on unblocking youtube

some helpful resources for trying to unblock youtube in your district via richard byrne's @rmbyrne  post:

A Second Life for Educators

New Study Shows Time Spent Online Important for Teen Development

Understanding Content Filtering

Content Filtering in Schools: Best Practices for K-12

ALA Statement on Library Use of Filtering Software

and join in the survey he is doing here

here's some suggestions from him about teachertube and schooltube  - i wanted a way to show our school broadcast that is hosted on youtube (which is blocked) without taking hits away from youtube
@rmbyrne much more content on YouTube. TeacherTube has problems with slow loading times and poorly placed advertising.
@rmbyrne If you're looking for an alternative to YouTube for hosting video, try out SchoolTube.
@rmbyrne SchoolTube doesn't take anything from YouTube. It's really designed for sharing student-made videos.

and more on my previous post digital media and learning

mostly from the digital project

st vrain using blue coat ...




so from our tech - i've chosen a youtube video, to access it we go to youtube to get it, can we get that access unblocked.... (so we're still honoring youtubes business and getting what we want - per specific teacher's request - w/o having to unblock that particular video each time it's viewed at tv.) so on the video is a link that unblocks it each time a tv kid/teacher wants to use it..
look into the cookies - privacy link youtube is providing..

@rmbyrne recommends schooltube over teachertube. 
checking it out - that might be our ticket. says he thinks they pay youtube back...