2. The state of education today
● One in five adults in the developing world — almost
862 million people — cannot read or write*
● As much as 115 million children of primary school
age are not enrolled in school*
● More than 226 million children do not attend
secondary school*
● In 20 years the average cost of college is expected
to be more than $90,000**
* DoSomething.org
**New Yourk Times
3. Vision
To provide a vibrant, global platform where
anyone, anywhere can obtain a world-
class education. Whether you are a
student, teacher, or gifted storyteller, our
hope is that you will continually discover,
create, and share educational videos with
the world.
6. YouTube EDU today
Home to hundreds of thousands of free educational
videos on YouTube ranging from K12 and higher
education to lifelong learning: YouTube.com/edu
Network setting that allows schools to gain access
to YouTube EDU while continuing to block the rest
of YouTube's content: YouTube.com/schools
A dedicated resource for educators providing
TEACHERS everything from classroom playlists to a
collaborative platform for teachers: YouTube.
com/teachers
7. By the numbers
Over 750 educational channels on
Channels
YouTube EDU to date
Videos Over 540,000 educational videos to
date
Views Over 3 billion educational video views
on YouTube in 2011
8. Content verticals
K12 Higher Ed Lifelong
Primary and College and Continuing
Secondary university education for
education education everyone
Examples: Examples: Examples:
- Sesame - MIT - TED
Street - Harvard - Smithsonian
- Khan - Stanford - NPR
Academy - Yale - MOMA
- Steve
Spangler
10. How YouTube for Schools works
You enable YouTube for Schools by adjusting your network filter settings,
adding an HTTP header rule or creating a URL parameter rewrite rule
This unblocks the educational content at YouTube EDU and on your
school's playlist
11. YouTube Teachers
Provides classroom playlists based on grade level and
subject matter allowing teachers to incorporate video
into their curriculum
The site offers training resources enabling teachers to
learn new ways to leverage video in the classroom
Teachers join an active community of educators and
can stay up to date on progress with YouTube EDU
14. Sample higher ed content
● Top lecture/speaker series – Harvard
Justice lecture series
● Full courses – Stanford, Open University,
UC Berkeley
● Archival content – MIT Calculus Revisited
● Live streaming – Dartmouth & Stanford
live streamed commencements
● In the classroom – UT Cockrell School of
Engineering assignments
● Beyond lectures – Berklee School of
Music guitar lessons
● Viral videos – UCTV Sugar the Bitter
Truth, CMU Randy Pausch Lectures
16. Becoming a YouTube EDU Partner
1. Create your channel
2. Upload high quality
educational content
3. Apply for the YouTube
Partner Program
4. Nominate your channel to
be added to YouTube EDU
5. Become involved in the
YouTube EDU Community
18. YouTube EDU and Swiss education
● Information on launch of YouTube
channels
● Involvement for your universities in
the YouTube EDU Partner program
● Engagement on YouTube/teachers
with educators around the world
● Unblocking of YouTube EDU in Swiss
primary schools through