This wiki is meant to provide information and resources for Adult Educators in California who are interested in using video and video streaming resources in their classroom. (To see the entire table on the page, click the small triangle at top right. Saves scrolling back and forth.)
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californiastreaming.org | k12hsn.org/edzone | learn360.com |
Login Required |
Yes $$ Subscription |
Yes $$ Subscription |
Yes with approved free membership |
Yes $$ Subscription |
Streaming or Downloadable | Both | Both |
Some videos available for download Uploads by teachers & students |
Both
Can download in 3 formats |
Teacher resources | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes - teachers can upload their own materials too. Good teacher introduction here. Available with free trial account. |
Onsite content saved | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Copyright | Commercial content, copyright under subscription. | Commercial content, copyright under subscription. Teacher content varies. | Videos are created by teachers and students, some labeled with creative commons attribution license. | Commercial content, copyright under subscription. |
Ads | No | No | No | No |
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Very robust site, pulls content and video from many Discovery sites and resources. Some CC
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Content from Learn360, plus lesson plans, assessments, assignments, class management and much more. Quickstart guide gives overview of most features available.
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Targeted to K-12 but some features available without membership, Site has to verify school affliliation in order to create an account, can upload videos. Brochure |
Teachers can change quality settings on playback of videos.
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Website | nationalgeographic.com |
learner.org |
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Login Required |
No Login for additional educational resources
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Yes |
No - PBS.org Yes - PBS Teachers
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No |
Streaming or Downloadable |
Streaming
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Streaming
(Player is in a pop-up window) |
Both | Streaming |
Teacher resources | Yes with account |
Transcripts free Texts for purchase Website links to supplement
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Yes |
Yes |
Onsite content saved | No | No | Yes - PBS Teachers | No |
Copyright | All materials owned by NG unless specifically stated otherwise. | Commercial content available for streaming only in classroom or at home use | Variable - look for licensing information on specific content. Owned by original authors. | All materials owned by History channel, including materials uploaded by user. |
Ads | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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Program content and video quality very high. Difficult to search for content, better off to use categories. No CC |
Video quality High Distance Learning Telecourses Available for purchase Professional Development for improving teaching expertise CC |
Video quality low for some, excellent for others Teacher resources and professional development programming No CC |
Video quality high Search pulls all resources together. Most content is commercial. Videos contain commercials beginning and end. Provision for educational use. No CC |
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Website | brainpop.com | |||
Login Required | Login needed to upload, but not to watch | Login needed to upload videos, but not to watch | No |
No for a small selection Yes for all movies $$ subscription
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Streaming or Downloadable | Both | Streaming | Streaming | Streaming |
Teacher resources | Supplied by contributors | Getting started and integrating technology into curriculm resources available | No | Yes |
Onsite content saved | Yes? | No | No | |
Copyright | Videos created by teachers and students | Videos created by teachers and students. Uploaded materials owned by author, but licensed for all to use. | Uploaded materials owned by author, but licensed for all to use. | Commercial content, copyright under subscription. |
Ads | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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"Safe" site for teachers to share videos for teaching and professional development Support files can be attached to videos, i.e. lesson plans No CC |
Teachers can monitor their students' media Educators page with Quick Start Guide and collection of resources No CC |
Still building content, tied to sister site SchoolWax.com Etraffic Press (digital textbooks) No CC |
Animated movies with assessments and lesson plans tied to state standards
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Website | commoncraft.com | www.monkeysee.com | archive.org | nobelprize.org |
Login Required | No Free unless you want to remove the "For Evaluation Only" stamp across the video |
No Login needed to upload videos and to save favorites |
No | No |
Streaming or Downloadable | Yes | Both | Both | Streaming |
Teacher resources | No | No | No | Edu outreach program, games available. |
Onsite content saved | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Copyright | Free for educational viewing | Available for all non commercial purpose |
Available for non commericial uses |
Strictly held by Nobel. Read Terms of use. Permissions granted on request. Must provide attribution. |
Ads | No | Yes | No | No |
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Simple videos explain complicated concepts No CC |
Anyone can submit videos, content is not screened. Transcripts available |
IA is a non-profit digital library of Internet sites and cultural artifacts | Click on Nobel Media at the top of the screen. These are full fledged broadcast documentaries. |
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Website | cdlponline.org | MIT OpenCourseware | ted.com |
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Login Required | No | No | No |
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Streaming or Downloadable | Streaming | Look carefully - these are full college courses | Streaming or downloadable |
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Teacher resources | Yes | No |
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Onsite content saved | No | No |
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Copyright | Site is free to use | Site is free to use |
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Ads | No | No |
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Notes |
Many real-life video stories complete with many activities to learn spelling, pronunciation, matching games and more. Transcripts with audio |
Non-profit making talks and performances available to the world. Some transcripts available in multiple languages. |