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Riv.yt makes sharing Youtube videos easy and distraction free

Byryan March 6, 2019March 6, 2019

Source: Enhanced embeds & landing pages for YouTube videos.

Sure, you can simply send the address of a Youtube video to your students, but then there is the aftermath of related videos and comment sections. There are ways to view Youtube distraction-free, but what if there was an easy way to share a video distraction free without related videos or comments? That’s where riv.yt comes in.

On the riv.yt page, you can either search for a video to share or do what I did, paste the url of a video into the search box. riv.yt will search Youtube for the video. After selecting the video you can apply one of their backgrounds.

When finished, you are given a link to a video, such as https://riv.yt/4/suVQt0pfOLc or an embed code that you can use to embed their video on a website.

A pretty easy site to use to share Youtube videos without all of the extras!

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Draw to create music online with ArtBeats

Byryan September 5, 2022August 14, 2022

ArtBeats simple sequencer where you can create visual patterns and listen to them, with the ability to change the instrumentation, tempo, swing, and more. With ArtBeats, making music is easy and fun! Importance of music in education There is a growing body of research that suggests music can have a positive impact on children’s education….

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Use Make Beliefs Comix to create comics

Byryan May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

Source: Make Beliefs Comix – Create Your Own Comix! Make Beliefs Comix is an easy to use website that allows students to create comics. The site doesn’t require a login to create, which is a plus. Unfortunately, the site doesn’t offer you a way to save your creation in a format that allows you to collaborate…

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Story Wars is a collaborative website for creating and reading stories

Byryan June 15, 2016June 15, 2016

Story Wars is a collaborative online workspace where stories are written, one chapter at a time, by different authors. This website is great for two reasons: 1. Loads of books, and 2. The ability to create your own. Unfortunately, the quality of the books vary, so you’ll want to vet any stories before recommending to…

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Google kills off Picasa for Google Photos

Byryan February 13, 2016February 13, 2016

Picasa is Google’s desktop app to manage photos, and on March 15th, will be discontinuing the application and support. It’s kinda of sad, because it was a good desktop competitor for users not on OS X and didn’t have access to the Photos app. Users of Picasa will find their photos already stored in Google…

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Word processing with Canva Docs

Byryan March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Canva has added Canva Docs, a way to use Canva as a word processor. What are Canva Docs Canva is an online design tool used for creating all sorts of multimedia projects such as presentations, flyers, and movies. They’ve taken those tools and added word processing features. You can now create stunning documents using the…

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Random Emoji Generator for story starters

Byryan October 26, 2018October 26, 2018

Source: Random Emoji Generator Everyone loves emojis, so how about creating a story through random emojis? Emoji Prompts will randomly show one emoji. Clicking And then… will show another random emoji, allowing the user to randomly create a story.

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