Many teachers love the videos that are a part of YouTube's community but don't really like the fact that the students will then see the related videos, comments and sidebar advertisements that come along with watching a video on YouTube.
ViewPure is a super simple way to get around this issue. You simply copy the URL for the video that you want to watch and then paste it into a box on
ViewPure and your video is created. You can even link to the video like
this. Other sites to check out include
A Cleaner Internet and
SafeShare.
Now What?
This is an excellent way to share YouTube videos in your class with students who are easily distracted. The link feature is also a great way to share a video with your students when they are viewing from home and you don't want them to watch other videos on YouTube by clicking from your homework assignment.
Youtube also has clean sites youtube/teachers and there a million mash-ups out there.
ReplyDeleteYou can also embed a youtube video in a google doc now which is great for quiz/test.