On occasion I've wanted to show a YouTube video but I had to find an alternative because something in the sidebar or comments wasn't appropriate to display in the classroom. If you're fortunate enough to work in a school that allows you to use YouTube in the classroom, Quietube is a handy little tool to have. The images below show the difference between YouTube and Quiettube. Then anytime that you're on YouTube click the Quietube button to remove all of the clutter and just watch your selected video. Installing Quietube requires nothing more than dragging the Quietube button to your toolbard. Quietube removes all advertising, sidebar content, comments, and ratings. Quietube is a handy little browser extension that removes all the clutter from YouTube allowing you to view only your selected video. Here are some related resources that may be of interest to you:įREE National Geographic map with purchases $65+! That said, I do have to point out that many of the great, free websites that have been featured on Free Technology for Teachers rely on advertising to stay online which is why I am hesitant to dismiss all advertising. Too much advertising or inappropriate advertising is definitely not appropriate for a classroom environment. Tidy Read could be a handy bookmarklet to have installed on student computers if you are concerned about students being distracted by advertising on the websites that they visit. The video below is provides a short demonstration of Tidy Read in action. Installing the boorkmarklet is a simple matter of dragging the Tidy Read link to your browser's toolbar.
Tidy Read works as a browser bookmarklet that works on Firefox, IE, Safari, Chrome, and Opera. Tidy Read is a service that allows users to view their favorite websites without viewing the advertising on that page. Googlepedia - Wikipedia and Google Side by Side Lizzer - A Handy Tool for Student Blogging
Quick Translation - Dictionary and Translation Firefox Add-on Here are some of the Firefox Add-ons that have been featured here in the past: Watch the video embedded below for an overview of Firefox Add-ons Collections.Īdd-on Collections: Overview from Justin Scott on Vimeo. Not two minutes after I published this post, Mashable ran a similar post containing the video that I've now embedded below. Another change is addition of a new featured collections category where you can access a collection of Firefox add-ons that complement each other. When you visit the new Add-ons page you will notice that they now feature recommended add-ons from five popular add-on categories. Recently, Mozilla remodeled their Add-ons page to allow for better browsing and searching. I've written about a dozen or so add-ons on this blog, but I've only scratched the surface of what is available. Finding the ones that can be useful for you isn't always easy. There are thousands of useful (and some not-so-useful) Firefox add-ons.
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