vlc

Developer description: =VLC: open-source multimedia framework, player and server= ="It plays everything!"= The media player that fulfills all your needs. It handles DVDs, (S)VCDs, Audio CDs, web streams, TV cards and much more. With VLC, there is no need to continually update many different codec packs. VLC comes with nearly every codec built in! And whats more, VLC can play back your files, even if the media is damaged! Missing or broken pieces wont stop VLC. All the video and audio information that remains can be played.

@http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

1. Education use: You can play virtually any kind of computer media file. Could be used to play educational audio/video. 2. Free 3. It can be used in any content area and be very useful if you find a video that other media players can't handle. 4. Plays media. Doesn't produce a product. Screen-shot of it playing an educational video.