YouTube

Teachers around the globe are harnessing video to inspire students, start discussions, or even to directly teach a process, skill, or topic. Whether starting a class with a ‘hook’ video that gets students thinking, or assigning a 10-minute instructional video as homework à la the flipped-classroom. Teachers value the power of video to captivate today’s learners in ways that textbooks may not.

Enter YouTube, Google’s video portal that allows billions of people to discover, watch, and share original videos. The powerful filters and search features allow teachers to find just the right video to meet their needs.

YouTube also has easy-to-use sharing features that allow teachers to distribute videos to students through a variety of means. And of course the G Suite For Education suite has tight integration of YouTube built right into it. YouTube videos are easily embedded into communication tools that teachers might use such as Blogger, Google Sites, and Google Classroom. You can even search for YouTube videos from within a Google Slides presentation as you are building your slide deck.

What is a Channel?

A channel on YouTube is the home page for an account. It shows the account name, the account type, the public videos they've uploaded, and any user information they've entered. It is a place to display favorite videos from other people.

Find Channels:

Go to youtube.com.
Go to My Channel (left column)
In the upper right, click on Gear.
Scroll to browse channels.
Find a video and subscribe to it.

Manage Subscriptions to channels:

Click on Gear.
Scroll to manage subscriptions.

What is a Playlist?

Playlists are user-generated collections of videos grouped together around a topic or theme. As you are searching for useful videos, you might come across a playlist created by a teacher of your same subject area that is just perfect for your students. You can access these videos later by saving the playlist. There are a number of ways to save another person’s playlist depending on the device you are using, but generally just look for the plus button (+).

It is a collections of videos.
You can create your own collection and share them with others. They will appear under your library.

Create Playlists

Go to youtube.com
Search for a video
Click on +Add To
Either Create a new playlist or select an existing playlist

Playlist settings

Public – all can see
Listed – only people who know the link to the playlist can view it (does not appear in public)
Private – only you can see it

Share Playlists

Go to the gear.
Click on the name of the playlist
Click share

Restricted Mode

Restricted Mode hides videos that may contain inappropriate content flagged by users and other signals.
No filter is 100% accurate, but it should help you avoid most inappropriate content.

Your Restricted Mode setting will apply to this browser only.

Annotations on YouTube

Once you've uploaded your video to YouTube, the annotation tool lets you easily layer text, links, and spotlights to your videos. (Note: Annotations appear on standard YouTube players and embedded players, but they don't appear on YouTube chromeless players, or on mobile, tablet, and TV devices.)

Create an annotation

Go to your Video Manager.
Next to the video you wish to edit, click the down arrow to the right of the Edit button and select End Screen and Annotations.
Click the annotations tab.
You can add a note, title, speech bubble, spotlight, pause the video or label.
Click Apply changes when you've finished creating your annotations.

Cards on YouTube

1. Upload video to YouTube

2. Go to the Video Manager in the YouTube channel

3. Select the relevant video and select "Edit"

4. Select "Cards", click Add Cards and Create

Enter relevant information and the URL for the linked video

Add cards to a video

On a computer signed into your account, go to your Video Manager.
Find the video you want to add cards to and select Edit.
In the tab bar at the top, select Cards.
Select Add card and choose what type of card you want. ...
Next to the type of card you want to add, select Create.

Activity: You need to record a video for your parents on how to get to your campus or district website.

STEP 1. Record a short video using Screencastify.

1. Save the video to your Google Drive (will take time to process, and you might need to refresh your screen)

2. Find it in your Screencastify Folder and Upload it to YouTube

On my Mac I had to drag the video to my desktop and then drag it into YouTube.
On a PC Go to YouTube.com. Make sure you are signed in. By your picture is an upload icon. Select the file to upload

3. Select Private, Public or Unlisted (let it process). Click done

4. Add a description to your video

STEP 2. Adding an Annotation

Create an annotation

Go to your Video Manager.
Next to the video you wish to edit, click the down arrow to the right of the Edit button and select End Screen and Annotations.
Click the annotations tab.
Add one of the following: a note, title, or speech bubble.
Click Apply changes when you've finished creating your annotations.

Bonus: Add a Card to your Video

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