YouTube Basics

Learn how to organize, utilize, and share your warehouse of videos you have collected and created.

Step 1: Create an Account

▪ If you have a Google Account, you have a YouTube account!

Step 1: Go to www.YouTube.com

Step 2: Click Sign In

Step 3: Click Create An Account

Step 4: Follow Instructions

Step 2: Your Channel

• Your YouTube Channel is your YouTube Hub. This is a central location for your students to locate all necessary video materials.

Customize your Channel from the My Channel Page1. Profile Pic2. Channel Art3. Channel Settings

a. Videos >15 Min Long4. Channel Safety Settings5. About the Channel6. Other Channel Subscriptions (Like a follow in FB)7. Display Other Users Videos

Step 3: Channels to Subscribe

• YouTube Education and Secondary• Khan Academy• PBS• TedEd• YouTube Teacher Tube• Smithsonian• CrashCourse• ThinkBig• Tons of Subject Appropriate Materials Across the

“YouTubeverse”

Want to keep a video from YouTube?

Keepvid.com

“Handbreak” (www.download.com)

Upload Videos to YouTube

You have a flipped video you need to upload or movie clips?

1. Make sure you are signed in. 2. Click Upload

3. Click Upload a Video 1. If longer than 15 minutes make sure to adjust settings

Edit Your Video on YouTube

1. Click Video Manager

2. Select any of these editing buttons

1. From this screen you can: 1. Edit Advanced Info2. “Enhance the Video”3. Edit and Add Audio4. Add “Annotations”

YouTube Editor

• Can combine, edit, cut your videos. (A free video editor)• Can be found in the “Enhancements” tab

• www.youtube.com/editor

Sharing your Videos

Go to the video you wish to share and from that screen click “share”

Sharing your Videos

Three ways to share! 1. Emai

l2. Embed

**HTML EMBED**

3. Link