To ensure a safe and focused learning environment, it's crucial to properly set up YouTube filters.
Follow these steps to enable and configure YouTube filters for your class:
Ensure that the Enable YouTube filter checkbox is checked. Scroll down to the YouTube Filter section.
- In your Web Filter tab. Ensure the Enable YouTube filtering toggle is turned on.
- Under Blocked Categories
- Select a category to block, select the drop-down menu and select a category, e.g. Autos & Vehicles.
- Click on the plus sign (+) button to add the category.
- Under Channels > Blocklist, enter a URL to blacklist, and click the plus sign (+) to add the URL.
- Under Videos > Blocklist, enter a URL to blacklist, and click the plus sign (+) add the URL.
Using the Allowed list options will always allow specified categories or URLs.
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