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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

YouTube Playlists

A helpful tool found within a teacher's Google Apps for Education account is YouTube.  In order to organize those many helpful resources, PLAYLISTS can offer the perfect solution.

Note that this feature is available to teacher accounts only.

Creating a YouTube Playlist

  1. Click the APP LAUNCHER in the upper, right corner:
  2. Click MORE:
  3. Click YOUTUBE:
  4. Navigate to a preferred video and click ADD TO (found under the video window):
  5. If applicable, click SIGN IN to access the YouTube playlist features:
  6. If you have never created a YouTube channel, fill in the form:
  7. Enter a channel name, your gender, and click OK, I'M READY TO CONTINUE:
  8. When you are back to the ADD TO PLAYLIST window, click CREATE NEW PLAYLIST:
  9. Enter the new playlist name and select a privacy setting for your playlist:

    "Private" lists do not show up in other people's YouTube searches

Accessing Your YouTube Playlists

  1. Navigate to your YouTube account
     Follow steps 1-3 above
  2. Click PLAYLISTS on the left side of the screen:
  3. Click the preferred PLAYLIST NAME
    The playlist videos will appear in a list format:





Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Logging Out of Google on an iPad

On a shared iPad, the Google Drive app does not say sign off or log out like many of us are familiar with.  Instead, the app uses "Manage" and "Remove."  Follow the steps below to remove an account from a shared iOS device:

Click the MENU found in the top, left of the DRIVE app:
Tap the DOWNWARD facing arrow next to the username in the top, left corner:
Tap MANAGE ACCOUNTS:
Tap MANAGE:
Tap REMOVE to the right of the preferred username:
Tap REMOVE:
Tap the X to CLOSE the MANAGE window: