First lets check to see if it "should be blocked"
Videos that are categorized by youtube as Documentary, Education, Music, or Science and Technology are automatically allowed for students to view.
You can paste the youtube video link into this site to see its category.
YouTube Data Viewer (ytlarge.com)
If it is one of the allowed categories, then students should be able to see it automatically.
Requesting a Video to be approved that's not in one of the allowed categories.
If a teacher would like to use a youtube video in class, they need to email helpdesk with the link to video.
However, if that video is categorized as "educational" by youtube, then it should be automatically allowed. We can also unblock whole channels so that all videos on that channel will be visible.
Some examples of channels that are unblocked:
- National Geographic
- Khan Academy
- Crashcourse