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Have you ever had an online video ready to show to your class, only to have the internet connection die or the video freeze? In this Widget, we learned how to download online video’s and play them off a USB flash drive.

 

Have you ever tried to show a video only to have the internet go down, or go so slowly that the video permanently pauses partway through?

 

And the answer to your presentation trauma? Download the video.

 

There are many free video download options online. Here is a closer look at 2 that were recommended in this Widget Wednesday.

 

 

One option is keepvid.com

 

Begin by finding the YouTube video you want to download, and in another browser window/tab open up keepvid.com

 

Copy the URL (web address) of the video. You can do this by highlighting the URL and then pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard, or by right clicking on the highlighted section and choosing Copy from the pop up menu.

 

Next, paste (Ctrl+V) the YouTube URL into the download field on the KeepVid web page.

 

 

 

Another option is savetube.com

 

Begin by finding the YouTube video you want to download, and in another browser window/tab open up savetube.com

 

Copy the URL (web address) of the video. You can do this by highlighting the URL and then pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard, or by right clicking on the highlighted section and choosing Copy from the pop up menu.

 

Next, paste (Ctrl+V) the YouTube URL into the download field on the SaveTube web page.

 

Select the grey VID button at the end of the field where you entered the video URL.

 

Select the blue hyperlink for the video type you want to download and save it to your USB Flash Drive or computer. (**At the Widget Wednesday session, Rick recommended the High Definition MP4 option.)

 

If you want to insert a downloaded video into a PowerPoint presentation, you may need to convert the video file to a WMV file type; MP4 video files will not currently work with Microsoft Power Point. There are several resources available to do this on the school O Drive, in a file called Video Converters.

 

Still have Questions? Ask your Librarian.

 

 

 

 

Created September 2012