Blog Last month, ClassHook released Personal Clips to help educators organize and manage videos they find all over the web. While educators have enjoyed the streamlined video management experience, we received feedback that indicated their interest in adding Pause Prompts to their own videos. Today, we’re excited to announce that you can now add Pause Prompts […]
Author: Alexander Deeb
Use ClassHook to manage your favorite videos
Educators often source their videos from a variety of websites and services, and it can be challenging to keep track of the videos they’ve found. ClassHook wants to streamline the process of organizing videos so that teachers can focus on helping their students extract the most learning from them. In a recent poll, 74% of […]
Introducing Pause Prompts
Educators face many challenges when showing videos in their classrooms. Students don’t always pay attention, and not all of your students will fully understand the content of the video. As a result, many teachers pause the video at key moments to check for student understanding and address misconceptions before playing the rest of the video. […]
Introducing ClassHook Premium
Today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of ClassHook Premium!! 🎉🎉🎊🎊 ClassHook Premium is a new subscription plan that is packed with features designed to help you more quickly and easily find clips specific to your lessons. Before I dive into ClassHook Premium, you might be wondering about our free plan. Yes, you can still […]
Feature Update: February 2018
Today, we’re excited to announce improvements when viewing clips that contain profanity! While we strive to minimize the number of clips on ClassHook that have profanity, there are quite a lot of clips that have valuable lessons but unfortunately contain a swear or two. We hear that educators would like to use some of these […]
Feature Update: October 2017
Today, we’re excited to announce improvements to subtitles! Most clips on ClassHook currently have accompanying subtitles that allow for greater flexibility when using the clip. We understand that subtitles benefit all students, especially those with challenges in hearing, and as such we are heavily invested in them. We took a look at our subtitles support […]
Featured Teacher #4 – Angela Van Batavia
Featured Teacher #4 Featured Teachers is an initiative by ClassHook to recognize the amazing work that teachers do every day. Each Featured Teacher post will focus on the work of one particular teacher and how that teacher teaches, engages, and inspires his or her students using popular media. Today we are featuring Angela Van Batavia! […]
Feature Update: September 2017
Today, we’re excited to announce improvements to the clip browsing experience! There are two primary methods of finding clips on ClassHook: searching and browsing. We’ve been focused on creating a simple and intuitive search experience to save you time when finding clips. Recent enhancements such as new filters made it easier than before to find […]
Feature Update: July 2017
This month, we bring you an improvement to viewing clips with subtitles. We’ve worked hard to bring this enhancement to you, and it was a direct response to your feedback, so keep the feedback coming! Today, we’re excited to announce the release of Full Screen Subtitles! ClassHook offers accompanying subtitles with just about every clip. […]
ClassHook Wins AASL Best Websites 2017 Award
Today at its annual national conference, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has awarded ClassHook a Best Website for Teaching & Learning 2017! We’re honored and thrilled to have received this award, and it’s made us even more excited to continue improving education for students and educators around the world. From the AASL […]