Some people have been using Save YouTube or KeepVid as a way of saving video files to their computers. This can be very efficient for content delivery as you may have noticed that videos are removed from YouTube, or that download times can be slow.
Find a video on YouTube, then type the word kick, kiss, save or keep in front of YouTube and you will be directed to the Save YouTube or KeepVid websites. Some of these sites do get blocked from time to time or may not be free.
If those methods are not working for you, another option may be Zamzar.
Zamzar takes a little longer but the options are better than most websites for online file conversion. While the choices are better, sometimes the download times are slow. It does take an extra step as a link is sent via email when the conversion has been completed. Sometimes that link comes right away, sometimes it can take much longer if their server is busy. Conversion is free and will handle files up to 100 MB. Once the file is converted, you have 24 hours to download the file (via your email).VidGodZamzar also allows you to take the audio from a video file such as a music video. For this purpose, to make an mp3 file from a .flv file (YouTube), an easier method is to use VidGod. It is an easy tool for stripping the audio from a video. Copy and paste the YouTube URL into the correct box on VidGod, then convert. Conversion is free and very fast.
TubeChopIf you would like to select a portion of a YouTube clip to show to students, this website service will allow you to edit a clip by chopping out the portion you want.1. Find the video you want to chop. 2. Select and cut the interesting part of the video. 3. Save or copy the hyperlink of the new "chopped" video.
Two Methods:
a. Copy and paste the YouTube URL into the box found on TubeChop.b. Replace youtube with tubechop and add/delete as shown below.
Original YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDthMGtZKa4Modified TubeChop URL: http://www.tubechop.com/chop/MDthMGtZKa4
There are many programs that can help you manage YouTube clips in the classroom. Are you annoyed with the inappropriate comments listed below the clips or perhaps the suggested videos that appear on the side of the page? Although you can show the video in full screen mode to hide this content, there are still times during class when it appears. Perhaps you want to give the video link to a student on a netbook to watch - this way you don't have to worry about exposing them to undesirable material.
Try Viewpure to get rid of the content around the video clip. There are two ways to accomplish this:1. Copy your YouTube clip URL and paste it into the box on the Viewpure site.2. When in YouTube, replace http://www.youtube.com/ with viewpure.com . Then erase watch?v= but leave the number/letter string
Original YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckP8msIgMYEViewPure URL: http://viewpure.com/ckP8msIgMYE
These new links can be added directly on to your Notebook, PowerPoint, and Word documents as a hyperlink instead of going through this process during class time. It makes the lesson go a bit smoother and faster.
Other options within ViewPure: a) show with black backgroundb) return to original YouTube URL
As with ViewPure, Quietube works in a similar fashion.
