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__Discovery Education Streaming__





The OCDSB has licensing for Discovery Education Streaming. Although American, there is a lot of very good material for Geography teachers. You will need an account. This document will take you through the steps: [|signupsendout.doc] Note that you will need to get the alpha-numeric code for your school and this can be done via Hotline with a Call Ticket. The website for DES is: []

Once you get an account, you may want to check out these film titles.

//Geography, History, and Attractions: Canada// //Geography of the World: North America: Land and Resources// //Canada: Land of Diversity// //Canada: Its Land, Resources, and Economy// //Geography, History, and Attractions: Niagara Falls and Great Gorge// //Jewel on the Hill: The Story of Canada's Parliament Buildings// //Canada: Its People, History, and Government// //Childhood Lost: The Story of Canada's Home Children// //World Geography North America: Canada, Mexico and Central America, and the Caribbean// //Greatest Journeys on the Earth: Canada: Journeys through the Rockies// //Geography of Canada//

A few interesting things about Discovery Education Streaming: 1. There is a tab called "My Content" and you can save your favorite videos to this section and also do it by course. 2. You do not have to show an entire video, but you can do it by segment that is directly related to what you may be teaching. 3. Our downloads are fast as the media sits on our servers here in Ottawa 4. You can look up for media based on Ontario's curriculum and expectations. 5. Some of the DES films have worksheets. 6. If you do not have an internet connection, films can be downloaded to a stick or your I-drive. 7. Use Discovery Education Atlas to find media by location.

__National Film Board of Canada__

The OCDSB is licensed to show videos from the NFB collection. Go to [] to search for items.

Here are a number of titles that you may find interesting:

//[|The Enduring Wilderness] [|Temples of Time] [|Kluane] [|Strangers at the Door] [|Trouble in the Forest] [|The Changing Forest] [|The Face of the High Arctic] [|Rivers to the Sea] [|Freshwater World]//