Discovery+Education

[|Discovery Education] is a program that offers "streaming educational video material into schools via the internet." Discovery Education gives students the opportunity to go beyond the traditional text book and offers a variety of digital media content that is immersive, engaging and brings the world into the classroom. It gives each student a chance to experience people, places, and events around the world. All content is aligned to state standards, can be aligned to custom curriculum, and supports classroom instruction. This program also provides virtual experiences, free lesson plans and materials, and real-time assessment services.
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Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global mass media and entertainment company based in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company started as a single channel in 1985, [|The Discovery Channel]. DCI operates its businesses in four groups: Discovery Networks U.S., Discovery Networks International, Discovery Commerce, and Discovery Education.
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Discovery Education transforms teaching and learning by partnering with Districts throughout the country to support educators with digital technology, high-quality multimedia content, professional development, assessment services, and common core solutions that drive student achievement.
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Implementation of Discovery Education impacts the way an educator teaches, providing them the digital content and the professional development to transform classroom instruction into an immersive, experience that inspires a student's natural curiosity. Discovery Education impacts the way students learn, breaking down barriers and moving beyond static textbooks to a digital delivery they already embrace. Discovery Education has works with school districts across all sizes and demographics and consistently delivers results.

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 * [|Interactive digital textbooks]
 * [|Engaging standards-aligned content]
 * [|Comprehensive professional development]
 * [|Assessment Services]
 * [|Virtual Experiences]
 * [|Learning Communities]

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Welcome to Discovery Education | Digital textbooks and standards-aligned educational resources. (n.d.). Welcome to Discovery Education | Digital textbooks and standards-aligned educational resources. Retrieved September 29, 2013, from []
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Education, D. (n.d.). Exploring Discovery Education: Video Details - YouTube.YouTube. Retrieved September 29, 2013, from [|http://www.yhttp://www.youtube.com/watchv=Bv2ecr5Iegw&list=PLB5F578E967C06883&noredirect=1outube.com/watchv=Bv2ecr5Iegw&list=PLB5F578E967C06883&noredirect=1]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discovery Communications - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 29, 2013, from []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discovery Education Science for Elementary - YouTube. (n.d.). YouTube. Retrieved October 1, 2013, from [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKy7vZ1bGNo]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discovery Education streaming - YouTube. (n.d.). YouTube. Retrieved October 1, 2013, from []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.dicoveryeducation.com]
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__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">About the Author: **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Desiree Piercy is a 5th grade teacher at Aikahi Elementary school. She is currently getting her Masters degree at University of Hawaii in Educational Technology. Desiree uses Discovery Education in her classroom for all subjects. Her students love Discovery Education!