TubeChop : The Educative Use of Youtube

TubeChop is a very important web2.0 tool in education . It is all about chopping Youtube videos and selecting the parts of a video you would like to share with your students or colleagues . I have already covered some similar web2.0 applications that deal with Youtube services , you can learn more about these tools and how we can use them in education by reading the following post :
Safesharetv: the educative way to share youtube videos.
EmbedPlus : The educative way to use  Youtube videos in Classrooms.

some features of TubeChop

TubeChop has many leading services that make out of it one of the top video sites online . Among these services  :

• It is completely free
• Easy to use and very simple
• Accurate and fast navigation
• Does not need any registration
• Chop parts of a video at the instant of a click
• get the embed code or a direct link to use in your blog or website
• share the chopped video with your students and friend using the social media or emailing options

How can i get started using TubeChop ?

Log on to TubeChop main page and paste the link of YouTube video inside the search box and click on search


Now you can start chopping your video using the start and end time buttons to change the parts of a video you want to include and when you finish you hit chop it


You will be directed to the page where you can see your  chopped video together with the embed code and the direct link , you can use them to embed your video in your blog or website . You can also use  other buttons to share it with your students or friends .

TubeChop Tutorial

Applications of TubeChop in education

TubeChop is really a very cool web2.0 tool that educators should be using with their students . You can use it to chop videos you want to share with your students , delete all the irrelevant parts and save your time while using multimedia in your classroom . I like this service and i am quite sure you will love it too . Best of Luck
That’s all about TubeChop : The Educative Use of Youtube
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Zamzar : the best file converting web2.0 tool in education

Zamzar is a fantastic web2.0 tool in education . It is all about file conversion . Zamzar helps you transform your songs, videos, images and documents into different formats . It supports conversion between a wide variety of different file formats .

 

 

Some features of Zamzar

Zamzar some very cool features that you might like such as :

• It is completely free
• It does not need any registration
• it has a user friendly surface
• It is fast , accurate and virus free
• It can be used with iphone
• It handles any type of format with an incredible speed to change it
• It converts files from URLs
• You can integrate Zamzar into your browser
• Download videos online

 

How can i get started using Zamzar ?

Log on to Zamzar main page . As i said earlier you do not need to register to work on this web2.0 website but if you open your account there you will have added advantages like :

• Inbox to manage files
• convert bigger files ( 1 GB )
• No ads
• Secure conversion

There are three things you can do once you are in Zamzar home page

1- Convert file

To convert a file you can follow the four steps as shown below :

 

2- Download videos

There are four steps to download videos

the other three steps are the same as the previous steps shown above

3- Manage Files

This is a service provided only for signed up members . You can sign to start using it , it is completely free.

To learn more about this web2.0 website watch the following video tutorial

 

Zamzar Tutorial

 

Applications of Zamzar in Education

Zamzar is a very important service that educators should have recourse to from time to time . Introduce it to your students and show them how they can use it . I am quite sure file formats problems they used to have will no longer make an issue .

Tha’s it about Zamzar : the best file converting web2.0 tool in education

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authorSTREAM : The Educative web2.0 Presentation Sharing Engine

authorSTREAM is a great web2.0 presentation sharing engine . It allows its users to upload PowerPoint presentations online for free and also share them with whomever you want . authorSTREAM as defined by its creators is “ a platform for sharing PowerPoint presentations on the Internet. authorSTREAM makes it easier to share your PowerPoint slideshows through blogs, websites, on YouTube and even via iPOD. What's best is that it's all FREE! Just sign-up, upload presentations and start sharing.”


280Slides and SlideRocket another another two web2.0 tools for presentations you can learn more about them  in :
280Slides in Educatioon
SlideRocket : your educative presentation tool

Some features of authorSTREAM

Here are some of the things i have collected about authorSTREAM service :

• It is a free service and entails a quick and easy sing-up
• It allows you to upload your PowerPoint presentations online
• Turn your PowerPoint presentation into videos
• Upload your video presentations into youtube
• Embed them in your blog , website . You can also customize your embed player with different colors
• search for online presentations using keys
• create your own channel and browse through others’ channels.
• It allows you to present live with just few clicks
• It provides slide statistics about how many people have seen your presentation and many more
• It gives you the options to either make your presentation private or public
• Share your work with the rest of the world with a simple click

How can i get started using authorSTREAM ?

Log on to authorSTREAM main page and sing up .
Once you are signed in you can do the following :
Upload
You can start uploading your presentations from your desktop , from the web , or just single file upload



Channels
Channels are the platform where you can sgowcase your presenations around a common theme. click on create a channel to begin . Give a name and description to it and attach some tags to let others find it by search . you can go through the setting to customize its image and theme and many more .


Browse
Under this tab you can :



My Stuff
Under this tab you can consult your presentations, your favorites , you channels , and update your profile .
To learn more about this web2.0 tool watch this video tutorial

tutorail on authorSTREAM

Applications of authorSTREAM in education

I strongly think that authorSTREAM is very important web2.00 utility that every educator should consider . Try it with your students and let them open their own channels under your supervisions . show them how to upload their PowerPoint presentations and turn them into videos to share with their colleagues from other schools or even with students from all around the world . Browse through other’s presentations around a certain theme and collect all the ones that relate to what you are teaching to share with your learners .  There are many more things we ,as educators,  can do with authorSTREAM so why not give it a try now and see by yourself . Best of Luck .
That’s it about authorSTREAM : The Educative web2.0 Presentation Sharing Engine
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Embedit.in: a great sharing utility for educators

Embedit.in is a very cool web2.0 service . It is a free document viewing and sharing tool that allows its users to embed any document or any webpage in their  blog, profile, or website. It works with PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and many more . It is one of the best applications online , i have tried it and thought you might also like it .

 

Some features of Embedit.in

Here are some of the features that Embeit.in offers for its users :

• It is free and easy to use
• It requires a signup but it is simple and fast
• It handles a wide variety of file formats such as DOC, XLS, PPT, WPD, ODT,PDF, TXT, BMP,EPS and many more
• you can share files using different services
• files can be linked to or embedded in a web page, with or without thumbnail
• easily mark up or add comments to your document.
• no limitation to the number of documents that can be uploaded or length of time they can be shared

How can i ge started using Embetit.in ?

First log on to Embedit.in main page and open your free account
On its homepage click either on “ select files “ button to upload files from your desktop or click on “ embed a url “ button to upload documents from your blog or webpage .

 

Once uploaded ,Embedit.in provides  different ways to share the files plus a number of access control options
Access to your files can be made either private or public .

 

You can also use the mark-up features to highlight , add or comment on a text .
To learn more about this fantastic web2.0 utility watch this video tutorial .

Embedit.in Tutorial

Applications of Embedit.in  in eucation

I think you might have already liked it by now . You can try it in your classroom with your students . Use it to embed urls of educative blogs and websites and turn pages to online documents that you share with students .embedit.in is the easiest way for students  to embed any document or any webpage in their blog, profile, or website. Sharing and collaborating has another taste with Embedit.in . Try it , you like it .
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BeFunky : Create amazing classroom photos

BeFunky is a great web2.0 tool in education . It allows you to add photo effects to your images and customize them just in the way you like . students now can upload their photos and add effects to them then share them with their colleagues . You can try it as a fun activity to enhance student’s creativity and imagination .

Some features of BeFunk

BeFunky has many features like :

• Give your digital creations a whole lot of character with BeFunky Goodies
• It is free and does not need need registration
• Photo editing made smart.
• Fix your common photo problems like bad lighting, digital noise, fuzzy colors and details with one click.
• Add speech bubbles, frames and more...
• upload images  from anywhere online . Turn them into artwork and save back to your accounts on other websites.
• Share your final artwork with your friends through email or social websites like facebook.

How can i get started using BeFunky ?

Log on to BeFunky main page and click on get started on the right hand



Click on upload a photo or try a sample image .

Here are the tools you can use to work on your photo or image :
Edit you photos



Apply photo effects



Apply artsy effects



Apply graphics and shapes


Add text , speech bubbles


Add frame and borders
.


After you finish you can print your photo or share it with others.
I hope you like this web 2.0 tool . I am sure your students will like . It is really a lot of fun .
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Read It Later : a great web2.0 tool for educators

 Read It Later is a very good web2.0 website. I came across it just two days ago and i tried it and the results were really great . Read It later helps you aggregate all your links or pages your reading into one neat and readable list . It has a very good extension to add to your browser . The Read It Later Firefox extension allows you to “ save pages of interest to read later. It eliminates cluttering of bookmarks with sites that are merely of a one-time interest.”

Some features of Read It Later

There are now many applications that allow you to read your bookmarks and organize them into categories but wit Read It Later there are many more  added functionalities . Here are some of the things Read It Later can do for you :

• save your page instantly with one click
• it can download all your pages before disconnecting so that you can read them later offline without any connection
• you can consult your pages wherever you are .” Read It Later even remembers your position in each article, so you can start reading on your computer, get up, grab your phone and pick up exactly where you left off”.
• you can even save your reading list right from Google reader list
• it can extract the content out of your articles and present them in a clean, easy to read, and consistent way to read.
• it allows you to add tabs and organize your elements into categories
• share your pages on any number of popular bookmarking services
• If you have many tabs open with pages you want to read, you can simply right click the tab-bar and select ‘Save All Tabs for Later’ and every page open will be saved into your Reading List.

How can i get started using Read It Later ?

First log on to Read It Later main page and sign up with them , it is easy and quick .
now choose the browser you have and click on it



for example for me i am using Firefox so after clicking on add to Firefox this is where i was directed
to .



i click on add to Firefox and allow Firefox to upload the add-on and then restart the browser and that’s it .
If you want to learn more about Read It later then read their Guidelines.
I hope you liked the post and that you are going to give it a shot and spread the word to your colleagues at school to try it . I would also recommend it for students it can help them , why not !
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5min videopedia : video tips in education

5min Videopedia is really a great website for those who are  looking for short video solutions to any practical questions . It has “tens of thousands of videos across 20 categories and 140 subcategories which are professionally produced and brand-safe.”5min is a site that is entirely devoted to short instructional knowledge and lifestyle videos .

How can i get started using 5 min Videopedia ?

Log on to 5min main page and register with them . if you register you can :

• upload your videos
• create your own studio ( a studio is your personal space to manage your own videos, as well as other videos and studios you like ) 
• take part in the 5min community
• create your very own favorites list
• subscribe to studios you like and interact with other members  

Once you are logged in you can browse through the different categories they have there like :



To upload your videos click on upload and follow the instructions . it is very easy and simple .
That is in brief what 5min is all about , to learn more about it visit their FAQ page or watch this video tutorial .

about 5min

I hope you liked the post and that you are going to use 5min to look for educative videos to share with your students .        
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