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WatchKnow Brings Educational Vids (Plus Games & More) for Kids
18 July 2009, 3:50 pm

From one of the creators of Wikipedia comes a new resource for students and educators: A web-based directory of videos designed to be searchable, reliable, and conductive to better learning for all.

According to executive director Larry Sanger's blog, WatchKnow is "deliberately flying under the radar now, because we want to make a big first impression -- launch should be early this fall... I don't know if it will be 'the next big thing.' Considering how everybody's trying to make the next big thing, it seems unlikely. But I do hope it will be really useful to school kids, teachers, and parents."

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A toolbar feature allows users to add videos instantly from other video sites, YouTube in particular. The site also states, "It will also be possible to drag and drop videos into the Directory, making categorization as easy as possible. We think that the addition of these two tools will make WatchKnow unusually easy to edit."

Other types of media the site will collect include Flash animations, games, slide shows, and other software.

We would love to see the site implement recommendations for further reading and watching, and the UI definitely needs work. But the site is young, and being a collaborative, open project, we're sure that beta testers and other participants will help make the prodcut top-notch by the official launch date.

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Source: ReadWriteWeb

[morrisbryan]

You can also drag and drop the videos in the directory, so that categorisation as simple as possible. We believe the addition of these two tools are Watch Know exceptionally easy to modify.

[taylorbaynton]

We would like to see on-site implementation of the recommendations for further reading and viewing, the UI is absolutely necessary work. But the site is young, is a collaborative, open project, we believe, beta testers and other participants will help to make the official release date product top.

[DanielClark]

You or anyone you apperceive has assuredly hit the books continued afterwards admission from the restrictions, yield notes, sit in the classroom, it is time to celebrate! Graduation affair is a abundant way to bless the harder work, a apprentice at the academy in his or her time to endure. This is a abundant alibi to get ancestors and accompany together.

[gklpvm]

ya.. video dragging ll help to better education.... games already occupied students.. atleast in this site.... u give direct notes which helps to educational things