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Why use YouTube?
Why use YouTube?
For K–12 students, YouTube can be a powerful educational tool. Teachers can use it to supplement lessons with engaging visual content such as science experiments, historical documentaries, math tutorials, and educational songs. With proper guidance and content curation, YouTube helps make learning more interactive, accessible, and enjoyable for students of all ages.
*In AACPS, YouTube videos should be embedded into other platforms such as Canvas, Nearpod, and Wixie for secure student access. YouTube can NOT be accessed independently by elementary or middle school students.
🎯MD Digital Learning Standards for Students:
🎯MD Digital Learning Standards for Students:
Knowledge Constructor
Knowledge Constructor
Students curate (select and evaluate) a variety of digital resources to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts to make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
⭐Application Highlights
⭐Application Highlights
Key Things to Know
Key Things to Know
Since 2020, per YouTube's terms, children 13 and under can no longer use the service.
Requests to have instructional videos unblocked will be sent to the appropriate content coordinator for approval.
Embedding a blocked video will still result in the video being blocked for students.
For the most up-to-date answers to frequently asked questions, Click here.
AACPS Approved Alternatives
AACPS Approved Alternatives
MackinVia/Online Databases
Online Textbooks
Accessibility features:
Accessibility features:
Closed Captioning- Select the CC icon in the lower right of the video.
Video Controls
Playback Speeds
🛠️How to Use
🛠️How to Use
💻How to Use with Students
💻How to Use with Students
Students: YouTube videos should be embedded into other platforms such as Canvas, Canvas Studio, Slides, and Wixie for secure student access. YouTube can NOT be accessed independently by elementary or middle school students.
Students: YouTube videos should be embedded into other platforms such as Canvas, Canvas Studio, Slides, and Wixie for secure student access. YouTube can NOT be accessed independently by elementary or middle school students.
Teacher have several options sharing approved YouTube videos for depending on their needs:
Whole class viewing: Project using closed captioning through teacher computer
Independent student access: Download or embed into another application
Virtual Instruction: Present your screen using the Chrome tab option
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