I frequently take notes when watching videos but often find it difficult to go back to the point in a video to which a specific note refers. Video Notes was my go-to tool for taking time-stamped video notes, but it has since been retired to the EdTech Graveyard. Recently, I found a great replacement with… Read more
Loom Loom is the best choice for teachers and students looking for a free screen recorder. They generously offer many of their paid features to students and teachers for free. Just go to loom.com/education and click on Verify Education Account. Loom Education Account Features Loom provides teachers and students the ability to record an unlimited… Read more
Engage Your Students Through the Movies and TV Shows They Watch Video clips from popular shows and movies provide a great way to capture the attention of students. ClassHook is a site that allows teachers to search for clips from popular TV shows and movies that are related to their curriculum. Connecting your teaching to… Read more
Use Video Clips to Identify Bias, Propaganda, Rhetorical Devices, and More ClipChoose ClipChoose is a quick and easy way to share and compare YouTube videos on one page and poll students about those videos. Teachers can ask any question they would like and students answer by viewing the videos and selecting the video that best answers… Read more
Highlight a Video, Add Notes, and Combine Video Clips with Vibby Vibby.com Vibby is a game changer for more effectively using video as an educational tool. With just a few clicks you can focus students on just the most important parts of a video. Basically you copy and paste the link to a YouTube video, highlight the… Read more
Note: Video Notes has shut down. Check out this great alternative to Video Notes VideoNot.es MOOCs, Flipped Lessons, Video Tutorials… Instructional videos are becoming increasingly common, and VideoNot.ES provides an easy way to take better notes while watching these videos. As students type notes, they are automatically synchronized with the video. Clicking on a line… Read more
Just paste a link for a YouTube video in ViewPure and they will remove all of the ads and comments from the video. Those pesky related videos that show up at the end of the video are also removed. In addition to removing unwanted and potentially inappropriate material, the removal of comments and ads makes… Read more
KeepVid www.KeepVid.com KeepVid allows you to download streaming videos from YouTube, Dailymotion, Metacafe, iFilm, and more. No software downloads required! It’s a simple, free video downloader. Simply paste the URL of the video you want to download, select a format (MP4 – Max 480P works for me), and click “download.” It couldn’t be easier. … Read more
A Powerful, Feature-Filled Online Video Editor WeVideo www.wevideo.com WeVideo offers a full-featured video editor with nothing to download or install. K-12 plans include a “walled-garden” feature that can be used to address safety and privacy concerns by limiting sharing of student-generated videos. Free, Engaging, Curriculum Aligned Online Film Fests Check out WeVideo’s Education Channel. The aim of this channel is to… Read more
SafeShare.TV Simply paste a link to a YouTube video into the text-box on SafeShare.TV and they will provide you with a shareable link to a cleaned-up view of that video. No ads, no related videos, no “popular videos” popping up. The site even gives you a few options for customizing your cleaned up video. You can re-title it, change the… Read more
