The youtube video I created was a slideshow of a marine biology expedition. As viewed in Ecto, you cannot see anything other than the video because I tagged it from Ecto. So the sitiuation for the kids is no different, other than I approved the content. If you try to click on the youtube logo, normally it will jump you to the youtube website. Since I am not on CPS's server right now, I can't tell if it will open up. But you can see below (I copied the link) what the new youtube link is with the tag. I am asking for you to not block any youtubes with that tag.

This is not just for me, but for any other educators who would like to approve youtube content, or who have created youtube content for educational purposes. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-2Dx3qEP14&eurl=http://www.ectolearning.com/Ecto2/Page.aspx?p=apqkvygrvs 

Once you click CREATE, you will see a list of the pages you've created at the bottom of the screen.

• Select the page you want to assign by clicking on it
• The ECTO URL for the assignment will automatically appear in the URL field
• Then click ADD
• When you are finished click UPDATE 

Now you are on the NEW ASSIGNMENT page. Begin by entering the basic information.

• Available date field: this is when the assignment will become available to the students
• Due date field: after this date, the students are unable to submit the assignment
• Calendar icon: Note the calendar icon -- if you click it a clickable calendar appears, which makes it easier to enter the dates
• When you have finished filling out the fields click CREATE
  

CREATING AN ASSIGNMENT

A content page does not have to be a quiz or an assignment. It could be purely informational! You might even create a content page as a "sandbox" to store information.

Quite often, however, as in the example on this page, the content page you are assembling is homework or a quiz. Let's say that you've created a content page which is a comprehension quiz for a US History Course, incorporating a YouTube movie, a multichoice question and a short answer question.

You associated the page with the group page that belongs to the history course you are teaching. As a result, it appears on your group page. You've marked it HIDDEN until the date of the quiz so only you can see it.

In order to administer the page as a quiz, you need to CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT and associate the assignment with the content page.  Let's take a look at how to do this:

From your group page, 

DO THIS:

• Click NEW ASSIGNMENT