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Thanks to everyone who answered. My original question was: Our district has had United Streaming for many years. Our bid is now significantly more than the cost of Learn 360. Has anyone used Learn 360 who'd be willing to pass on their opinion about that video streaming service? It would be especially helpful if you've used both and could compare. Thanks! The general response was in favor of United Streaming over Studio 360. Replies: ... I talked with some people from various districts this weekend who were very much in favor of Learn 360 over Unitedstreaming. It was high school teachers who liked the science films available. Ann Salt, Eau Claire, WI --- We switched over to Learn 360 this year from United Streaming. Honestly, I didn't use United Streaming as much as I have used Learn 360. That is mostly because I am making more of an effort to use a wide range of media in my classes, nothing to do with the sites themselves. My experience is that both are easy to use. I know that our district is considering going back to United Streaming. At the beginning of the year when they announced the switch they said Learn360 is what we'll be using and there is no discussion. Now they've asked us to complete some online surveys on the two sites and word is that we're switching back. Although the cost of Learn 360 is so much less, there have been a lot of complaints that there just isn't as much available on Learn 360. --- I used Discovery Education/UnitedStreaming for about five years, both when I taught HS Social Studies and now as an SLMS. My school is using Learn360 this year. This is my opinion of Learn360: 1. Annual subscription price for Learn360 is lower than DE. 2. Learn360 has Concise Encyclopedia Britannica version available to all users. 3. User set up for Learn360 was very easy for me; can also generate accounts, usage reports, and upload your own docs and files (pdf, .doc, .ppt, etc.), for instance if teachers want students to go to a specific folder and view a clip/document. 4. DE is a mature product, and I believe it has more ancillary materials (teacher resources, student guides) than Learn360. As Learn360 improves, I think this will change, especially as users can upload materials. --- we started with un. st. and went to 360 a year ago major protest amongst staff did get better but will be surveying staff to see which way we should go next year if u have time, i could let u know when the decision is made (at the end of the year) however, with budget cuts they may leave it at 360 (.... later): Okay, here's what we found out from the teacher surveys: Overwhelmingly teachers did preferred United Streaming. Unfortunately we are under a two year contract with Learn 360, so we can't switch back until after next year. Also, due to tremendous cuts in all budgets, it probably won't happen then either. --- I work in a district where we can access both Learn 360 and United Streaming. Learn 360 was new to us this year. Had some initial problems in accessing and downloading, but those seem to be resolved. I've used both in looking for various topics, and hands-down I like United Streaming better and seem to find more there. sue berger davenport, iowa --- We had united streaming and for the same reason we now have learn 360. The teachers hate it! Learn 360 has significantly less than united. Also, if a teacher has it downloaded and saved to something they will have to delete it because of copyright. Our teachers understood it was a price issue but they would much rather have united streaming back. -Maggi Idzikowski Media Specialist Allen Elementary School, Ann Arbor MI librarymaggi@gmail.com Blogging with my 4-year-old at http://mamalibrarian.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------