For a printable copy of this tip, click here . There is a wealth of great educational videos on YouTube which make it a wonderful resource in the classroom. However, if we are not careful, YouTube can also be a giant black hole for our students. One way to help mitigate the issue is to use a “scrubber” like the one found at youtube.portageps.org . Another way is to insert the video(s) into a Google Slide presentation. By using these methods, you eliminate the advertisements before the video, the suggested videos at the end of the video, and all the extra videos that show up along the side when you go directly to youtube.com . Scrubbing YouTube Videos with Google Slides Using Google Slides is a quick and easy way to scrub a video for students. Below are the easy steps you will need to take in order to use Google Slides to scrub your videos. Go to YouTube.com Find the video you want to use in your class. Copy the website address for the video from the URL bar. To do this
