Blog 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 […]
Feature Update: June 2017
We’re starting off June strong with a new search filter to help you find awesome clips even faster. This feature was a direct response to your feedback, so keep the feedback coming! Today, we’re excited to announce the release of the Subsearch filter! Subsearch allows you to further refine your search results with an additional […]
Spread The Christmas Spirit With These TV and Movie Clips
It’s that time of the year again. Christmas is around the corner, and we’ve scouted out some clips that you can show to your students before winter break. These clips are great for celebrating students’ hard work as well as the spirit of the holiday season. Most importantly, they convey valuable lessons on morals and […]
Trick or Treat: 5 Halloween-themed TV and Movie Clips
From pumpkin spice lattes to scary costumes, it’s official: the Halloween season is upon us. To celebrate this time of deceit and fear, we’ve listed some clips that are sure to get your students in the Halloween spirit. Unlike most Halloween-themed clips, the clips in this list are on the playful (not scary!) side and […]
Findings from the Clip Exchange Program
On August 18, 2016, we launched the Clip Exchange Program, an opportunity for teachers to earn donations towards their campaigns on websites such as DonorsChoose and GoFundMe. To earn donations, teachers had to submit educational clips from television shows and movies to our website. The Clip Exchange Program ended on September 16, 2016, and we […]
Four Motivational Moments from History, as Told by ClassHook Clips
Are you trying to accomplish something big? Whether your dream is to change the world or run a few miles, motivation can sometimes be hard to come by. When the going get tough, why not look to some legendary moments in history for inspiration? Here are four clips that will take you to the next […]
June 2016 Report: The 10 Most Popular Clips on ClassHook
This post was written by a new member of the ClassHook team, Justin Ragolia. The magic of the worldwide academic and teaching community stems partly from the endless amounts of learning to be gained in collaboration between educators. Whether it amounts to a simple trick to teach math or a complete philosophical overhaul, following cues […]
Our Time at the Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is an annual celebration of the international film community which allows the general public to experience the power of film. The program is inclusive of independent films, documentaries, narrative features, and shorts as well as panel discussions featuring well-known industry figures. Alex and I recently completed our time at the 15th […]
New Feature: Playlists!
This past week, we introduced playlists to ClassHook. There is a similar feature on video hosting sites such as YouTube, so you will already be familiar with using them on ClassHook. You can get started on building your playlists right away. Why use playlists on ClassHook? Playlists allow you to group together clips for easy access […]