YouTube privacy

There have been some questions about YouTube and how the students' privacy will be protected there. I thought I'd take a minute and address these concerns for everyone.

The students will have a YouTube account in conjunction with their school Gmail account. They will use their school email to log in but will choose a random screen name that will not identify them. The account will be used to post videos for projects that we are doing in class. There are three privacy levels on YouTube: public, unlisted, and private. We will be using private listings, meaning the video may only be seen by someone who has been sent a direct link from the owner of the video. If we do need to use a "public" or "unlisted" setting for a project, we will secure parental permission before doing so.

If you have any further questions about this, feel free to contact me.