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22 Alternatives to YouTube

YouTube is definitely one of the most popular video platforms online but it is not the only one. There are several other alternatives teachers can use particularly in schools where YouTube is blocked. Here is a list we have curated for you. Enjoy SchoolTube is a great video resource for both students and teachers. TeachersTv is a great resource site for educators . Teachers Tube is another great video resource created by teachers for teachers. Next Vista is a great video resource for teachers having problems accessing YouTube videos in their schools . Academic Earth is an online repertoire of lectures and courses recorded in videos and organized into different categories .These courses and lectures are recorded from the most reputed American universities such as ; Yale, MIT, Berkeley , Harvard , Princeton, and Standford . Snag Films is a great resource for educative full length documentaries provided by popular producers such as National Geographic.

Education through Film The use of films in education is widely discussed in schools. Below are news articles and editorials about the use of movies in education. Films in Schools are Inspiring Children with the Joy of Learning From The Guardian Newspaper "It may seem unlikely, but E.T. and Wall-E are being credited as playing an important role in aiding the educational development of today's schoolchildren." Click Here to Continue Reading I Learned It at the Movies – Hollywood as a Teacher From Scientific American "Even films that are historically inaccurate can be a valuable teaching tool. Click Here to Continue Reading Teaching Psychology Through Film, Video From Association for Psychological Science "Movies can be a wonderful tool for teaching psychology. Click Here to Continue Reading Learning from Films From Miketidd.com "It wasn’t long into my education career as a teacher that I started to realize the importance and usefulness of film in my lessons. Click Here to Continue Reading

Best New Education Blog 2012 The winner of the Best New Edublog 2012….3,148 votes –Winner: Edutech for Teachers – Jamie Forshey (217 votes) –Runner Up: edcetera – Rafter Blog | straight talk on ed tech (207 votes) –Runner Up: Quests and Treks – A teacher’s journey – Daniela Bunea (157 votes) –Runner Up: Speech Adventures – Mary Huston (123 votes) –Runner Up: Diane Ravitch’s Blog (111 votes) Shortlisted Finalists One thought on “Best New Education Blog 2012” Check out my new education blog! summarizes all the top education news from around the country in an easy to read format for parents, teachers and students. Comments are closed. Powered by WordPress | Hosted by Edublogs | Protected by CloudFlare Skip to toolbar Film Education | Home Useful Timer Tools for Teachers Whether you have problems with your time management in class or you just want to focus students attention on the importance of time while working on tasks, the timers below will be of great help to you. They are all web based and do not require any software installation. They are also very easy to use and have user friendly interfaces. Check out the list below and if you have other suggestions , share them with us in the comment form below. 1- Online Stopwatch This is a flash enhanced web tool that provides you with both a stopwatch and a count down . 2- Online Egg Timer Online Egg Timer allows you to create your favorite multiple egg timers and store them via bookmark. 3- Timerr Timerr is a cool web tool that provides you with a count down function in the form of a clock that can be easily set to the time selected. 4- Time Me Timer Stopwatch can count up or down, with or without an alarm, in a loop or not, and invarious colors, sizes and fonts 5- Funsumer This is a great count down timer .

Twig Science Films 3 Excellent How-to-Video Websites for Teachers Are you looking for how to videos ? Here are some recommendations for you. We have reviewed three awesome web tools that you can use to search for and find instructional videos to use with your students in the classroom. One of these web services can even be used to create your own how to videos and share them with others. Check out the tools below and as usual don't forget to share with us your suggestions, comments, or additions . 1- Tildee Tildee is a free tool to help you create and share instantly and easily tutorials on any subject With a clear and user friendly interface, you go straight to the point: write your own tutorial. 2- Instructables Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others 3- How Stuff Works

PlaySportsTV: Instructional Videos for Coaching Youth Sports 4 Presentation Tools Worth Trying The web is teeming with web tools that teachers can use to create visually attractive slideshows and presentations. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has previously published the popular Top Presentation Tools for Teachers, but since the posting of this article several other web tools have seen the light and this is why we deem it important to release an update or better call it addition to this list. Te following tools will enable you to create slideshows, and video presentations to use with your students in the classroom. Presentme allows you to create video presentations using existing PowerPoint presentations. This is a free and easy to use web service that lets users create slides in seconds. Bolide lets you create presentations in few simple steps. Slidely allows users to create visually appealing slideshows using pictures.

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