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Discovery and KLRN honor NISD for 1 million views of educational videos
NISD Communications Department
May 7, 2009
NISD has become one of the first districts in the nation to reach 1 million views of educational videos provided by local public broadcaster KLRN and Discovery Education. A student at Clark High School made the millionth view last month of video titled, “Assignment Discovery: An Inside Look at the Flu.”
To recognize the milestone, on Wednesday, representatives from KLRN and Discover presented Clark High School with video resources for science classes and Superintendent John Folks received a framed certificate.
“Using technology to increase academic excellence is a top priority for Northside ISD,” Folks said. “Using KLRN Connect helps us improve student achievement and puts us on the leading edge of technological innovation.”
The ceremony was held during a health class at Clark where students frequently utilize videos from the service, called KLRN Connect.
“I’ve used it a lot,” said Sarah Klenke, a senior at Clark. “It’s easier to put into Movie Maker and PowerPoint than YouTube and the quality is better.”
KLRN Connect brings digital video from Discovery Education directly to district classrooms. Districts and schools that subscribe to the service can access more than 5,000 high-quality instructional videos and more than 41,000 video clips correlated to Texas state educational standards.
More than half the schools in the nation have access to Discovery Education digital content in the classroom. Currently 40 districts in the KLRN viewing area are subscribers.
Superintendent John Folks, left, accepts a framed certificate from (l-r) Jonathan Buntain, District Manager for Discovery, Malinda McCormick, Director of School Services for KLRN, and Brett Felten, Director of Education Sales for Discovery.
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