Common Sense Media: Teachers' Essential Guide to YouTube
Everything you want to know about using YouTube in your classroom.
With an estimated 500 hours of content uploaded every minute, YouTube’s ever-increasing collection of videos is a lot of things to a lot of people. It’s entertainment, it’s news and commentary, it’s how-to videos, and it’s much, much more. But how useful is YouTube for teachers and students?
The reality is that millions of teachers and students around the globe use YouTube for learning every day, In fact, YouTube may very well be the world’s most popular destination for online learning. But when it comes to classroom learning, your success with YouTube will depend a lot on how you use it.
Read on to find our answers to teachers’ commonly asked questions about the platform. In addition, we’ll share some information on how to find the best educational videos, as well as how you and your students can create and share your own video content on the platform.
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- Is YouTube good for learning?
- What ages or grade levels is YouTube appropriate for?
- What are the privacy concerns when using YouTube in school?
- What is the difference between YouTube and YouTube Kids?
- Where can you find good YouTube videos for learning?
- Does Common Sense Education have its own YouTube channel?
- Are some YouTube videos inappropriate for school?
- Is YouTube a social network?
- What are some creative ways teachers and students can use YouTube in the classroom?
- Can teachers and students use YouTube to create their own videos?
- Are there teacher “influencers” on YouTube?
- How can you use YouTube to teach media literacy?
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Everything you want to know about using YouTube in your classroom.
With an estimated 500 hours of content uploaded every minute, YouTube’s ever-increasing collection of videos is a lot of things to a lot of people. It’s entertainment, it’s news and commentary, it’s how-to videos, and it’s much, much more. But how useful is YouTube for teachers and students?
The reality is that millions of teachers and students around the globe use YouTube for learning every day, In fact, YouTube may very well be the world’s most popular destination for online learning. But when it comes to classroom learning, your success with YouTube will depend a lot on how you use it.
Read on to find our answers to teachers’ commonly asked questions about the platform. In addition, we’ll share some information on how to find the best educational videos, as well as how you and your students can create and share your own video content on the platform.
Use these links to jump to any section below:
- Is YouTube good for learning?
- What ages or grade levels is YouTube appropriate for?
- What are the privacy concerns when using YouTube in school?
- What is the difference between YouTube and YouTube Kids?
- Where can you find good YouTube videos for learning?
- Does Common Sense Education have its own YouTube channel?
- Are some YouTube videos inappropriate for school?
- Is YouTube a social network?
- What are some creative ways teachers and students can use YouTube in the classroom?
- Can teachers and students use YouTube to create their own videos?
- Are there teacher “influencers” on YouTube?
- How can you use YouTube to teach media literacy?
Continue article here