Video Hosting

A Dozen Great Free Online Video Lecture Sites

February 14, 2010

A collection of web sites with thousands of free video lectures and related course materials, including many offerings from major universities. There are thousands of video-taped course lectures, and many other more complete course offerings, available for free on the Internet today. The quality and quantity of these offerings is growing and improving daily. How educators and students choose to leverage these types of resources [...]

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New Web Site WatchKnow.org (1000′s of Free Educational Videos)

October 28, 2009

Site offers tens of thousands of ”videos for kids to learn from.” WatchKnow is a recently launched web site that hosts educational videos. These videos have been ”deeply and usefully categorized according to subject, education level, and placed in the order in which topics are typically taught” (quote from WatchKnow’s About page). All the videos on WatchKnow are [...]

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10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about

April 19, 2009

There are so many different tools and technologies available on the internet today, and so many associated terms and concepts. As I think about topics to focus on here in the coming months, I want to make sure we’re touching on the most important ones. What are the most important internet technologies for educators to be aware of, and informed about? I’m sure many people would come up a slightly different list, but based on my observations and experiences, and feedback from faculty at my institution, I have selected the following technologies.

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TeacherTube, and other YouTube alternatives for instructional use (part 2 of 2)

March 8, 2009

This week we continue our overview of video hosting web sites focused exclusively on education. Last week I was impressed with TeacherTube, and this week we look at lesser known competitors EduTube.org and MyLearningTube.com, and wrap up with mention of a few other education oriented online video resources I came across. EduTube.org Like TeacherTube, EduTube.org also monitors postings and limits [...]

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TeacherTube, and other YouTube alternatives for instructional use (part 1 of 2)

March 2, 2009

Like many of the educators I know, you have probably heard of TeacherTube, but like me, you may be wondering how TeacherTube differs from YouTube, and how it compares to alternative video hosting sites. This week and next, I’ll checkout TeacherTube and some alternatives, and see if I can’t provide some brief, useful answers to [...]

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