<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[West Des Moines Community Schools Technology]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Brian Abeling]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/author/wdmtech/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Safari Montage subscription to be&nbsp;dropped]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1153" data-permalink="https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/safari-montage-3/safari-montage-3/" data-orig-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg" data-orig-size="740,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="safari-montage" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg?w=740" class="size-medium wp-image-1153 alignright" src="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg?w=300&#038;h=105" alt="" width="300" height="105" srcset="https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg?w=300&amp;h=105 300w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg?w=600&amp;h=210 600w, https://wdmtech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/safari-montage.jpg?w=150&amp;h=52 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>Our subscription to Safari Montage is being dropped, effective July 1st, 2019.</p>
<p><strong>Q1. When was this decided? </strong><br />
A1. Within the last week</p>
<p><strong>Q2. When is it available until?</strong><br />
A2. July 1st</p>
<p><strong>Q3. Who decided this?</strong><br />
A3. Teaching &amp; Learning Services manages the funds that cover this service.  They acknowledge that it is used by a few teachers, but overall, the usage is minimal compared to the cost.</p>
<p><strong>Q4. Is it being replaced by another video streaming service?</strong><br />
A4. No.</p>
<p><strong>Q5. How do I find other resources to replace videos that I used?</strong><br />
A5.  You are encouraged to work with teacher leaders, curriculum leads, and curriculum directors to help identify other resources.</p>
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