Instructional Technology Specialist

Do you want to use an educational YouTube video but are worried that the internet won’t work or you would like to archive a video for future use?  Here are two options for you to download a video from youtube.

You can download a Firefox add-on that will allow you to download videos from youtube as well as many other sites.  You have to install the add-on in order to use it.  Once it is installed you will have an icon next to your address bar in Firefox.  If the site you are on has video that is supported the icon will be colorful.  You can click the icon to begin your download.  You may need an additional SWF player for this type of download.

http://www.downloadhelper.net/install.php

Image Source:  http://www.downloadhelper.net/install.php

Kick Youtube:

You can also find a video that you want to download and replace the www. with the word kick and return.  It will take you to a site within youtube that allows you to download the video as flv or mp4.

Click either flv or mp4 and click the green go button.  The green go button will change to a blue down button.  You will right click (control click for mac) and save link as.  It will ask you where you want to save your file.  You decide where and it will begin the download process.

I learned of another way to convert YouTube videos at the 2009 MACE conference.

http://www.convertmytube.com/

If you are in the Seaman school district and would like help with either of these processes please contact your ITS for support.

If you like watching YouTube videos in your classroom but don’t want to show the adds and stuff you can use this handy tool.

http://quietube.com/

Found through: Kevin Jarrett

This site is a wonderful and interactive site for learning and practicing math concepts.  It can be used in small groups, in the computer lab, or as a whole group activity (especially if you have an interactive whiteboard).

Image Source: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html

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Found on http://technologylessons.blogspot.com/

Festisite Tools is a website that helps you take your writing and put it in a variety of layouts.  I created this example for Valentine’s Day.  The children could write a Valentine’s poem, a story of what/who they love, the history of Valentine’s Day, or a fictional story based on the holiday.  They can type the text and print in the shape of the heart.  If you click print it will download to your desktop as a PDF file.  If you would like to print the page you will need to open the PDF file and print from there.

http://www.festisite.com/text-layout/

Image Source: http://www.festisite.com/text-layout/

***If you are a member of my school district and have not already done so will you please take a quick moment to let me know you saw this post?  You can either add a comment at the bottom or shoot me a quick email.  I would like to identify about how many people are viewing this blog from my district.  Thank you!!!