Blog As an educator, you use many websites and apps to share content with your students. Whether you’re sharing to your LMS, your class website, or another app, you need an easy way to showcase your favorite videos. Teachers using ClassHook previously needed to use YouTube embed links to show clips. But linking through YouTube doesn’t […]
Movie Clips
Finally, a Movie Recommendation Tool for Teaching
“Looking for great movies for Biology!” As an educator, have you ever seen or written a message like this on social media? In the replies are often movie titles and vague recollections of scenes from TV shows. It’s not that the suggestions aren’t relevant; it’s that they’re often not specific enough. Even if you learn […]
Using Videos in a Hybrid Learning Experience
It’s evident that the classroom experience has been very different this year. Schools moved online and teachers had to find new ways to teach as they were no longer physically in the classroom with students. Some schools have continued with the remote teaching model, while others have moved back to in-person teaching or developed a […]
Teaching the Scientific Method: Questioning
In the previous post, we established the first step of the Scientific Method: Observation. Now let’s go over what follows next. Questions are what drive us to learn more about the world. Through asking questions we are led to new ideas and new solutions for complex problems. Questioning is at the heart of science. Nightmare […]
Teaching the Scientific Method: Observation
The Scientific Method is the driving force behind our advancement in science. It is the process through which we build upon our existing knowledge and push ourselves to discover new things. For thousands of years scientists have used the Scientific Method to better understand the world around them. This method has been the guiding hand […]
Teaching ELA with Popular Media
For thousands of years we’ve understood that stories can teach us both ethical and factual lessons. Now, popular media carries on this tradition. We learn important lessons from television and films everyday. At ClassHook we strive to help you utilize the power of media to better teach these lessons in the most effective way possible. […]
ClassHook’s New Browsing Experience
In education, we know we’re only as successful as the teachers we serve. That’s why ClassHook is always seeking and incorporating your feedback into our platform. Our new browsing experience launches today with expanded tools to help you find clips more efficiently and easily. Our new features include: A more consolidated subject view A new […]
Teaching Ethics with Ed, Edd, n Eddy
We all know the notorious trio Ed, Edd n Eddy are known for their somewhat loose grasp on morals. As unethical as they may be, Ed, Edd n Eddy is a great and funny way to get students to think about ethics and kick-off class discussions on morality. Check out ClassHook’s favorite clips for teaching […]
Teaching ELA With Friends
Studying English and Language Arts starts in books, but seeing examples of grammatical concepts or rhetorical strategies in action is a great way to take learning off the page. We all know and love the show Friends. This New York City-based friend group is best known for their quirky antics, but they also have a […]
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 […]