YouTube Restricted Mode

In response to staff and family feedback, Auburn SD now runs YouTube in Restricted Mode to provide enhanced filtering. This page explains the implications for staff and students.

For Staff

Ensure you are signed in

Visit YouTube, and click sign-in on the top-right if you are not already signed into a YouTube account.

Use your Auburn account

Click on the icon in the top right to verify you are using your district-provided Google account. Personal YouTube accounts cannot approve videos or use app permissions.

Check video status

While in Restricted Mode, staff can still view all videos on YouTube.

When you visit any video you will see a blue bar below stating the status of the video.

Videos that are not approved may still be available for students. Staff are advised not to approve a video unless there is an instructional need to do so.

Approving videos and channels

If currently not approved, the video can be approved for ALL students in our district by clicking Approve on the blue bar.

You can also approve a whole channel. This will allow you to approve school channels or curriculum sites.

If the video or channel was already approved you will see the Remove button, which will restrict access to this video/channel for all students.

Staff should use caution when approving videos given they become available for ALL Auburn students once approved. Videos should only be approved where they are directly connected to instructional or extra curricular needs.

For Students

Student limitations

If a student is not signed into YouTube they will get the network level enforcement as per our Securly Policy. Logging into YouTube will allow more permissions.

Searching will be limited and give this notification "Some results have been removed because Restricted Mode is enabled."

The student will be presented an error when trying to view a video that is restricted. "This video is unavailable with Restricted Mode enabled. To view this video, you will need to disable Restricted Mode."

A user with approval rights (i.e. any staff member) can view the video on their own device and click the Approve button to allow the video for all students.

The above message is different than a Securly blocked page. Some pages may trigger the Securly filter due to the images and language used on the YouTube page, in which case students will see the message to the left.

If you feel this is in error, please contact your BTC/TSS. This cannot be overridden by staff.

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