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BPSD Teacher YouTube Policies and Procedures

In order to use YouTube videos in the classroom, Bethel Park School District mandates that its teachers and professional staff adhere to the following guidelines:

1. In order to avoid harassment and/or inappropriate content issues, do not preview videos in the faculty room, or with other staff members present. media type="youtube" key="TnXL2IPBJI8" height="315" width="560" align="center"

2. Do not search for, preview, or show videos directly from YouTube.com in the presence of students. Upload all videos to the BPSD safe videos website: @http://ttc.bpsd.org/safevideos/. Show videos only from the safe videos site.

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3. Preview all videos in their entirety. (Sometimes, YouTube posters will post what look to be innocent videos that have had inappropriate content inserted, often later in the video.)

4. Immediately report any accidentally shown inappropriate content to a Principal. media type="youtube" key="l_rZLX3rmu0" height="315" width="560" align="center"

5. Teachers are not to make YouTube videos a focal point of the class. While we realize that video is, at times, an important element of teaching, our classes should not center on videos from YouTube or any other website.

6. Understand that all administrators receive a periodic report that chronicles the YouTube usage of each employee. Somebody will be checking up on what your are viewing on YouTube.

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7. Violating these policies can result in disciplinary action. media type="youtube" key="cmQyCoUR0D4" height="315" width="560" align="center"

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