YouTube Enhancements

How can you make YouTube work in the classroom?

Problems with YouTube

AdvertisementsAnnotationsVideo sizeBufferingDependence on Internet

connection

Benefits of YousableTubeFix

No adsDisables annotationsSet default video size and qualityDisable auto-playback, yet allow

bufferingDownload video: offline playback

Playing downloaded vidoes: VLC

VLC video player– Play any video file– Play any audio file

Customizable– Default video size, volume, etc.– Hotkeys: full screen, jump

forward/back

Gamification in Education

The modern-day sticker chart or merit badge!

What is Gamification?

Gamification is the addition of game elements to a non-gaming activity

Real-world examples:– McDonald’s “Monopoly” promo– Boy Scout merit badges, ranks

Turnkey gamification solutions

Problems with large gamification companies (Badgeville, Bunchball): way too expensive!

Affordable gamification solutions:– BigDoor.com– Classbadges.com

YouTube Links:

YousableTubeFix (and Greasemonkey) for Mozilla Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/ http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/13333

YousableTubeFix for Chrome: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/57201

VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

Gamification Links:

BigDoor: http://www.bigdoor.com/ Classbadges: http://classbadges.com/