You Tube is excellent resource for educators to use with their students and for professional learning.  At the end of videos you may have noticed they have a “related videos” section to share other videos that may be of interest to the viewer.  This can be a useful resource if you are the viewer.  As an educator, however, you have to be aware of “related” videos that may be perceived as inappropriate.

I had such an instance happen today, as a video I helped a teacher of mine produce for a teacher training tip that we embedded into the school website had such an inappropriate “related” video right there at the end.  After doing some searching and trying a few things, I found a solution thanks to Miriam Schwab’s blog (www.illuminea.com).

There is a parameter that can be added to the embed code of the video (*Note* this can be done only with an embedded video, not on You Tube itself) to remove the related videos portion at the end.  The parameter is:

?rel=0  (rel stands for related videos, and 0 is a binary command which means No)

On a sample video, the code before inserting the parameter looks like this:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sCh2T9axLyY?list=PLgM5FyJb22zyL68BvEHF6Iq4famgsIagf" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

and after...

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sCh2T9axLyY?list=PLgM5FyJb22zyL68BvEHF6Iq4famgsIagf?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Parameters that can also be changed within an embed code include: autohide, loop, removing a title, start, and several others.

Til next time...Happy Integrating!

The Tech Integrator

Trying to copy and paste text to or from a Google application is not difficult at all.  It is very much like copying and pasting in an Office document.  You may find, however, that you run into a bit of a snag in one situation.  If you are trying to copy and paste using the mouse and right click –> Copy or right click –> Paste, you may see this screen pop-up:

 

You can correct this by installing the Google Drive app.  An easier option is to use the keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting.

On a Windows PC, use CTRL + X to cut, CTRL + C to copy, and CTRL + V to paste

If you are a Mac user, use Command + X to cut, Command + C to copy, and Command + V to paste.

 

The Tech Integrator