Sharing YouTube Videos & "Additional Google Services"

Backstory: In November of 2024, the Chief Privacy Officer of the New York State Education Department sent out a letter to all School Superintendents and Data Privacy Officers notifying the educational agencies that they had until March 2025 to obtain parental consent for the use of certain additional Google services for students under 18.  These services included, but were not limited to, YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Earth.

Initially, this started quite a frenzy in the educational technology world.  YouTube especially, is a big teaching tool.  Would it be nice if some kids cannot access it whenever they wanted?  Absolutely! But what about those other videos we use to teach our students?  Are those blocked too?? 

Luckily, after many ed tech folks put their heads together, we were able to find ways to share YouTube videos with our students.  Below are some options I came up with (not alone- I had plenty of help along the way!).

How to Share YouTube Videos with Students

 Teachers can still share videos in the following ways:

  • Google Classroom

    • Creating an Assignment

      • Attaching a video using the YouTube icon

      • Attaching a video using the Link icon

    • Creating a Material 

      • Adding a video using the YouTube icon

      • Attaching a video using the Link icon

    • Creating a Question 

      • Adding a video using the YouTube icon

      • Attaching a video using the Link icon

  • Google Sites*

    • > (Scroll down)

    • Video added using >

  • Google Slides*

    • Insert > Video > YouTube

  • EdPuzzle

    • Sharing videos through the EdPuzzle site

    • Sharing EdPuzzle videos through Google Classroom

*Note: Students cannot access this


Students will NOT be able to access YouTube videos: 

  • As a link on a doc or slide

  • As a link in an email

  • By navigating to YouTube


New York State Model Schools has created a website that explains how to share YouTube videos. You can access the page here. As always, reach out to Lancy for help!

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