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Introducing....Alvarado Independent School District

 In early 2009, Alvarado ISD was utilizing a streaming video service for its digital content. Julie Holland, AISD’s Instructional Technology Coordinator, recalled that while teachers liked the availability of digital content, there were some aspects of the streaming service that they did not like. After seeing SAFARI Montage at conferences and at a demo done at Keller ISD, AISD decided to do a pilot program. The response from the teachers was absolutely overwhelming, and it was the driving force behind the decision to go with SAFARI Montage.

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Introducing....Allen Independent School District

 Prior to implementing the SAFARI Montage system, Allen ISD was using school-based media retrieval systems. That was back in 2006, and David Spann, AISD’s Executive Director of Technology, says that the district set its sights on a centralized digital media system. “The goal was to streamline, and with SAFARI Montage, we no longer have a need to put VCRs or DVD players in all of our classrooms,” he explains, adding, “The content on SAFARI Montage opened up a lot of avenues for our teachers.”

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More Free Project Based Learning Activities for SAFARI Montage

In a previous blog entry, we presented six project-based learning activities for use with SAFARI Montage that were appropriate for upper elementary and middle school learners.   Here are several new project-based learning activities suitable for elementary school learners.

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