YouTube, the world’s largest video sharing service, has launched a new school-friendly version of its site – watch the video above for details.

YouTube For Schools promises classrooms access to educational videos without the risk of pupils being “distracted by the latest music video or cute cat”.

The Google-owned site has put together playlists according to subject matter and intended age level.

Google said it hoped to attract schools which had previously been put off by inappropriate content on the site.

To go to YouTube Schools click here >>

Source BBC

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Google have just released a great video showing the evolution of their search engine since 1997 – 2011 highlighting some of the most important milestones from the past decade—and a taste of what’s coming next.

Also a really nice timeline to show each development:

For more info see www.google.com/insidesearch/

 

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