TeacherTube, and other YouTube alternatives for educational/instructional use

[Posted last month about video hosting sites focused on educational applications - a nice intro to a few of the sites out there that focus on providing this service for the academic community. - KW]
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Like many of the educators I know, you have probably heard of TeacherTube, but like me, you may be wondering how TeacherTube differs from YouTube, and how it compares to alternative video hosting sites. This week and next, I’ll checkout TeacherTube and some alternatives, and see if I can’t provide some brief, useful answers to those questions.

TeacherTube positions itself as a safe alternative to YouTube, focused solely on educational applications. By “safe”, TeacherTube means that students are not going to be exposed to the wide variety of postings that can appear on YouTube or other video hosting sites [click here to continue reading the full post at www.emergingedtech.com]