Tips+for+the+week+of+November+25th

How to save a You Tube or other Streaming Video
There is a lot of great content on websites like YouTube, however Because most school based firewalls block YouTube it is necessary to convert and save a video if you would like to use it in class.

My favorite program for doing this is Miro. This is because you can subscribe to channels (i.e. BBC, Discovery Channel, etc.) You can also directly search websites like YouTube and Google Video. Once you download the video it is there for 5 days unless you click "keep". Please go to http://www.getmiro.com/download/ to download Miro. You can view an online tutorial [|here.] The downside to Miro is that it doesn't allow you to search YouTube videos at school due to the firewall, however with so many search options you may still find what you are looking for. Of course, you can always download it at home and save it.

Follow these steps to subscribe to science channels in Miro. Click on //Categories// (blue screen at the top of your page). Then scroll down to //science//. then click on //add//.

You can also download a firefox [|extension] which will allow you to download and save streaming videos.

http://keepvid.com/ (this is my favorite online converter.) [|Tube TV] (this is my favorite downloadable converter. Step #1 Enter URL, Step # 2 Grab URL, wait about 30 seconds then click save. http://media-convert.com/ http://www.vixy.net http://www.zamzar.com
 * Addittional online file converters**