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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Kindu TV - a Teacher's YouTube Solution!

One of the questions I hear most often in EdTech is, 'How can I show YouTube videos without ads, comments and a sidebar of suggested next videos?'

There are a lot of tricks out there. Some that work πŸ‘ and some that don't πŸ‘Ž. The two that seem to be a surefire hack are:

  • embedding the YouTube video into Google Slides 
  • AND adding a - between the 't' and the 'u' in the web address, for example: 
    https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=4RZEWsij7aE. (That's a good one by the way, you should watch it πŸ˜‰!!)

HOWEVER, I just recently discovered an even BETTER solution: Kindu TV! Creating a FREE Teacher account in Kindu TV gives you access to:

πŸ“Ί 15,000+ YouTube educational videos vetted by teachers for primary education
πŸ“Ί  Unlimited video views
πŸ“Ί  Unlimited bookmarks
πŸ“Ί  Unlimited custom collections AND
πŸ“Ί Up to 10 YouTube videos that you choose and add per month.

So how exactly does this work?


1️⃣ Head to https://www.kindu.io/tv

2️⃣ Sign up for a πŸ†“ Teacher Account 

3️⃣ Start searching or filtering for videos you already use in the classroom. Add them to bookmarks and collections. (You have unlimited for both!)



4️⃣ Add YouTube links that aren't part of Kindu TV - up to πŸ”Ÿ a month for the πŸ†“ account



✅That's it! You are ready to show YouTube videos 🚫ads, 🚫comments, and 🚫next video suggestions. 

πŸŽ₯  Just a friendly reminder, all YouTube videos (even those in the Kindu TV Library) must be 'APPROVED' by a Teacher account in Keller ISD to be available for students to view.

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