YouTube will introduce some new features for creators and companies that make educational videos.
The company announced a new video player for education apps. With the new video player, users will not see ads, external links or other video recommendations. It will help learners avoid distractions.
YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is designed to make people watch more videos which is bad for educational material and the students who use it.
The YouTube algorithm has also been criticized for recommending fake news and extreme content.
At first, the new video player will only be available to some education tech companies like Google Classroom, EDpuzzel and Purdue University.
YouTube also says that there are new tools for creators who make educational content. Starting next year, some creators will be able to make free or paid courses. This means that viewers will have to pay the creator to watch some of their videos. If viewers buy a course, they can watch the videos without advertisements.
This feature will first be available in the US and South Korea for testing.
YouTube says there will also be a new quiz feature. Creators can use the quiz feature with the educational videos they make. It will be available for all YouTube creators starting next year.
VOCABULARY
- Introduce – to start using for the first time; launch
- Feature – a special or important point; attribute; quality; component; part;
- Creator – producer; someone who makes something new; a person who makes content
- Announce – share information openly; to tell the public; to make a statement; to report
- App (application) – software, especially for smartphones
- Ad (advertisement) – marketing or sales material; a notice or sign to promote something
- External link – a link or URL that brings you to a different website
- Avoid – stay away from; keep away
- Distraction – a thing that stops or keeps someone from doing something; interruption; something that breaks your focus
- Algorithm – a set of rules or a process that computers follow to complete a task (When you search for something on Google, the Google algorithm finds the best websites for you)
- Material – content; something used for study; things needed for an activity
- Criticize – to judge; to find mistakes or problems with something
- Extreme – very strong opinion; the furthest point from center; serious or dangerous
- Tech company (technology) – a company that makes new technology or software; a company with digital services or products
- Tool – a thing used to help do a job; a device with a specific function; instrument; equipment
- Course – a series of lesson about one subject or topic; curriculum
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