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How to YouTube


This audio is to give you step-by-step directions on how to YouTube. YouTube is a great educational tool to use for teaching and learning, not to mention lots of fun. The first thing you need to do is create an account. Go to www.YouTube.com. Click on "create account" it is located in the upper-right hand corner of the screen. To get started you will need to fill in some necessary information, and accept the terms. You can either add YouTube to your Google account or create a new one. Now you are setup to use this fun and fantastic tool.
Now onto the using part of this How-to audio. First you are going to need to make a video. If you are not sure how to do that, you will need to click on the google bar on your computer screen and type the in the words "How to record a video?" and click "search" because you are going to need some additional help. This is an audio about how-to-Youtube. So you have your account setup and you have a video or two. Now it is time to upload your videos. Click on the word "upload." Check out the video requirements in the blue box and click on the upload choice that applies to you. I, personally, like to pre-record then upload. Browse your computer to locate the safe place you saved your video to and in just a few moments you will be finished. Double click on the video file and it will start the upload process automatically. Just some friendly information: the longer the video, the longer this process takes. Go ahead and give your video a title and description. Tag it if you would like. Then select the proper category and decide which privacy setting is appropriate for your video. Finally, save changes. This is very important!
Now in the upper-right hand corner you can click on your account and manage it. By clicking on "my videos" you can view all or some of your videos. Then if you want to know who is watching your videos and when they are watching them just click on the word "insight" on the left side of the screen. Instantly you can view all sorts of video statistics and information.
The last thing I want to talk about, because it is also very useful, is sharing your videos. Click on the video you would like to share, of course one that you have already uploaded and can be found in your account. You can click on the box that says "share" and choose the locations you would like to share your video with or connect it to. If you would like to post your video on your blog or some other place you will need an embed code. Click the button that says "embed." High-light and copy the embed code, then go to your blog post and paste the code. Now I particularly like to go to YouTube and browse videos, well not all the videos, just mine. I click on the word "browse" and type in the titles of my own videos. I like to see how high up on the list my videos are. Now you can browse your videos or any of the other gazillion videos, it is your choice. You can choose by title or category. After choosing a video you can view it, comment on it, or share it. Ta-da! You are an official YouTube user.