FREEMAKE - You Tube Downloader and Video Converter

1) Download the "Freemake Video Converter" from http://www.freemake.com.

Steps 2 and 3 refer to a few questions you will be asked during the FreeMake install.

2) During the install try not to install the "Amazon Toolbar" unless you really need it.

3) During install don't install the "Tune Up Utilities" software ( untick the " I accept the terms of the TuneUp Utilities 2013" and click "Next".)

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4) Once you have installed the FreeMake software, open "YouTube" in a web browser and find the video you want to download.

5) Watch the You Tube video from start to finish to check the content.

6) Once you are happy with the video, highlight the URL (web address) with your mouse, right click and select "Copy". See screen shot above.

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7) Open "Freemake Video Converter"

8) Click "Paste URL".

 

9) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 in the screen shot above.

10) After selecting your video file format i.e. WMV, a pop up box will appear as shown in the screen shot below.

 

11) Here is a key for the labels shown in the screen shot above:

A - Select the Video screen size ( I usually leave this setting alone).

B - Take note of where the file is to be saved or change the location of the saved file. ( default is "My Videos")

C - Finally click CONVERT.

12) The file will take a while to convert depending on the file size of the video.

13) Copy the finished video file you have just created onto a memory stick.

 

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Under Ten Minutes

A blog with some really good sites listed such as Hackasaurus and 3 x 3 links.

 

http://www.undertenminutes.com/

 

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Writing Prompts

Are you looking for inspiration for a story or a philosophy lesson?

This is the perfect site. The site will need to be unblocked to work in school.

Click here to visit the site.

 

 

 

 

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Literacy Shed

The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources chosen to inspire the children with their writing. A lot of the content comes from Vimeo or You Tube, so teachers much check they have access through the schools web filtering.

Click here to visit the site

 

 

 

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West of England ICT Conference - web links

Here is the list of apps mentioned at today's conference.

http://bitly.com/bundles/mrwalkersmate/f

Hold Yer Front Page

The history of the world told in a tabloid style. Really fun to read and lots of interesting Historical Facts. If you love Horrible Histories you will love this site.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/hold_ye_front_page/

Microsoft Photosynth

Microsoft Photosynth allows you to view photos in 360 degrees. A great website for scene setting for use in story writing.

http://photosynth.net/default.aspx

Screen Leap

Share your screen to any device with a web browser, works with laptops, desktops, netbooks, iPads, iPod touches etc....

No software to install and it is free. Useful for a person with a visual impairment.

http://www.screenleap.com/

ICT Magic

ICT magic is a fabulous site for finding out about new websites that can be used in lessons. The site sends out tweets about new sites about 20 times a day so well worth a follow as you often come across hidden gems. The list to the sub-menus is on the right hand side of the site of the page.  The site author brings out a useful PDF document every so often called *ICTmagic Show.

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/

Website Highlighter and Post-It Notes

This is a very useful tool for doing research on the internet.  The tool allows you to paste Post-It Notes and Highlight Text on websites.  Good for text based pages such as wikipedia.

When you have finished click DONE and the site recreates the webpage with all your Post It Notes and Highlighted Text.

The photo shows one I did earlier.

http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/

Cool Tools for Schools

This site is mentioned in the Bristol Scheme of Work for ICT and may be useful to fill in some of the gaps when  completing units you don't have the software for.

Let me know if you find any really useful ones on this site and I will mention them in this post.

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Home

TeachFind

A search engine designed for teachers.  The engine targets the sites that are specifically designed for teachers for example:  Teacher Tube, National Strategies Website, TeacherNet, Ofsted.

http://www.teachfind.com/