Blog It’s no secret that most educators use YouTube videos in the classroom. But as many educators know, YouTube is sometimes blocked, and videos contain ads and other distractions. At best, this is a minor inconvenience, and at worst, students are exposed to inappropriate content. Many of the videos hosted on ClassHook are streamed from YouTube. […]
Teaching
The New Playlists Experience
We’ve redesigned playlists to be more intuitive and cohesive. Playlists are one of the most widely-used features on ClassHook. Educators use them to organize clips by topic and class period, and to save clips for later viewing. Playlists worked just fine, but we saw room for improvement in terms of their ability to organize and […]
Post-COVID-19 – Returning to the Classroom
COVID-19 Permanently Changed the Education Sector Educations institutions around the globe are asking the same questions. How should schools welcome back students in autumn post-COVID-19? How has a year of distance learning affected the instructor’s perspective of their teaching models? Furthermore, which remote learning methodologies will school districts continue to incorporate once students return to […]
Cinco De Mayo
Cinco De Mayo (Fifth of May), a date also called The Day of the Battle of Puebla, is celebrated in Mexico and the United States in honor of a military victory in 1862 over the French forces of Napoleon III. ClassHook would like to share the importance of this national holiday! Let’s watch a quick […]
Social-Emotional Learning through Films
Did you know… That social-emotional learning (SEL) improves student behavior and affects their outcomes later in life? That students recognize and understand the same social and emotional themes in iconic scenes from their favorite films? What exactly IS Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)? SEL is “the process in which children and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, […]
How ClassHook Benefits Educators
What is ClassHook? ClassHook benefits educators as the ideal place where K-12 educators find videos and clips from television shows and films to incorporate into any lesson plan. Believe it or not, a wealth of knowledge can be found in television and film. Why Education Professionals Use ClassHook Voted the Best Website for Teaching and […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! With the COVID-19 pandemic changing every aspect of our lives, we’ve been forced to adapt and overcome these unique challenges. One of the most pressing issues faced is the rapid redesigning of the educational experience. And while nobody was prepared for the extent of new measures necessary to continue schooling, one […]
How to Break Biases when Teaching
Just like we mentioned in our article about Cognitive Biases, pre-built-in biases in your student’s minds can disrupt their learning experience. It can be difficult to break these biases when teaching, and it’s important to not just tell your students they’re wrong and move on. If a student is gonna learn to resist bias thinking, […]
Five Cognitive Biases to Avoid when Teaching
When you are learning something new, it is easy to be influenced by a built-in inclination. These inclinations may help you determine if the new information is useful and can be trusted. However, It may also cloud your judgment. This is known as Cognitive Bias. Everyone has Cognitive Biases so you may assume that it […]
A World of Language: Examples of Figurative Language in Media
Language is a powerful tool. It allows us to communicate complex ideas and emotions with one another. An important aspect of language is figurative language. It allows us to convey particular ideas without directly stating them. This can make our speech more interesting and simplify complicated concepts. Figurative language is used all of the time, […]