YouTube offers a bunch of features that are sometimes overlooked or under-utilized despite being quite helpful when sharing videos in your classroom. In this new video I demonstrate five of those features.
Playlists
By default your Google/ YouTube account has a playlist titled “watch later.” That’s a private playlist to which you can save any video. You can also create custom playlists to share or to keep private. In the video below I demonstrate how to create an unlisted playlist.
Transcripts
YouTube will automatically generate a transcript for almost all videos that have spoken narration. You can copy the transcript and save it in a Google Document.
Caption display settings
Any video can have subtitles or captions displayed. You can adjust the size and color of the font used in the caption display. Adjusting the size and color scheme can make it easier for some students to see the captions.
Sharing sections
Rather than sharing a video and telling students to fast forward to specific section, you can share the video so that it automatically starts at a specific timestamp of your choosing.
Searching within channels
When you’ve found a video producer that you like take a look at their channel and search within it for more helpful videos they’ve produced.
When you’ve found a video producer that you like take a look at their channel and search within it for more helpful videos they’ve produced.
