Benefits of YouTube in the Classroom

• Alternative Viewpoints/ Multiple Perspectives
• Real World Context/ Global connections
• Primary Sources
• Information Fluency
• Curated Environment
• Discussion Points

Concerns/Worries about YouTube in the classroom

1. Appropriate visuals (preview)
2. Appropriate audio (preview)
3. Commercials along the side (Expand to full screen)
4. Videos that are suggested after viewing a YouTube Clip
5. Comments running below the YouTube video 

You want to get this:



Instead of this:

Warehouse YouTube Clips for future use

1. Begin by clicking on favorites
2. As you start accumulating clips - create playlists
3. As your playlists begin to accumulate - create a channel

A playlist can also be useful for safely playing YouTube clips- however commercials will appear before the videos...
German Coast Guard (not in playlist)
German Coast Guard (in playlist)

To embed YouTube videos in a blog, website,or wiki...you will need to be able to copy html code and...

Make sure when you choose to embed a video that you DE-SELECT " Show suggested videos when the video finishes" then choose the size view you prefer, and finally copy and paste the code...