Find Amazing Royalty-Free Video Clips at Coverr.co

If you are not listening to the Shukes and Giff Podcast, you are missing out on really corny jokes, witty banter, and incredible resources to use in the classroom immediately. In their most recent episode, Canadian educators Kim Pollishuke and Jen Giffen shared that a treasure trove of royalty-free stock video footage can be found at Coverr.co. Both Unsplash and Pixabay are great for still stock photos, but this now adds a great repository of video for creative student projects.

All clips are completely free and all that is required to download one is a one-time email subscription to the site's updates. There's no verification required so enter your mother-in-law's Hotmail account. Seriously though, this is a great site providing great footage, so give them the courtesy of a follow.

One search for "Beach" turned up 127 videos. What a great way to assemble a relaxation video montage to chase away the winter blues.

When you download, you receive a .ZIP file that contains the clip in .MP4 format and a still .jpg. I ran my beach clip through Keynote and turned it into a "Spring Break is Coming" .gif.

Coverr.co opens a world of possibilities when it comes to student video production. My mind immediately goes to digital story-telling, where students could use these video clips as the story's setting. Conversely, teachers can stimulate analog story-telling by using a clip as a writing prompt.