Blog A good way to learn a language is to watch popular TV shows and movies. Do you love popular video clips? You do, or you don’t? Well, you will after checking out the videos below. Here are three examples of Spanish from some of our favorite films and shows. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone […]
Popular Media
Everything You Need to Know About Teaching with Movies
Motion pictures have fascinated society since the first film was created in the late 1800s. Since then, movies have only grown in popularity, generating billions of dollars in sales and inspiring millions of people around the world. Movies are now ingrained in popular culture, being the subject of quotes, colloquialisms, and memes. Given this phenomenon, […]
Why You Should Use Movie Clips in Your Lessons
As an educator, you’re often looking for new ways to support your students in their learning. You’ll add videos, fun activities, worksheets, and other materials to your lessons so that students can demonstrate their learning. But have you considered adding movie clips into the mix? Yes, movies. Those entertaining works of art. With their enthralling […]
Where to Find Movie Clips to Use in Your Lessons
So you want to use a short movie clip to add some spice to your lesson. Where do you start your search? You can load up Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, or another streaming service, but it takes time to find the right movie, and you still need to skim through it to find just the right […]
Use In-Video Search to Search Within Videos on ClassHook
At ClassHook, we help educators find the perfect video clip for their lessons so they can make learning more fun and engaging for their students. While we classify all of our videos by subject area and grade level, and offer robust search filters, sometimes educators are searching for videos a little differently. Consider Shawna, for […]
Premium Feature Series #2: Request Subtitle Improvements
What is the Request Subtitle Improvement feature? Our subtitles are automatically generated, and while they’re often pretty accurate, they’re not perfect. When showing videos to your students, you want them to retain as much of the illustrated concepts as possible. If a video’s subtitles are misspelled, incorrect, or completely missing, students can miss important information and improperly […]
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! […]
ClassHook Clip Critique #2 – Bart Catches a Three-Eyed Fish
View the clip TV Show: The Simpsons (Season 2, Episode 4) Appropriate for: Middle school and above Dave Shutton, an investigative reporter, approaches Bart and Lisa as they’re fishing and talks to them. In the middle of their conversation, Bart catches a genetically-mutated fish with three eyes, earning him a spot on the front page […]