Gina and all, 

We recently discovered a Web site with videos by experts in all areas of
life. There are categories for Auto and Mechanical, Careers and Education,
Health and Fitness, Parenting, Personal Finance, and Safety, among others. 
http://www.monkeysee.com/

This is from their About Us page:
MonkeySee is a new destination website, launched in January 2008, that
provides free access to a large collection of professionally-produced and
user-generated how-to videos. Visitors to MonkeySee will find a
rapidly-growing library of videos on a wide variety of topics, presented
in deep detail by accomplished, credible experts. It's a great way to
learn something new, and the perfect platform for experts to share their
knowledge and increase their credibility, while getting valuable
promotional exposure for their business or hobby.

Under their Terms and Conditions page, this is what they say about
downloading:

You may download or embed a Video, together with the biographical
information and/or blog of the expert featured in the Video, to your own
personal or commercial website, provided that: The website to which you
download the Video: Is not primarily in the business of displaying or
offering do-it-yourself videos, information, materials or advice or is
otherwise viewed as a competitor of the Site, as determined in our sole
discretion; and 
Does not contain, depict or promote offensive or illegal material or
activities; 

You do not change or delete any proprietary notices from the downloaded
Video, including, without limitation, the MonkeySee.com watermark; 
You do not alter the Video or its functionality in any way; and 
The Video is displayed for informational purposes only, and not for any
commercial purpose, unless the Video was originally submitted to the Site
by you. 


There are a number of (relatively safe and free) tools available for
downloading online videos including: 

  • Real Media Player -
    http://i.realone.com/product/help/rp11/en/Content/Recording_Download-Record_Web.htm

  • Download Helper (Firefox only) http://www.downloadhelper.net/

  •  YouTube Downloader http://youtubedownload.altervista.org
  • 

Once the video downloads, it will be in FLV format (Flash Live Video).
There are a number of free FLV players available:
  • 
  • FLV Player
    http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-13632_4-10467081.html

  • Wimpy
    http://www.wimpyplayer.com/products/wimpy_standalone_flv_player.html
  • 

It is heartening to hear that a corrections educator is willing to spend
her time and energy outside teaching hours in order to collect resources
and materials to engage her incarcerated adult learners with the new tools
and new content, available only to those 'outside'.  


~Branka Marceta
OTAN, Sacramento, California


The Technology and Literacy Discussion List <technology at nifl.gov> on
Monday, December 15, 2008 at 8:23 AM -0800 wrote:

>Larry and/or others



>

>Are there sites that allow you to download short royalty free clips video

>clips from good quality movies that we can use for instruction? I am an

>adult educator- media and technology specialist in a prison. My students

>cannot access the Internet, so I must bring all the media to them

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>Thank you very much!

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>Gina

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>"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are

>moving.  We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it –

>but sail we must and not drift nor lie at anchor.” Author appreciated,

>but unknown.

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>Gina Lobaccaro

>Sussex Correctional Institution

>Prison Education Department

>PO Box 500

>Georgetown, DE 19947

>Office (302) 856-5282 x 6204

>Fax (302) 856-5642

>gina.lobaccaro at state.de.us 

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>From: technology-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:technology-bounces at nifl.gov] On

>Behalf Of LaFerlazzo at aol.com

>Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:23 PM

>Subject: [Technology 1824] Re: Best Grammar, Website Creation, Music &

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>http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/11/the-best-fun-sites-you-can-use-for-learning-too-2008/

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>[ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/10/how-long-will-you-live/

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>http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/12/07/the-best-sites-for-grammar-practice/

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