CreationStation™ Guide
SAFARI Montage
Accessing SAFARI Montage
For NSBSD, our URL is http://montage.nsbsd.org
Log In and Log Out
Log In
Same UN/PW that you use to log
into your computer
Below is a description of the log in screen
School
Username
Password
Remember me on this computer
School News
I forgot my password
Tutorial
To Log Out
Accessing CreationStation™
Method 1
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Method 2
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Supported File Formats in CreationStation™
CreationStation supports the following file formats:
Video File Formats
• .MOV - Apple QuickTime Movie
• .MP4 - MPEG-4 (H.264)
• .WMV - Windows Media Video
• .FLV - Adobe Flash Video
• .MPG - MPEG-1
• .M4V - M4V (w/o DRM)
(H.264 supported in SAFARI Montage 2.4 or greater.)
Audio File Formats
• .MP3 - MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
• .M4A - MPEG-4 Audio File
Image File Formats
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.JPG - JPEG
.BMP - Windows Bitmap
.GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
.PNG - Portable Network Graphics
Interactive File Formats
• .SWF - Adobe Flash
• .KML - Google Earth
• .KMZ - Google Earth
Document File Formats
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.TXT - Text
.RTF - Rich Text Format
.PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
.DOC/.DOCX - Microsoft Word
.PPT/.PPTX - Microsoft PowerPoint
.XLS/.XLSX - Microsoft Excel
.SDW/.ODT - OpenDocument Text
.SDC/.ODS - OpenDocument Spreadsheet
.SDD/.ODP - OpenDocument Presentation
.ODG - OpenDocument Graphics
.ODF - OpenDocument Formula
.SDP - OpenDocument Presentation
iWork 09
• Pages - Documents
• Numbers - Spreadsheets
• Keynotes - Presentations
eBooks
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.EPUB - Open e-book standard
.LIT - Microsoft Reader
.IBOOKS - Apple iBook
.MOBI - Mobipocket eBook
Whiteboard File Formats
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.FLP/.FLIPCHART - Promethean Flipcharts
.AS3A - Promethean Resource Pack
.XBK/.NOTEBOOK - SMART Notebook
.YAR - Hitachi StarBoard
.GWB - eInstruction Interwrite
Searching for CreationStation™ Media
Method 1 - CreationStation Search Page
Method 2 - SAFARI Montage Search page
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Viewing CreationStation™ Media and Adding it to a Playlist
Viewing CreationStation Media
Adding CreationStation Media to a Playlist
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Dashboard with CreationStation™
Overview
Uploading Media into CreationStation™
Windows Media Player
Bulk Uploading Media into
CreationStation™
Rules for a CreationStation Bulk Upload CSV file
must
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pathname\filename, from grade, to grade, expiration date, copyright, title,
description
C:\Documents and Settings\jdoe\Desktop\football.mov, 1, 12, , 2005, Football
Game on 10/10/2005, The football game played on 10/10/2005 versus Central
High School
Field
Format
Notes
Valid Characters:
Month/Day/4-Digit Year
4-Digit Year
NOTE:
To ensure proper formatting of the Bulk Media File, the
user can validate the file by performing the following:
To bulk upload your media, perform the following:
(For users with administrator rights in SAFARI Montage WAN Manager environments only)
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Creating a Web Link in CreationStation™
CreationStation
Title
URL
Note:
http://
Description
Media Type
Note:
https://
Duration
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Save
Bulk Uploading Web Links Into
CreationStation™
Rules for a CreationStation Bulk Web Link Upload CSV file
Media type, 3rd party service, web link URL, from grade, to grade, duration,
expiration date, copyright, title, description
video, generic, http://www.myschoolwebsite.com/footballgame.wmv, 1, 12,
01:30:00, 2005, Football Game on 10/10/2005, The football game played on
10/10/2005 versus Central High School
Field
Format
Notes
NOTE:
To perform a bulk Web Link upload, do the following:
CreationStation
(For users with administrator rights in SAFARI Montage WAN Manager environments only)
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Editing CreationStation™ Media
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Information/Rights
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.wmv
.mpg
.mp4
.flv
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Permissions
Information/Rights > Rights Management tab > Share
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Formats
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Attachments
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Quiz Questions
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Correlations
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Subject Reference
Segments
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Delete Media
Publish Media
Deleting CreationStation™ Media
Uploading and Managing Attachments for
CreationStation™ Media
Creating and Modifying a Quiz for
CreationStation™ Media
Note:
If you already have a quiz for this media title
If this media title does not currently have a quiz,
Modify a Quiz
Edit a Quiz Question:
Delete a Quiz Question:
Reorder Quiz Questions:
Creating and Modifying Subject References
for CreationStation™ Media
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Assigning a Subject Reference for a CreationStation title
Deleting a Subject Reference for a CreationStation title
Creating and Modifying Segments for
CreationStation™ Media
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Modifying a Segment
Editing a Segment
Deleting a Segment
Uploading an Additional Format for a
CreationStation™ Title
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How to Change the Default Display Duration
of Image Media
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CreationStation™ Logo Upload
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Checking Available Space on
CreationStation™