How to Safely Watch YouTube Videos in the Classroom

Do you want to show your students a YouTube video with no ads? Making a PowerPoint presentation and embedding the video is super easy! 

1. Find a video on YouTube. Click the “share” button below the video on the right.

2. Click “Embed”.

3. Check or uncheck the embed options. I will check the “show player controls” and “show video title”.
4. Highlight and copy the embedded code.

5. Open up PowerPoint.
6. Click “insert” then “video” and on the drop down click “online video”.

7. Paste the embedded code in the box then click the arrow.

8. It will show up as a black screen but if you click the “Play” button, your video will appear.

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