[CASL-L] video streaming at school

[Wicks, Katrina]

Windsor High uses Swank as well.

Katrina Palazzolo Wicks
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On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 1:31 PM Jen <jlarkin24 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Jen - I think this is a good alternative.  We DO use a streaming
> service - Swank streaming - and it's been great.  Every teacher has their
> own login and password and access to hundreds of movies available from
> Swank and participating movie studios under their licensing.  We also have
> the ability to add titles to our stream (so many per year, extra cost for
> adding more).  Our teachers like that they can put this up on our Canvas
> pages, provide the generic student access codes, and kids can
> watch/finish/complete enrichment on their own.
>
> Jen Larkin
> School Librarian
> EO Smith High School
>
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 1:25 PM Rocca, Jen <Roccaj at brookfieldps.org> wrote:
>
>> I have not found any legal/ethical way to purchase movies for teachers
>> other than DVDs. No streaming options seem viable. But here's an option I
>> hadn't considered before.
>>
>> We just bought a DVD for our teachers. The DVD came with a digital movie
>> code. The code would allow us to stream the movie through Movies Anywhere
>> <https://moviesanywhere.com/welcome>. An overview of what Movies
>> Anywhere is can be found HERE
>> <https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/movies-anywhere-ultraviolet-movies-locker-streaming-redeem-faq/>
>> .
>>
>> If I made a Movies Anywhere account then teachers would need to use a
>> username and password to access that service. It should allow them to
>> stream the video and limit how many people are watching it at once (we only
>> bought one copy of the movie so only one teacher should be able to view the
>> movie at a time).
>>
>> Is there a flaw here I'm not thinking of. I'm reading through the TOS but
>> I feel like I'm meeting copyright guidelines. Face-to-face instruction. We
>> purchased the movie. One viewer at a time.
>>
>> Any thoughts on this? Am I missing something?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jennifer Rocca (she/her)
>> BHS Teacher Librarian
>> 203-775-7725 x-7775
>>
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