YouTube
Updates to YouTube
On March 31, 2020 YouTube changed their terms of service and privacy policy. According to their new terms, children 13 and under can no longer use the service.
Things to know:
Requests to have individual videos unblocked for elementary or middle school students will be sent to the appropriate content coordinator for approval.
Using a third party service such as SafeShare or SafeYouTube will still result in the video being blocked for elementary and middle school students.
For the most up-to-date answers to frequently asked questions, Click here.
🍎For Teachers
Getting it to Students
Teacher have several options for sharing YouTube videos depending on their needs:
For whole class viewing, approved videos can be viewed through your account using a projector. Don't forget to turn on captions.
For independent student access, Youtube videos must be downloaded or embedded into another application (e.g. Brightspace, Lumio, Nearpod, Slides, etc.)
When using Google meet, present your screen using the Chrome tab option so students can hear the sound. Troubleshooting videos in Google Meet.
Using it with Brightspace
There are two ways to embed YouTube videos directly into Brightspace using the Insert Stuff Button:
Select Enter Embed Code
Select YouTube
💻Student Use
Student Access
For independent student access, Youtube videos must be downloaded or embedded into another application (e.g. Brightspace, Lumio, Nearpod, Slides, etc.)
Maryland Digital Learning Standards
Digital Citizen
Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world safe, legal and ethical.
Knowledge Constructor
Students curate (select and evaluate) a variety of digital resources to constrict knowledge, produce creative artifacts to make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
💡Instructional Inspiration
Slow down the speed of videos to aid student comprehension of new topics. Especially great for language learners and students that struggle with auditory processing.
Closed Captioning is required when playing videos for students, but did you know YouTube will AutoTranslate videos into almost any language? Click here to learn how.
Pair your YouTube video with one of these awesome Student Learning Activities from Discovery Education.
You may need to open Discovery Education from Classlink before selecting the links.