Creating and Uploading a Video to a YouTube Channel...
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Creating and Uploading Videos to a YouTube Channel If you have created videos for your class, your instructor may wish you to share them via YouTube. By using YouTube, you will simply copy and paste the link to your video in your Blackboard course (or send your instructor the link via email, whichever s/he prefers), which will send the user directly to the YouTube site where they will be able to view your video. Note: YouTube is free, and you should use your SCC Gmail account to sign up for your YouTube account. Please do not use your personal Gmail or YouTube account to post videos for your SCC courses. In this tutorial, you will learn how to: • Create a YouTube Channel using your SCC Gmail account • Upload a video to your SCC YouTube account • Apply restrictions to uploaded videos in your YouTube Channel I. Creating a YouTube Channel using your SCC Gmail account 1. Begin by logging into MySCC and accessing your Gmail account. 2. Click on the grid of 9 squares in the upper right corner, near your name. 3. On the box that opens, locate and click on “More.”
Transcript of 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.
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