Media News - Tuesday, December 13, 2011
YouTube launches schools-friendly video service
YouTube, the world's largest video sharing service, has launched a new school-friendly version of its site. YouTube For Schools promises classrooms access to educational videos without the risk of pupils being "distracted by the latest music video or cute cat". The Google-owned site has put together playlists according to subject matter and intended age level. Google said it hoped to attract schools which had previously been put off by inappropriate content on the site. Project manager Brian Truong wrote in a blog post: "We've been hearing from teachers that they want to use the vast array of educational videos on YouTube in their classrooms, but are concerned that students will be distracted by the latest music video or cute cat, or a video that wasn't appropriate for students. "While schools that restrict access to YouTube may solve this distraction concern, they also limit access to hundreds of thousands of educational videos on YouTube that could help bring photosynthesis to life, or show what life was like in ancient Greece." The new service allows schools to turn on a network setting that means pupils can only access content from YouTube EDU - the site's section for education videos. Teachers within the protected network are still able to log-in and view any video. A sister site, YouTube for Teachers, gives advice on how best to use the site for learning. Among the content are videos produced by the likes of MIT and the popular TED talks. (BBC News)
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