ClickView and SAFARI Montage at a glance

K-12 video content

ClickView offers 12,000+ standards-aligned videos and films designed for classroom use, spanning all core subjects and topics, plus age-appropriate films and documentaries (BBC, Crash Course, TedED, and 100s more). Content ranges from short, few-minute explainer videos to full, feature-length films for lesson flexibility. Videos can be ‘clipped’, allowing teachers to select and share specific portions of videos. SAFARI Montage offers 18,000+ licensed videos from educational publishers (PBS, BBC, National Geographic, etc.) plus still images, documents, and open educational resources; many long-form programs segmented into clips.

Curated, standards-aligned videos

With ClickView, every video is aligned to state standards. Teachers can search and filter videos by standard code, subject, or grade level. All licensed content on SAFARI Montage is correlated to Common Core and state standards; searchable by topic and standard.

Ad-free, age-appropriate content

ClickView boasts a video platform that is ad-free and age-appropriate. School admins can set age-rating controls and has full control over video access, ensuring only the relevant content is seen by your students. SAFARI Montage is ad-free and its Web Proxy feature enables districts to selectively approve and enable access to videos from any blocked web site, including YouTube.

Integrations

Both platforms integrate with your student information systems, enabling student/staff account creation via rostering, learning management systems (LMS), such as Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, and single sign-on (SSO).

Interactivity

Every video on ClickView comes with pre-made interactive video quizzes to engage students, plus teachers can add an interactive layer to any video. SAFARI Montage’s ‘Get it?’ is an interactive, customizable formative assessment tool allowing teachers to monitor student understanding and add to Playlists.

Analytics

ClickView provides real-time analytics on student engagement for teachers, while district admins get dashboards showing how video is being used across every school. SAFARI Montage’s District Usage Highlight dashboard provides valuable insights into how content is being used throughout a school district.

Why choose ClickView over SAFARI Montage?

ClickView addresses many of the challenges teachers and districts face when using SAFARI Montage.

For teachers

• Find the right video faster: ClickView’s intuitive search filters by standards codes, keyword, subject and grade. No need for exact title matches.
• Interactive lessons in minutes: With ClickView, you can turn any video into an interactive quiz. Select from 6 question types including fill in the blank, multiple choice, True or False, short answer, long answer, and annotation. No time to create your own interactive video? ClickView comes with 1000s of classroom-ready interactives, all of which have been made by educators, fact-checked, and aligned to State standards.
• Save grading time: Take advantage of interactive quizzes with built-in answers that automate marking. Student responses are feed into your classroom analytics. Students watching interactive videos can also get instant feedback for maximum impact.

IT & Curriculum Leaders

• Simplified rollout: ClickView’s integrates with all major learning management systems, plus Single Sign-On (e.g. ClassLink, Clever, Google, Microsoft, etc). ClickView Rostering works with your existing SIS to roster students into correct classes and ensure a walk up start.
• Curated control: ClickView helps you consolidate and store video content in a centralized video library. Manage video preferences to suit your community's philosophy and remove the risk of inappropriate content. Rest assured that staff are uploading videos to a secure environment.
• Reliable analytics: Access data-driven insights into how video is being used throughout your school. Measure adoption, monitor engagement and identify positive trends.

For school and district leaders

• Better teacher adoption: At ClickView, we’ve worked with 1000s of teachers to collect feedback and build a platform designed for the way teachers work. Teachers can find the right video in seconds, create clips, and share with one click.
• Transparent pricing: ClickView delivers excellent value and equity. We offer a per student pricing model which means you can roll it out to your whole district without any hidden costs. SAFARI’s package pricing varies widely and may be higher for smaller schools.
• Actionable insights: ClickView district analytics allow you to view usage data, compare performance between schools, and make data-driven decisions. Securely host your videos on ClickView and never worry about storage space, server maintenance, or the risks that come with storing videos on a public platform.

TL;DR

ClickView is the quickest path to safe, standards-aligned, interactive video learning-with fresh content, intuitive search, strong LMS integrations, and analytics that both teachers and district leaders can use. SAFARI Montage brings a larger, publisher-aggregated library and LOR tools. Many schools and districts find ClickView easier for teachers and stronger for formative assessment at scale.

One last thing you should know

Schools that switch to ClickView typically do it to save teacher time without sacrificing rigor-find the right video fast, make it interactive, and see exactly what students learned with actionable analytics, all in the systems you already use.