SafeShare.TV - Perfect for YouTube in the Classroom!

Ever say to yourself...

WOW, this is a great YouTube video...but, there are so many ads! 

OR

I only want to show a part of this video, I wish I could edit it down. 

NOW YOU CAN!

PART 1: Create a safe link to view and share with your class.

Step 1: Find the video you want on YouTube. 

Step 2: Copy the web address.

Step 3: Go to SafeShare.tv and paste in the link.

Step 4: Click on "Take me to the safe view" 

Now you're ready to view and share your safe link! 

(Bookmark or save your video links in a Google Doc - they do not save otherwise.)

PART 2: Create a shortened video clip to view and share with your class.

Step 1: Click on "Customize video."

Step 2: Click on the link labeled "Full."

Step 3: Select a "starting point" and an "ending point."(The video defaults to start from the beginning and end at the end, you can clip it any way you want to.)

Once you have edited your video's start and end times, click "OK," and it will bring you back to select your video's link. Click "Take me to the safe view." 

(Again, Bookmark or save your video links in a Google Doc - they do not save otherwise.)

Now you're ready to view and share your edited safe link! 

Extensity to the Rescue!

HELP! I've downloaded too many apps and extensions to my Google Chrome account and I'm having trouble keeping them all in one easy place!

Meet Extensity!

Extensity is a super easy-to-use extension to keep everything neat and tidy on your Google Chrome account.

Once you've added Extensity, you can quickly and easily enable and disable extensions and apps to make sure you can always find the apps and extensions you need...when you need them!

Just visit the Google Chrome Store and add Extensity.

Once it's added to your Chrome account, you will be able to access 

all of your apps and extensions in one easy window like this:

The 3 Best Mind Mapping Tools to Use Right Now!

Do you have students who struggle with organizing their thoughts when writing?  

Many teachers turn to mind mapping tools to help organize thoughts/ideas when writing. 

However, mind mapping tools are also a great way to showcase learning in a visual 

representation, and can be used across all subject areas.

We've searched high and low for the three best Mind Mapping toolsfor our students, and we 

think you'll be pleasantly surprise!  Which do you prefer to use?  

Or is there a contender that we missed?  Leave us a comment!

Want something BETTER than Kahoot? Meet Quizizz

Are you using Kahoot in your classroom but can't stand how the students don't see the question and answer choices on their devices?  Sob no more!  

Meet Quizizz - virtually identical to Kahoot but shows the question and answer choices on the student devices.  It's one of the fastest and easiest tools to use! Quizizz works on both Chromebooks and Nexus Tablets (there's no Nexus app but works from Chrome).

She had her students joined the quiz, they were assigned a little monster icon.  From her screen, she could see who had joined.   Depending on the features you enable, kids answer questions and score points based on the correctness of their response and how quickly they give it.  They can run out of time and lose the opportunity to answer too.  The students thought the memes that pop up after correct and incorrect answers were really funny.  While the game is on, she couldn't see how everyone was doing individually, but could see a tally of right and wrong answers, so she had a sense of how the class was doing as a whole.  After the game, she saw a chart that showed how each student did on each question.

If you're looking for a fun and easy content-review or formative assessment tool, Quizizz is worth a look!