Blog In just a couple of weeks, we’ll be releasing a newly designed browsing and viewing experience on ClassHook! We’ve been fortunate to support teachers in over 25,000 schools with making learning more relevant and engaging for students using popular TV shows and movies. Through that process, we’ve learned a lot about how they use videos […]
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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 […]
Encourage Inquiry with Student Questions
When showing videos in your classroom, it can be difficult to gauge student understanding. You may pause the video to ask clarifying questions, or you might ask students to complete an activity after watching the video. However, these methods don’t always reach all of your learners since the most active participants will respond to your […]
Bring Vocabulary to Life with the Vocabulary Finder
At ClassHook, we’re always looking for ways to support educators in finding and effectively using videos in their lessons. Today, we’re excited to announce a different way of teaching vocabulary: using video. The Vocabulary Finder is a new feature on ClassHook that makes it easy to find specific words and phrases used within scenes from […]
Teaching and Learning ESL from The Simpsons
Since its debut in 1989, The Simpsons has been embedded in popular culture and entertained millions of viewers across the globe. Sometimes called the “encyclopedia of the US in the 20th and 21st century,” this cartoon has a broad coverage of all parts of American culture and society. Thus, it is more than ideal for […]
Premium Feature Series #1: Playlist Collaboration
What is the Playlist Collaboration feature? We are excited to provide you with new ways of collaborating with other educators. Playlist Collaboration is a new feature that allows you to build video playlists with other teachers. The people you invite do not need to have ClassHook Premium but will need a ClassHook account. How do […]
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 […]
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 […]