Comments on: The Best Ways To Access Educational YouTube Videos At School http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/the-best-ways-to-access-educational-youtube-videos-in-school/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:30:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Pilar http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/the-best-ways-to-access-educational-youtube-videos-in-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Pilar Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:14:50 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=2742#comment-3573 Hi Larry, great post. I use aTube Catcher. It's free, very easy to use and you can download the videos in different formats. I prefer .avi, that way we can watch them in the computer or in a DVD player that reads avi files. Also, I like to download the videos I'm going to use in my lessons. You never know when you are going to have problems with the internet connection. Hi Larry, great post.

I use aTube Catcher. It’s free, very easy to use and you can download the videos in different formats. I prefer .avi, that way we can watch them in the computer or in a DVD player that reads avi files.

Also, I like to download the videos I’m going to use in my lessons. You never know when you are going to have problems with the internet connection.

]]> By: Larry Sanger http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/the-best-ways-to-access-educational-youtube-videos-in-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 Larry Sanger Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:48:42 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=2742#comment-3503 I hope you all will keep WatchKnow (http://www.watchknow.org/) in mind as well, as we ramp up toward a loud public launch in 2009. I hope you all will keep WatchKnow (http://www.watchknow.org/) in mind as well, as we ramp up toward a loud public launch in 2009.

]]> By: David http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/the-best-ways-to-access-educational-youtube-videos-in-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3485 David Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:18:00 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=2742#comment-3485 I use www.keepvid.com It works and has the higher quality mp4 for download. That said, I'm weaning myself off of youtube. 1) There is a great consolidation (aka - the great web AD grab) going on and lots of educational material is being taken down. I for one got thrown off, no dialogue, just account cancelled. 2) the quality sucks! I blow up the videos but many are just horribly distorted. 3) they keep changing their API and ruining everyone who tries to build anything to create some kind of aggregation from their catalogue. Every unfriendly for those who want to promote educational materials. They do this for a reason.... ($$$ Ads). I just recently put up an amazing page of NFB films on EFL Classroom 2.0 . Free, stream high quality, one click. VERY educational and not at all full of the "for the most part" tittilation that youtube offers now. There is a lot on youtube for us -- the problem, they offer poor ways to share. I give that the thumbs down in this day and age. Use NFB and many other sites which are educator friendly.... Next, will come the PBS video page! Happy holidays, David http://eflclassroom.ning.com I use http://www.keepvid.com It works and has the higher quality mp4 for download.

That said, I’m weaning myself off of youtube.

1) There is a great consolidation (aka – the great web AD grab) going on and lots of educational material is being taken down. I for one got thrown off, no dialogue, just account cancelled.

2) the quality sucks! I blow up the videos but many are just horribly distorted.

3) they keep changing their API and ruining everyone who tries to build anything to create some kind of aggregation from their catalogue. Every unfriendly for those who want to promote educational materials. They do this for a reason…. ($$$ Ads).

I just recently put up an amazing page of NFB films on EFL Classroom 2.0 . Free, stream high quality, one click. VERY educational and not at all full of the “for the most part” tittilation that youtube offers now. There is a lot on youtube for us — the problem, they offer poor ways to share. I give that the thumbs down in this day and age. Use NFB and many other sites which are educator friendly…. Next, will come the PBS video page!

Happy holidays,

David
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

]]> By: Mr. D http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/the-best-ways-to-access-educational-youtube-videos-in-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3474 Mr. D Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:16:57 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=2742#comment-3474 There's also a website called <a href="http://www.kickyoutube.com" rel="nofollow">KickYouTube</a> which does basically the same thing without additional software to download. Read more about it at <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5109597/kickyoutubes-lets-you-download-videos-without-extra-software-or-hassle" rel="nofollow">Lifehacker</a>. There’s also a website called KickYouTube which does basically the same thing without additional software to download. Read more about it at Lifehacker.

]]> By: Mr. D http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/the-best-ways-to-access-educational-youtube-videos-in-school/comment-page-1/#comment-3473 Mr. D Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:52:05 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=2742#comment-3473 I have another method I shared on my site in a post entitled <a href="http://www.teachforever.com/2008/10/how-to-show-youtube-and-other-internet.html" rel="nofollow">How to Show YouTube and Other Internet Video at School Easily</a>. Using the DownloadHelper extension for Firefox, almost any video is downloadable and can be converted to whatever type you can play. All of the software is free. I have another method I shared on my site in a post entitled How to Show YouTube and Other Internet Video at School Easily. Using the DownloadHelper extension for Firefox, almost any video is downloadable and can be converted to whatever type you can play. All of the software is free.

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