United Streaming

[sdWTMer]

I know that I'm bringing it up again (has it been discussed in the new forums?). Anyway, I was wondering if it is worth it! For those who have bought it, are you still satisfied with your purchase? :confused:

[NancyinCA]

We have access to this service through our charter school, so it is free to us. However, now that I have utilized it, I would probably pay to continue it if for some reason I couldn't get it anymore through school.

I use it several times a week to enhance lessons already planned, as well as on the fly when the kids are squirrely-they love to watch the Jeff Corwin shows and Magic School Bus. Recently, I also discovered the Liberty Kids (PBS) series as well. Often, I will also do a search for a particular topic. Yesterday, my dd 2nd grade watched a video about fiction and non fiction, and then completed some worksheets on those topics that I had downloaded (she loves worksheets).

I hope that helps,
Nancy in CA

[Mom2jnb]

I would like to know how we can find out if we have access through a school or what not.

Anyone know?

Alison

[Lux Et Veritas Academy]

Totally thrilled! Used it twice today!

[kRenee]

But my kids don't like watching educational videos on TV either. Maybe that should have been a CLUE!

[sdWTMer]

:D

[MIch elle]

We're watching Liberty's Kids and others that go with history or science. I also like to watch on my own time occasionally(art history & history).

[Cindyg]

We use it every day, sometimes three classes a day. Often for science, history, and Spanish. And this is not just random viewing. We watch classes to enrich our curriculum.

I said to my son just the other day, "Can you imagine homeschooling without United Streaming?" Of course, we can well remember it. I used to spend an enormous amount of time managing interlibrary loan requests for appropriate enrichment materials from the library. This deal is just SWEET.

Oh, and I pay for it myself. We're on our second year (of paying), and will absolutely renew when our year is up.

[Hen Jen]

we like it, I'm just beginning to utilize it more. I was going to start a thread and ask this, but I'll put it right here...

does anyone know how to make the viewing screen for united streaming bigger? We are watching on a mac, I think thru quicktime... and the little viewing screen is so small, it's hard to bunch my 4 kids around it to watch. So anyone know how to make the viewing screen bigger? It can't always be that small, can it?

anyone?

[Jenny in Atl]

We are lucky do get it free in GA but even if it was not I would pay. We use it often for Spanish, French, history, art, music, and science. I also love -
http://www.learner.org/
http://www.hippocampus.org/index.html

They also have great programs and they are free.

[sdWTMer]

What I do when Quicktime is up. I go to the View menu up top and I change it to full screen. Does that help? It's Apple F.

HTH

[WriterGirl]

it's hard to bunch my 4 kids around it to watch. So anyone know how to make the viewing screen bigger? It can't always be that small, can it?

anyone?

Granted, I have our macMini hooked up to our flat screen tV, so even small, it's going to be bigger ... BUT, we have it set for Quicktime as a standalone. Then, once the quicktime box opens, I grab the bottom right corner and drag it until it's significantly bigger. You lost some clarity that way, but not as much as I'd expected (and some vids are worse than others).

As for the main topic, I love it. I've found a ton of supplemental programs that coincide with our lessons, particularly history and science

[Cindyg]

right underneath the tiny screen that says "View Full Screen." Click it, and it fills your screen. Press Escape to go back to a window.

I realize your set up might not look like mine. If this doesn't work for you, I would call Discovery Education (or United Streaming).