YouTube

New YouTube Approval Process for Elementary Students (10/30/20)

As of Monday, November 2, you no longer need to submit a request to have YouTube videos unblocked. We are switching to use Google Restricted Mode to filter YouTube, rather than Lightspeed. There are two major improvements for teachers.

• First, you will see immediately whether or not a video is approved for our district. You will no longer have to go to a website and then check a list to see whether your students can view a video.

• Second, if a video is not approved for SVUSD, there will be an “Approve” button right there, for you to immediately whitelist videos yourself. You will no longer need to submit a help desk ticket and then wait for the video to be whitelisted.

Who will be able to approve videos?

• Any certificated teacher or administrator. This will not include instructional assistants, library or office staff, student teachers, parent volunteers, daily or long-term subs, or other non-certificated staff.

Does every teacher have to approve every video?

• No. Once a video is approved, it is available for all students in SVUSD.

Will anyone be reviewing videos that teachers approve?

• Site and district administrators have the ability to review the list of approved videos and remove ones that are mistakenly approved. This would be done only in extraordinary circumstances, and the approving teacher would be notified of the removal.

Will this apply to student devices (BYOD) as well as district devices?

• Yes. A student will have to sign in to their @mysaddleback.org account in order to view videos approved for SVUSD.

 Will videos currently on the Lightspeed whitelist be automatically approved by Google?

• Not necessarily. It is possible that some videos currently whitelisted will not be approved for SVUSD. But the first teacher who encounters that issue can approve the video with a single click.

Can we approve entire channels or playlists, or only single videos?

• Entire channels can be approved; playlists cannot.

What will students see if they try to go to a video that is not approved?

• Students will get a black screen with a message that says the video is not available.

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