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=Making the most of online video clips=

=Objectives=

This WIKIsheet will enable you to
 * 1) Open an account in YouTube
 * 2) Create a playlist, and add a video clip to your playlist
 * 3) Share your playlists

=YouTube= YouTube is one of the most popular video sharing sites, so we'll take a look at it. Most of what you can do in YouTube can be done in other video sharing sites as well.

Visit Steve's YouTube Channel at [] to get an idea of what a channel and a playist are.

1. Open an account
First thing you need to do is open an account in YouTube.
 * 1) If you have a GOOGLE ID (or a GMAIL account) you can sign it with that.
 * 2) Otherwise, at the top right of the screen click CREATE ACCOUNT and fill in the information and follow the instructions.

2. Search for a video

 * 1) Think of a topic that you would like to collect videos about. If you want, try to create a playlist of videos about English grammar which you can share with your students.
 * 2) If you need help searching in YouTube, watch this video.

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 * 1) Once you find a video you want to include in your playlist and have played it to determine if it is what you want, click the PLAYLIST button under the video.
 * 2) You can create a new PLAYLIST by choosing NEW PLAYLIST and giving it a name. Your video will be automatically added to your PLAYLIST.
 * 3) Once you have a PLAYLIST, you can add other videos to it by selecting it from the dropdown menu.
 * 4) You can see the full details of using, managing and publishing your playlists in the video below.

TIP: Using the QUICKLIST feature enables you to add videos 'on the fly' to your QUICKLIST, and then you can go back and choose the ones you want to add to your PLAYLIST.

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3. Publishing your channel

 * 1) Go to your ACCOUNT
 * 2) Click on your user name.
 * 3) Click on VIDEOS and PLAYLISTS and select PLAYLISTs to dispaly.
 * 4) You can then choose which PLAYLIST(s) to include in your channel.
 * 5) Then, simply provide the link to your channel by email or in a webpage.
 * 6) More details about YouTube channels are in the following video.

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4. Downloading a video

 * 1) Go to YouTube and find a video clip you want to download, for example to use in class without the Internet.
 * 2) Simply move your mouse over the video area.
 * 3) A small TAB will appear at the top right of the video area.
 * 4) Follow the prompts and you will download the video.

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This work by Kristina Smith & Steve Neufeld is licensed under a [|Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License].