You Tube for Schools allows access to all You Tube - Education approved partner's playlists through http://www.youtube.com/education. It also provides restriction of comments and suggested videos. Districts will need to create their own You Tube for Schools channel. The district's You Tube channel administrator can approve any You Tube video for viewing within the district's domain.
How to Access YouTube in Schools for districts with Region 14 hosted LightSpeed Appliance.
Districts with Region 14 hosted Lightspeed appliance follow this two step process to create and manage your own You Tube for Schools channel.
After creating the district You Tube channel, email the district's You Tube User ID to David Watkins The You Tube district administrator can locate the You Tube User ID by selecting: Settings>Overview>Advanced(by name)
How to Access YouTube in Schools for districts with Local LightSpeed Appliance.
If the video above is not viewable, district technology specialists can use one of these intructions to set up access.
Mike Wetsel
Consultant, WAN Administrator
325-675-8662
YouTube for Schools Resources
YouTube for Schools FAQs
Frequently asked questions about setting up, implementing and using YouTube for Schools.
YouTube EDU
A great resource to search for educational playlists to subscribe to your channel.
EDU Channel Subscriptions:
If Region 14 ESC manages your district's web filtering, access to these channels should be in place. If your district manages web filtering locally, subscription to these channels may be necessary for local access. EDU Channel subscription suggestions:
