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Hand out YouTube videos

Videos on YouTube can be handed out just by pasting the URL.
Students watch them inside Aiyori, without going to the YouTube site.

  1. For teachers

    Hand out YouTube videos
    How to use

    Just paste the URL.
    Three ways to hand them out.

  2. How it works

    The video is not copied — only the player is used

    YouTube’s own player is embedded in the Aiyori screen. The video itself stays on YouTube.

    • It is embedded in the setting that does not use cookies (privacy-enhanced mode).
    • From inside the player, students cannot move to the YouTube site or open another window.
    • You hand out one video at a time. Channels and playlists cannot be handed out.
  3. Way 1

    Hand it out as a link

    In “Assign”, set the type to “Link” and paste the YouTube video URL.

    • When the URL is recognised as a YouTube video, a note appears right away.
    • Students play it inside the screen and press “Done” when they finish.
    • If the URL has a start time (such as ?t=90), it plays from there.
  4. Way 2

    Add a video to a quiz

    In “Assign”, set the type to “Questions” and paste the URL in the “YouTube video” box.

    • Students see the questions below the video and can answer while they watch.
    • Answers are marked automatically and sent to you (free-writing questions are marked by you).
  5. Way 3

    Keep it in the library and reuse it

    YouTube links and quizzes with a video can go in “Library” and be handed out automatically with a course.

    • For example, a course can hand out each week’s video in order.
  6. Good to know

    Four things before you start

    To avoid surprises later.

    • Some videos have ads added by YouTube. If you do not want ads, upload the video to Aiyori instead (Aiyori shows no ads).
    • For YouTube videos, Aiyori cannot record how much was watched. If you need that record, upload the video to Aiyori.
    • Unlisted videos can be handed out. Private videos and videos that do not allow embedding cannot be played.
    • When a video plays, the student’s device sends information such as its IP address directly to YouTube. See the Privacy Policy for details.
  7. About the name

    “Blue comes from the indigo plant, yet is bluer than indigo.”

    — Xunzi, “An Exhortation to Learning”

    Students grow beyond their teachers.
    Every teacher’s greatest hope is our name.

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