ClassHook is a video clip curation site where teachers can search for content from popular TV shows and movies to support instruction. Depending on the plan type, users can browse, save, and assign activities based on video clips searchable through different filters, including grade level, topic, genre, vocabulary, use of profanity, standards, and length. Clips are short (less than 10 minutes) and are tagged by topic. Broad age-appropriateness icons include kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, and college; however, due to the range of ages in schools, teachers will need to vet content for their grade level. Using the ClassHook's Playlists, Comparisons, or Discussions features, teachers can create a more in-depth or interactive experience for students. For discussions, students log in using a code to answer the questions, and the answers can be made visible to other students.
While it has over 4,000 videos, the site doesn't feature the same abundance of content as sites like KZfaq or Vimeo, so teachers might be disappointed when searches yield few or no results for certain topics. That said, teachers will likely appreciate not having to sift through dozens of videos or go to the trouble of editing them to show only the relevant parts.
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