The Assignment Builder feature in Discovery Streaming (formerly called United Streaming) allows you to pull together resources in a central location, from which students conduct their work (in class or as homework). An important caution about Discovery Streaming. To be compliant with copyright law, you cannot post a video from Discovery Streaming on your blog or web site. However, you can create an assignment and post the link for access. During class, you can provide students with the password needed to access the assignment.

 On the homepage, look in the Teacher Center on the right, and click on the Assignment Builder link. A screen like the following appears. You have two options – search the assignment library for existing projects (note the four options), or create a new assignment.

When creating a new assignment, click on the “Create New” icon. Complete the information requested (including a title, grade level, assignment instructions, the learning objectives and teacher notes. Click Save. You will be prompted to save the file in a folder. You can save it to an existing folder, or you can create a folder. From this location, you can add media such as video clips, activities (such as quizzes or writing prompts), or relevant web sites. When finished, click on Save, then Continue. Enter the instructions that would appear with each material type (i.e. what you want students to do with the video clips or web sites). Click on Save, then Continue. You can preview the assignment (as it would appear to students). Click Save, then click Continue. This final screen displays the location of the assignment within My Content, as well as instructions on how students can access the assignment. Note that when a student completes an assignment, you will receive an email notification.