Youtube Sharing

Due to current parent Google permission settings, some students are unable to freely browse YouTube. The following options allow teachers and staff to share videos directly with them through Google Classroom, Google Slides, or Screencastify. Video tutorials are available at the bottom of the page.

How to share Youtube Videos in Google Classroom: To share a Youtube video in Google Classroom, please go to your google classroom and click on the Classwork tab at the top of the page. Click the + Create button and select any task option: Assignment, Quiz Assignment, Question etc.

Click the Youtube icon, and in the pop-up window, either paste the video URL or search for a video.

Students will now be able to watch the video directly in Google Classroom without being blocked.

How to embed Youtube Videos in Google Slides: Another option is to share videos by embedding them into Google Slides. To do this please open Google Slides and click the Insert button near the top of the page.

Next, click the Video button from the drop down menu. In the pop-up window, either paste the video URL or search for the video you wanted to share.

How to share YouTube Videos through Screencastify: In your Screencastify account you have access to their premium YouTube library organized for teachers. Click on the Screencastify Extension or go to screencastify.com and login with your smmk12 google email account.

Please go to the left side menu and click on the Premium Library. From there you will see many options to search by Grade, Subject or YouTube Channel.

Once you find the video you want to share with your students. Please click on it and a new pop up window will open. Then click on Add Video to add it to your library.

Once you are ready share your video, click on the blue Share button in the top right corner. There you will have options including sharing the link or sharing via apps including Google Classroom.

Sharing YouTube Videos Resources:

Here are videos of each of the methods to help walk you through the steps to share YouTube videos with your students.