Monday, November 3, 2008

Discovery School

Discovery School [http://school.discoveryeducation.com/] - Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.

Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications, LLC the leading global nonfiction media company. The leader in digital video-based learning, Discovery Education produces and distributes high-quality digital resources in easy-to-use formats in all core-curricular subject areas. Discovery Education is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for teachers, students, and parents that make a positive impact on student learning. Through solutions like Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Science, Discovery Education Health and more, Discovery Education helps over one million educators and 35 million students harness the power of broadband and media to connect to a world of learning. [Description provided by Discovery School]

"Fun, colorful, and simple to use, Discovery School is a curriculum library and student learning center rolled into one." [Reference & User Services Quarterly, 48:1, Fall 2008, p. 37]

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