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Library Video CompanyLibrary Video Company

Digital Video on DemandDigital Video on Demand

Digital Rights ManagementDigital Rights Management

and Access Fiber Solutions

Present

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Good teachers have Good teachers have always known…always known…

• Students learn better when they Students learn better when they read, hear, and see important read, hear, and see important conceptsconcepts– Retain 50% of what they hear and Retain 50% of what they hear and

see, as opposed to 10% of what they see, as opposed to 10% of what they readread

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Multimedia Resources…Multimedia Resources…

• ……support multiple intelligencessupport multiple intelligences• ……support various learning stylessupport various learning styles• ……have a strong positive effect on have a strong positive effect on

both motivation and affective learningboth motivation and affective learning• ……promote more complete and promote more complete and

complex understandings of conceptscomplex understandings of concepts• ……enable students to develop more enable students to develop more

sophisticated and creative problem-sophisticated and creative problem-solving skillssolving skills

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Today’s students…Today’s students…

• ……are particularly media-centricare particularly media-centric

•…respond strongly to multimedia resources

•…can view “text and lecture” instruction as outdated and irrelevant

Cell phonesE-mail

Face BookMySpace

Text M

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YouTube

IM

MP3 PlayersXanga

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Educators and Library/Media Educators and Library/Media Specialists…Specialists…

• ……have found a variety of challenges have found a variety of challenges in attempts to provide multimedia in attempts to provide multimedia content to our studentscontent to our students

•Filmstrip projectors

•Film loop projectors

•35mm slide collections

•16mm movies

•Reel-to-reel tape

•Cassette tapes

•Overhead projectors

•VHS/Beta video

•Laser disc players

•Cable TV

•CDs

•DVDs

•Internet- streaming video

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Challenges to effective integration of Challenges to effective integration of multimedia resources in the classroommultimedia resources in the classroom

• Cost of single copy resourcesCost of single copy resources• Availability of desired resources from Availability of desired resources from

school library, Intermediate Unit IMS, school library, Intermediate Unit IMS, or public libraryor public library

• Access to the hardware required to Access to the hardware required to use the resource: TVs, VCRs, use the resource: TVs, VCRs, projectorsprojectors

• Time to plan ahead, collect the Time to plan ahead, collect the resources, get the hardware to your resources, get the hardware to your classroom, and set everything upclassroom, and set everything up

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Challenges (continued)Challenges (continued)

• Familiarity with the equipmentFamiliarity with the equipment• Remotes available and working?Remotes available and working?• Finding selected relevant portions of Finding selected relevant portions of

the video tape or DVD to show classthe video tape or DVD to show class• Integrating multiple sections of a title Integrating multiple sections of a title

or selected sections from different or selected sections from different titlestitles

• How to provide the same How to provide the same experiences/background to absent experiences/background to absent studentsstudents

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Districts also struggle with…Districts also struggle with…

• Copyright issuesCopyright issues• Locating and evaluating high Locating and evaluating high

quality resources to maintain a quality resources to maintain a current and effective collectioncurrent and effective collection

• High cost of ownership of High cost of ownership of individual titlesindividual titles

• The need to purchase multiple The need to purchase multiple “players” of various types to allow “players” of various types to allow classroom use of the materials.classroom use of the materials.

• Distribution of materialsDistribution of materials

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Hardware solution?Hardware solution?

• Most districts already have labs with Most districts already have labs with classroom quantities of computersclassroom quantities of computers

• Limited numbers of computers are Limited numbers of computers are also generally available in the also generally available in the classroomclassroom

• Teachers and students are generally Teachers and students are generally familiar with at least the basic familiar with at least the basic operation of a computer and a web operation of a computer and a web browserbrowser

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Hardware (continued)Hardware (continued)

• More districts are also providing TVs More districts are also providing TVs in classrooms or multiple LCD in classrooms or multiple LCD projectors in a school to permit projectors in a school to permit multimedia presentations to an entire multimedia presentations to an entire classclass

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So what about So what about “streaming” solutions?“streaming” solutions?

• Teachers and students wantTeachers and students want– Ease of useEase of use– ReliabilityReliability– High quality resourcesHigh quality resources– Recent copyright datesRecent copyright dates– High image qualityHigh image quality– FlexibilityFlexibility

• They don’t wantThey don’t want– BufferingBuffering– Clogged Internet pipelinesClogged Internet pipelines– Overnight downloadsOvernight downloads

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What if...What if...

• ……you could have over 2000 high-you could have over 2000 high-quality video titles at your quality video titles at your fingertips (K-12)…fingertips (K-12)…

• ……from publishers you know and from publishers you know and trust…trust…

• ……in broadcast quality…in broadcast quality…• ……instantly available through every instantly available through every

computer in your school…computer in your school…• ……for about $1 per title???for about $1 per title???

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You already know us…You already know us…

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The Safari HeritageThe Safari Heritage

• Library Video CompanyLibrary Video Company– Since 1985 the leading educational video Since 1985 the leading educational video

distributor, with over 18,000 titlesdistributor, with over 18,000 titles

• Schlessinger MediaSchlessinger Media– The premier producer of educational The premier producer of educational

video designed specifically for the video designed specifically for the classroomclassroom

• Safari Video NetworksSafari Video Networks– The leading provider of digital video The leading provider of digital video

network solutions for more than 20 yearsnetwork solutions for more than 20 years

• LVC wins the EdNET 2006 Pioneer LVC wins the EdNET 2006 Pioneer Award for important contributions to Award for important contributions to K-12 educationK-12 education

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Introducing Safari MontageIntroducing Safari Montage

• No video streaming to choke your No video streaming to choke your network and degrade performancenetwork and degrade performance

• All titles are segmented and indexed All titles are segmented and indexed and are fully searchable- by and are fully searchable- by keywords, subject, and standardskeywords, subject, and standards

• Quickly create playlists for specific Quickly create playlists for specific lessons using materials from a variety lessons using materials from a variety of publishersof publishers

• All content can be viewed from any All content can be viewed from any computer on the school networkcomputer on the school network

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And there’s more!And there’s more!

• Additional content packages availableAdditional content packages available• Creation StationCreation Station

– Create, store, and share additional digital Create, store, and share additional digital contentcontent• Digitize existing collectionsDigitize existing collections• Third-party digital contentThird-party digital content• District-, school-, teacher-, and student-created District-, school-, teacher-, and student-created

content: guest speakers, professional content: guest speakers, professional development, student productions, senior development, student productions, senior projects, sporting events, etc.projects, sporting events, etc.

• Safari LiveSafari Live– Video conferencing, distance learning, Video conferencing, distance learning,

professional development, and much professional development, and much moremore

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Standardized Metadata

Digital Rights Management

One Common User Interface

Simultaneous Access for Over 400 Users per School

Automatic Back-ups for Created Content

Integrate All Content into Playlists

Supports High Quality Video

Supports LDAP

Network Management

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Welcome!Welcome!

• To the growing network of Safari To the growing network of Safari Montage districts.Montage districts.

• With a brief, painless (and fun!) With a brief, painless (and fun!) training you can begin integrating training you can begin integrating high-quality multimedia resources in high-quality multimedia resources in your classroom tomorrow!your classroom tomorrow!

• Enjoy!Enjoy!