Hulu

Hulu
Hulu is a online video service where you can find full-length movies, t.v. episodes and clips.


 * Free
 * RSS Feed-can see updates of when new videos are posted
 * Can view videos from other websites.
 * Can view videos by collections (e.g. History channel, The Office)
 * Can e-mail videos
 * Can find very old movies and videos.
 * Can share videos to other sites (e.g. Facebook, Myspace)
 * Hulu will help users find videos not available on their site.
 * No software download required.
 * Can share a full video or just a clip from the video.
 * No limit on how many times a video can be watched.
 * Available through many other sites (e.g. AOL, Yahoo!)
 * Can assign videos to students
 * Can have discussions about videos


 * Videos have commercials within them.
 * Doesn't have access to every t.v. channels.
 * New shows aren't readily available. It could take a few hours, a few days or several weeks for a show to post.
 * Students can get off topic and watch unassigned things, easily distracted from task
 * Several school districts have blocked this and other streaming sites due to content and the large amount of traffic it can create.


 * Teachers can use this site to find movies related to their subject matter.
 * Clips can be added to class web pages.


 * If teachers send their students to the website to find a video, they could view questionable content.
 * Commercial would be selling a product to students. Products could potentially be harmful to students.
 * T.V. shows and movies may have unedited content (e.g. foul language)


 * Business teachers could have students view a clip from the show The Office and have them do an analysis on effective work-place management.
 * History teachers could show History channel videos.
 * Schools without P.E. teachers could show exercise videos in the classroom.
 * Assign your students to watch a video and then allow them to participate in the discussion forum about it.
 * Students watch a video and define key points related to a particular topic which they will then present to class.