FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 01.21.08

Contacts:
Stephen Wakefield , Discovery Education
240-662-2893
stephen_wakefield@discovery.com

Charlene Blohm, C. Blohm & Associates
608-839-9800
charlene@cblohm.com

Discovery Education Introduces the Next Generation Media Management and Content Collaboration Service For Schools

Discovery Education MediaShare empowers educators to upload, download, and manage user-created and licensed digital media and correlate the content to state and national standards.

Silver Spring, MD (January 21, 2008) – Offering educators and administrators a revolutionary way to collaborate with others either across the hall or the country, Discovery Education introduces MediaShare. The next generation web-based media management service, Discovery Education MediaShare allows administrators, media specialists, and teachers to upload, correlate, manage and distribute user-created or licensed digital content.

Providing a 24-7 content collaboration solution, Discovery Education MediaShare enables content uploads to either locally hosted servers or to Discovery Education servers, allowing teachers, parents, and students to access digital content from anywhere. Once content is uploaded, administrators have the flexibility to set sharing pe rmissions to ensure users have the correct level of access to digital assets.

With Discovery Education MediaShare, users can also map content to state curriculum standards and index and search digital content based upon user-assigned criteria. A handy reporting feature capable of generating reports on uploads and downloads as well as content metadata helps administrators monitor the usage of various assets. Any type of digital content can be shared and managed through MediaShare – videos, audio files, podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Excel files, and more.

According to Kelli Campbell, Discovery Education Senior Vice President of Content and Product Development, “Educators and administrators are seeking simple solutions to locating and managing digital assets. Discovery Education MediaShare provides one simple interface to search and share a variety of digital materials that are tried and tested by educators’ peers. By streamlining content s haring, we are helping teachers spend less time preparing lessons and more time on task with students.”

For more information on Discovery Education MediaShare or any other products and services from Discovery Education, please visit www.discoveryeducation.com or call 800-323-9084.

About Discovery Education
Discovery Communications revolutionized television with the Discovery Channel and is now transforming classrooms through Discovery Education. Combining scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a dynamic user community, Discovery Education services empower teachers to improve student achievement. Already, more than half of U.S. schools access Discovery Education digital services. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.