creating and uploading a video to a youtube channel...

CreatingandUploadingVideostoaYouTubeChannelIfyouhavecreatedvideosforyourclass,yourinstructormaywishyoutosharethemviaYouTube.ByusingYouTube,youwillsimplycopyandpastethelinktoyourvideoinyourBlackboardcourse(orsendyourinstructorthelinkviaemail,whichevers/heprefers),whichwillsendtheuserdirectlytotheYouTubesitewheretheywillbeabletoviewyourvideo.

Note:YouTubeisfree,andyoushoulduseyourSCCGmailaccounttosignupforyourYouTubeaccount.PleasedonotuseyourpersonalGmailorYouTubeaccounttopostvideosforyourSCCcourses.

Inthistutorial,youwilllearnhowto:• CreateaYouTubeChannelusingyourSCCGmailaccount• UploadavideotoyourSCCYouTubeaccount• ApplyrestrictionstouploadedvideosinyourYouTubeChannel

I. CreatingaYouTubeChannelusingyourSCCGmailaccount

1. BeginbyloggingintoMySCCandaccessingyourGmailaccount.2. Clickonthegridof9squaresintheupperrightcorner,nearyourname.

3. Ontheboxthatopens,locateandclickon“More.”

4. Select“YouTube.”

5. Ontheresultingpage,clickon“Signin”intheupperrightcorner.

6. Youshouldnowreceiveconfirmationthatyourregistrationhasbeenaccepted.(Otherwise,youmayneedtologinagaintoregister.)

7. Ontheleftsideofthescreen,click“MyChannel.”

8. TheresultingscreenwillaskyoutosetupyourchannelonYouTube.Enteryourgenderandbirthday,thenclick“Continue.”

9. YouwillnowseethehomescreenforyourYouTubeChannel.Youmayaddachanneldescriptionbyclickingon“DescribeyourChannel.”

II. UploadingavideotoyourSCCYouTubeaccount

1. InyourYouTubeaccount(accessedfromyourSCCGmailbyclickingontheiconof9squaresandselecting“More,”then“YouTube”),select“MyChannel”fromtherighthandmenu.

2. Click“Videos.”

3. Clickon“Upload.”

4. Ontheresultingscreen,clickontheword“Public”toaccessthedrop-downmenu.

5. Ifyouareplanningtoshareyourvideowithyourclass,youshouldchoose“Unlisted.”Ifyouplantosharethevideowithonlyoneortwoindividuals,youshouldchoose“Private,”andenterintheSCCemailaddressesofthosewithwhomyouwishtosharethevideo.Forthe

purposesofthistutorial,wewillproceedasthoughyouaresharingthisvideowithyourentireclass.

6. Now,clickon“Selectfilestoupload.”Selectthefilefromyourcomputertouploadandclick“Open,”or“Upload”(whicheveryourcomputerpromptsyoutodo).

7. YouTubewillbegintheupload.Whenthevideoisdoneprocessing,click“Done.”

8. Theresultingscreenwillgiveyoualinkyoucanusetoshareyourvideo.CopyandpastethislinkintoyourBlackboardcourse(asperyourinstructor’sdirections)orintoanemailmessagetowhomeveryouwishtoviewthevideo.

III.WESUGGESTapplyingrestrictionstoyourvideo.Todothis,pleasedothefollowing:

1. WhenyoureturntotheVideoManagerpage,clicktheword“Edit”nexttothevideoyouuploaded.Fromthedrop-downmenu,select“InfoandSettings.”

2. Next,select“AdvancedSettings.”

3. Here,wesuggestthatyou“uncheck”the“Allowcomments”and“Userscanviewratingsforthisvideo”boxes.

4. Wealsosuggestyoucategorizeyourvideoas“Education”inthedrop-downmenu.

5. Whenyouhavefinishedmakingyourchanges,click“Savechanges.”YoumaynowreturntoyourVideoManagerorDashboard,oryoumaynavigateawayfromYouTube.

Ifyouhavefurtherquestions,pleasesubmitatickettoSCCE-Learninghere.