Comments on: Using You Tube in Schools http://primarynuggets.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/using-you-tube-in-schools/ More Top Tips and Ideas for Primary School Teachers Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:44:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bobharding http://primarynuggets.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/using-you-tube-in-schools/#comment-1153 bobharding Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:54:03 +0000 http://primarynuggets.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-1153 For users of Firefox there is downloadhelper. Basically if you use firefox then head for http://www.downloadhelper.net/ Click the download button and it will install into firefox without any fuss. From then on you browse the net as normal and when you reach a site with video content the icon becomes coloured and animated, clicking it allows you to download. I don't know if there is an alternative for Internet Explorer. I've also used VideoGet (http://nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php) and it seems to work well - this also allows instant conversion to a range of different file types. It costs about £10 again. For users of Firefox there is downloadhelper.

Basically if you use firefox then head for http://www.downloadhelper.net/

Click the download button and it will install into firefox without any fuss. From then on you browse the net as normal and when you reach a site with video content the icon becomes coloured and animated, clicking it allows you to download.

I don’t know if there is an alternative for Internet Explorer.

I’ve also used VideoGet (http://nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php) and it seems to work well – this also allows instant conversion to a range of different file types. It costs about £10 again.

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