Omnivorous Surfer

I know I've posted before...twice...about sites that let you download videos from YouTube and other sites, but this is my new favorite. And I found it just in time for my next workshop!

Download Tube lets you "download online videos direct to PC, iPod, PSP, Mobile." You can convert to .mpg, .mov, .3gp (Mobile), .flv (Flash), .mp3 (audio only), .mp4 (iPod/PSP/iPhone). What more could you ask?

All you have to do is to get the URL of the video, paste it in the box, and the video will be converted and downloaded, ready for you to view offline or add to a presentation.

Related posts:
Saving YouTube Videos
Saving YouTube Videos (Post #2)

There are several reasons someone might wish to have a YouTube video on a hard drive rather than viewing it from the YouTube website. Perhaps YouTube is blocked, as it is in many schools, or perhaps the video needs to be shared where there will be no Internet access; maybe it would simply be better to have it stored locally for use in a PowerPoint or other presentation.

I shared in an earlier post a site that would let you download YouTube videos. This post from Free Technology for Teachers provides descriptions of and links to some additional sites, as well as a link to alternatives to YouTube. This will give you some other options.

Free Technology for Teachers is another of my favorite blogs to watch.

Kim Komando no longer has the tool on her website to download YouTube videos, but I've found a site that will do the same thing. Instructions are here:
http://www.mydownloadvideo.com/. 
Links to a free FLV player and a video converter to convert from FLV to Windows Media or Quicktime format may be in later post.