World History
If you have RealPlayer on your laptop, when you run your cursor over the top right side of a youtube video, a little line will appear asking if you want to download the video. However if you do not then you need an alternative. If you do not want to download another program (only a small java file) then Saveyoutube is a great alternative. You simply put in the youtube url and then decide what format you want and you can very quickly download the video onto your computer.
- Page Snooze On Chrome
One of the great reasons for using Chrome or Google Docs/Apps is that you do not have to wait around until a new version comes out in a six months to a year. For example, Google announced that their dictionary will be continually expanding as languages...
- Recording Using Your Cell Phone
It used to be that we had our students get a video camera from the library to take movies for their projects. With Qik.com (yes it has been out a while), students can record (and even stream live) to the Qik site and instantly download it onto Youtube.com....
- Screencast-o-matic.com
I like making screencasts to show my students what they should do and/or teachers I am working with for in-services. Above is a how to video I made for Screencast-o-matic.com which allows you to make up to 15 minute screencasts (movies of what...
- Reminder On Videos
Just as a reminder, there are several tips posted on how to download and embed videos for instructional use. How to download a video from Real Player...
- Real Player
This is a follow up on the earlier post about embedding videos into a PowerPoint - if you use the new version of Real Player, it will allow you to download videos from sites like YouTube (or any other website that streams video). Real Player has a pop-up...
World History
Download Youtube Videos
- Page Snooze On Chrome
One of the great reasons for using Chrome or Google Docs/Apps is that you do not have to wait around until a new version comes out in a six months to a year. For example, Google announced that their dictionary will be continually expanding as languages...
- Recording Using Your Cell Phone
It used to be that we had our students get a video camera from the library to take movies for their projects. With Qik.com (yes it has been out a while), students can record (and even stream live) to the Qik site and instantly download it onto Youtube.com....
- Screencast-o-matic.com
I like making screencasts to show my students what they should do and/or teachers I am working with for in-services. Above is a how to video I made for Screencast-o-matic.com which allows you to make up to 15 minute screencasts (movies of what...
- Reminder On Videos
Just as a reminder, there are several tips posted on how to download and embed videos for instructional use. How to download a video from Real Player...
- Real Player
This is a follow up on the earlier post about embedding videos into a PowerPoint - if you use the new version of Real Player, it will allow you to download videos from sites like YouTube (or any other website that streams video). Real Player has a pop-up...