject has been selected, clicking on
  the down-arrow next to Topic will reveal a list
  of categories within that particular subject

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Search Screen

• Remember to select the appropriate grade
• You might want to look at the choices available
  at adjacent grade levels Or, select Everyone
• Select Go

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Search Results

• On the right will be a scrolling list of videos
  that fit your search criteria
• Information shown includes a synopsis, grade
  levels, runtime, publisher

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Click on the Title

• Clicking on the title will take you to this
  screen
• Shown are links to
• Blackline Masters
• Teachers Guides
• Closed Caption option
• Segment/Chapter titles with times
• Buttons for Streaming (showing the video right
  away), Downloading (saving the video on your
  computer), and Add to Playlist (your own list
  saved on United Streamings site)

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Advanced Search

• The Advanced Search screen adds the option of
  searching by a keyword, publisher, relevance,
  and/or Spanish titles

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Search by Standards

• From the main search page, you may also search by
  subject, grade, and California State Standard
• Then, just click on the link for Videos meeting
  this standard

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How Would I Use It?

• Use United Streaming the same way you have always
  used videos in support of your curriculum
• Show selected segments when the entire video
  would be inappropriate due to content or length
• Insert a segment into a PowerPoint slide to
  illustrate the presentations content or a
  particular concept on the slide

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Suggestions

• Some videos will appear distorted when played in
  the Full Screen mode Test the video before
  showing it!
• When using Windows Media Player, right-clicking
  on the playing video gives you the choice of
  screen size

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Suggestions

• Video files can be very large and can occupy a
  lot of your computers hard drive space
• Rather than saving entire videos on your
  computer, using United Streamings Playlist
  feature is a good idea

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United Streaming
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Insert Into a Slide

• To insert a video clip into a slide, first
  download/save it to your computer
• Then, with the slide in Design/Normal View,
  select Insert, Movies and Sounds, Movie from File
  from the Menu Bar
• Browse to find where you saved it, then
  double-click on the name (or click on it once and
  select OK) to insert it into the slide

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United Streaming
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Insert Into a Slide

• With the slide in Design/Normal View, select
  Insert, Movies and Sounds, Movie from File from
  the Menu Bar

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Insert Into a Slide

• My Videos is the best place to save any clips
• Double-click on the name (or click on it once and
  select OK) to insert it into the slide

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Insert Into a Slide

• This window will appear as you insert. Choose if
  you want the video to play automatically or on
  the mouse click.

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United Streaming
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Insert Into a Slide
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Insert Into a Slide

• The video screen may be resized the same way as
  any image Click on the video and stretch from
  the corners

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Credits

• www.unitedstreaming.com

? Presentation Created by Mark Jeffery of Ceres
Unified School District, Ceres, CA ? 2004 ?
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United Streaming