We absolutely LOVE United Streaming! We have three boys ages 11, 9 and 4. The content available is suitable for all three. My oldest two use it almost daily to supplement their various courses and areas of interest. The breakdown by segment makes finding what we need quick and simple. It is very easy to search effectively. It is also a bonus to have videos to supplement our math studies. I can't imagine NOT having it now! I highly recommend it to all homeschoolers and am thrilled that the homeschoolbuyers co-op made it possible for us to access this excellent resource! Thanks again! Briana Ebmeier, Co-op Member
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The multi-media resources provided through United Streaming are awe inspiring. My children are 12, 14, and 18. My oldest uses these resources to supplement her college course work. My younger two have elected to take challenging subjects this year, in their pursuit of career goals, and we have found that the videos and programs available through United Streaming are a wonderful and rich addition to their studies. The search capabilities of the site are easy to use, and can be approuched through several different angles. The children will often finish watching a video I've suggested and then sift through looking for and watching clips that catch their interest, just out of curiousity. When an appropriate video is found, there is often addtional educational resources available to extend the learning potential. The conveniently tabbed video descriptions sometimes contain links to teacher's guides, assignments, vocabulary lists, pre-tests, tests, and project ideas. The videos are often so fascinating that we plug the laptop into the tv so the whole family can watch! I don't often spend this much money on homeschooling materials, and was leary of doing so for this. It has turned out to be worth far more than I could have hoped. I would recommend this to every home educating family, regardless of learning style.Elizabeth, Co-op Member
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Our family loves United Streaming! The videos and corresponding teaching guides, quizzes and worksheets are outstanding resources for supplementing their education, studies and learning new things. They are even learning Spanish through the language program that is available through United Streaming. The kids look forward to watching episodes of Magic School Bus and watching history and science videos directly related to what they are currently studying. We have been using United Streaming for 2 years now and I have yet to find another product on the market that offers such exceptional quality, variety, features and teaching and planning tools. I often tell other parents wanting more for their children to look into United Streaming as it is a worthwhile investment in your child's education.Joy K, Co-op Member
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The unitedstreaming has added a whole new dimension to my homeschooling. I can expand on our lessons and thankfully get my very active son away from too much bookwork. I am also so grateful for the quizzes which helps me out so much. There is so much more I can do with this site that I haven't even had time to explore and I really cannot wait to do so. I love it. Thanks so much.Alicia, Co-op Member
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United Streaming really contributes greatly to our homeschooling. We cancelled cable because we can now not only get educational programs on every subject of history, science and more, but we can choose from many programs in each category based on the grade level and complexity we need. We recently watched a great movie on the history of slavery and discovered that the teacher resources included the vocabulary list with definitions, discussion guide and even a crossword puzzle on the movie. What more could you want! When you search for a topic you can watch a piece of a show that includes just that topic or the whole show.
We recently used it to aid our geology study and found a great K-3 show written for kids on rocks and minerals. These are entertaining, but comparable to a really good lesson that I don't often have the time or resources to prepare myself.
We've used Cosmeo, which is also very good, and which includes useful games, articles and links, but this has a different selection and is very comprehensive.
If you've every had a day where you just don't feel you've covered all you need to on a subject, this will not only fill gaps, but launch you into new areas as well.
VERY worth the money.Anne Huffman, mom of boys 9, 7, and 2, Co-op Member
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Discovery-Education streaming is an incredible opportunity for homeschooling families! My children have been able to have access to incredibly informative information on virtually almost every subject imaginable. My high school and middle school children really love it! Although, they would have loved it at any age. It is only unfortunate we did not have access to it sooner! Discovery streaming has added a very fun element to learning. They have also found them to be an invaluable research sourse as well! Providing a more indepth & understanding of a subject and will most likely be remebered much longer than would be obtained by just reading about it. I truly cannot say enough about it. We have also purchased an adaptor to hook up the computer to the TV so that the entire family can watch at the same time. Because Mom and Dad love it too!Charlotte H., Co-op Member
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This had been a great tool in homeschooling for me. So many topics are covered you can all most always find what you are studying within the streaming videos. My eight year old son loves the videos and even enjoys the ones geared toward the older classes. I would recommend this to anyone who homeschools and their budget allows them access.B, Clay, Co-op Member
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I love that my kids can pick a topic and have instant online educational access to it, in a safe environment. That my 10yo dd loves watching behind the scenes of the making of a play - and that it was right there for her to view.Tammi, Co-op Member
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The Discovery Education streaming video service has provided great supplemental educational videos to our homeschool education. So much of our studies are in written form, and it is fantastic to be able to offer visual reinforcement of things that I have already taught my children. We have tried to rent videos through the library, but they are few and far between, and many times are not at an appropriate grade level, or are much too long. My kids have loved the videos! Thank you for providing this!V. Carlson, Co-op Member
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I love having these videos and clips for my child. It reinforces what i am teaching him.Tricia L., Co-op Member
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There is an amazing amount of great content on this sight. We have been using the spanish class for grades 1-2 and feel it is a great class and worth the cost of the entire subscription. They also have all the magic school bus episodes which my daughter enjoys. They let you use the sight free for a month to see if it will work for you.aynsley k, Co-op Member
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Streaming is such a great way to support the book learning. My teens like to watch TV and what a better way to get some learning in than watching the "streaming" TV. One of my girls has some learning issues around reading and streaming helps her get more information in than reading alone. Thanks for such a great way to help the homeschool parent.Colleen, Co-op Member
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As a home schooling parent, sometimes reading about ancient history just isn't enough, and the library resources are limited. I have enjoyed the age appropriate films which I can watch either as segments or in full on demand, before and with my children (elementary, junior high and high school aged)and it has REALLY helped them understand the ancient civilizations we are studying.Cindy W, Co-op Member
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I am new to homeschooling and I am also teaching a special needs child. My son has autism. The Discovery Education streaming video program has proved to be one of my best tools and I'm so thrilled to have this available at such a reasonable price! My son is a strong visual learner and we are using videos for support for things like learning what nouns and verbs are, reading classic literature,understanding how thermometers work, identifying properties of matter, and so much more. Just about every subject that I have been struggling with trying to figure out how to introduce or reinforce, there has been an appropriate video. I've also received great technical support from the company on a couple of questions I've had. I have told so many people how great this service has been for us and would definitely continue to use it in the years to come. I'm so thankful for the co-op purchasing program and the many other Moms who shared their testimonials with me!Karin Barasa, Co-op Member
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My kids really like the presentations in the Streaming program. We use it both to supplement subjects we're studying and as an edu-entertainment resource. I would say that I use it no fewer than 2 times per week and hope to continue to use it.Tara,G., Co-op Member
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We use it to supplement our science studies. My kids are in awe of the details and look forward to the movies. The clear and precise way the information is presented helps them to retain what they learn. I like the search feature. I can find the right resource and begin showing it in under 2 minutes. I have shared this with my homeschool group. I think the only thing that may cause them to hesitate is the up front cost. If they could pay by the month I am sure some would join.Terri G., Co-op Member
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This is a wonderful tool for my family. It is easy to use and fast to search for things, they are very well grouped.Mary T., Co-op Member
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We've really enjoyed the Discovery Education video service. My daughter's 12, and there are hundreds of videos targeted at that age range. Her favorites so far are the math videos (go figure!), but we've watched a lot of science and history videos as well.Rhee Eliker, Co-op Member
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