Getting the most out of video with @BoClips

If you use video clips in your classroom and spend tons of time weeding out ads and looking for just the right content, them you need to check out Boclips for Teachers. Here is an infographic that breaks down video use in the classroom.

Finding good educational content can be very tough and, sometimes, very, very expensive. What I love about Boclips for Teachers is that it is curated by teachers. You know you are going to be looking at videos that are used by other teachers in the same content area. This is a great way to vet the content you are going to share with your students.

Another awesome aspect of Boclips for Teachers is that it is ad free! There have been too many times that an ad or a preview for a next video has popped up on the screen and I scramble back to my desk to shut it off because it is not what my kids need to see. Without ads, you can easily show videos without the random ad popping up.

I am also a fan of the way that teachers can curate their own content by saving videos to teacher collections. I was able to quickly search for videos on photosynthesis and save it in a collection I labeled Science. As a teacher, being able to curate all of the videos you want to use in class in nicely organized collections is a huge time saver. Too many times, we have all spent time trying to search for that video from last year that was on YouTube and it cannot be found.

The content is not just random videos uploaded on the Internet. These videos come from amazing, and most importantly, trusted resources. You will find videos from more than 120 content partners, including Visual Learning Systems, Intelecom Learning, and Crash Course, and many more amazing institutions. All of this great content can be searched from one page with a simple keyword. Boclips for Teachers takes the stress out of searching for videos to share with students.

More and more video is being created every single day and that means it is only harder for teachers to find the best content for their classroom. It would be great if teachers lived in a world where they were given all of the time they needed to plan their classes and look for the best content, but that is not the case. It is important for teachers to find tools that allow them to cut down on plan time and spend more time engaging with students and their own content. The more time teachers have to spend directly with students or focusing on student achievement, the better school will be for everyone.

Right now, there is a great deal. If you sign up before June 30th and you will get access to Boclips for Teachers and it's curated content for 1 year for free!