YouTube

Level 1 Fundamental Description

YouTube has become a mecca for learning throughout the world. Users can search for videos about any content from how-to to entertainment. Users can also easily upload videos to be made public (searchable from the search bar), unlisted (accessible only to those with a direct link). or private (accessible only to the owner).

Users can create playlists (for reference, think of a Folder to organize your videos by topic) that users can save videos to in order to organize the videos by topic. For example, an elementary teacher may have a Playlist for earthquakes, another playlist for volcanoes, and another one for weather for his/her science lessons. Playlists can be titled and be given descriptions. They can also be shared with other users via email or a link.

Every YouTube account has a unique page called "My Channel" to store saved playlists and the users' own uploaded videos. My Channel is only available if a user is signed in to his/her account and can be found in the upper left-hand corner under HOME.

Users can add videos to existing playlists or create a new playlist by clicking the "+ Add to" button under each video. Users can share videos they find with other users via url link or directly by email by clicking the "Share" button under each video.

Google Help Center: YouTube