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Type of site | Education / Online Media |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | User-generated and professional content |
| URL | http://www.schooltube.com |
SchoolTube is a freeK-12 video community based inSt. Louis, Missouri. The company was founded in 2007 by Carl Arizpe and his son, Andrew.
SchoolTube has widespread use in Americanprimary andsecondary schools. As of 2013, there are registered SchoolTube users in over 50,000 K–12 (kindergarten through 12th grade) schools in the US who are uploading, on average, 1,000 videos a day.[1] All student-generatedcontent isteacher-moderated. Most schools have blocked commercial video platforms from the classroom due to inappropriate content. SchoolTube has been granted this access due to a moderation process to ensuresuser-generated content is appropriate for the K–12 environment.[2] SchoolTube is endorsed by various national education associations include theAmerican Association of School Librarians and theNational Science Teachers Association.[1]
SchoolTube's uses a moderation process which it claims makes it safe for usage within K-12 classrooms. When a student decides to upload a video, a teacher or administrator from that student's school must approve the video before it will be made live on the site. This allows schools to create strong video-sharing communities. Schools also have the option to limit the video viewing to its own school. This moderation process has led students to create higher-quality work.[3]