# Video Tutorials **URL:** \ **Category:** CS Discoveries\ **Created:** [November 14, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167 "2018-11-14T16:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/1 "2018-11-14T16:41:50Z")
Both last year and this year, I produced videos for my students as tutorials for the lessons on Code Studio. I posted these videos on my YouTube channel as public. Recently, I was asked by [Code.org](http://Code.org) to make these videos private due to students in other classrooms using them to do lessons step-by-step without trying them on their own. At my school, we use standards-based grading and instruction and students grades are based only on summative assessments (I use the projects at the end of each unit), so I don’t use completion of lessons to calculate students’ grades. After making the videos private, I was contacted by several teachers asking what had happened to the videos because they found them really helpful for their own learning. Currently, I have only given access to students in my district through their district-created google account. I’m wondering: Should I give access to teachers who would like to use them to help **their own** learning so they can better support their students? ---
**Author:** ![elizabeth\_admin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bb73d2/32.png) [@elizabeth\_admin](https://forum.code.org/u/elizabeth_admin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/2 "2018-11-22T00:23:20Z")
Hi Erik, Thanks for being so understanding about the request. I think those videos are a great resource for teachers, and for students who have the maturity to use them responsibly. I’m not sure how YouTube video access works, but if there were a way for teachers to get access to them without giving unrestricted access to students, that would be ideal. You obviously put a lot of work into them, and it’d be great if there were some way to share the benefit of that work with the broader community. Elizabeth ---
**Author:** ![salazjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@salazjr](https://forum.code.org/u/salazjr)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/3 "2019-04-12T20:48:25Z")
Hi Erik, Is it possible for me to get access to your videos? Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/4 "2019-04-15T14:10:12Z")
Certainly. I just need an email address to add to my share list for the videos on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![salazjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@salazjr](https://forum.code.org/u/salazjr)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/5 "2019-04-15T15:42:37Z")
Great! Thank you so much! [Salazjr@nv.ccsd.net](mailto:Salazjr@nv.ccsd.net) ---
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/6 "2019-04-15T15:56:32Z")
One more question: would you like unit 2, unit 3 or both? Whichever you choose, I’ll be sending you emails for each video individually (there’s no way to share in a playlist when videos are private) with a link to the video. ---
**Author:** ![himanshu1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@himanshu1](https://forum.code.org/u/himanshu1)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/7 "2019-04-23T18:50:01Z")
Hello Erik.heineman, can you please share me the access to videos. I’m keen to learn codes. I have a issue i wanted to create a QR code for one of my Google Document form. I did that easily with help of this article ([https://www.experthoot.com/create-qr-codes/](https://www.experthoot.com/create-qr-codes/) ) and posted the picture in my classroom. Later i realized, i need something more. I want to track that how many students has scanned that (as not everyone is filling the form)? Is it possible? Thank You ---
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/8 "2019-04-24T18:24:51Z")
If you are just looking to track scans of the QR code, follow these steps: 1. Make a shortened bitly link for the form (sign up for bitly if you need to) 2. Use the bitly link (something like [http://bit.ly/2hG6abc](http://bit.ly/2hG6abc)) to create a QR code 3. Give the QR code to students. 4. Track visits on bitly’s website by clicking on the form’s shortened URL. ---
**Author:** ![jorge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/jorge/32/4584_2.png) [@jorge](https://forum.code.org/u/jorge)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/9 "2019-05-23T15:00:22Z")
I’ve given this topic a great deal of thought (I had the same “issue” when I made YouTube videos for another APCSP curriculum), and I came to the conclusion that making the videos private/unlisted does a great disservice to those students who ARE mature enough to use them responsibly and for the TEACHERS that are struggling at understanding the content or instructions. I strongly disagree with [code.org](http://code.org)’s request. Think of the students that require a little more help in understanding what is asked of them - or have hit a wall and could benefit from a video explaining the thought process. Teachers shouldn’t be grading lesson completion and should be assessing understanding/mastery instead in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![olivedb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@olivedb](https://forum.code.org/u/olivedb)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/10 "2019-05-23T16:47:29Z")
Erik, Can you please share your playlist with me? [olivedb@nv.ccsd.net](mailto:olivedb@nv.ccsd.net) ---
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/11 "2019-05-23T17:05:15Z")
I would be happy to. In order to see all the videos, I have to set permissions for each video. It might take some time and you will probably be receiving notifications via email that you have permission. ---
**Author:** ![bradleywellsashley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/bradleywellsashley/32/522_2.png) [@bradleywellsashley](https://forum.code.org/u/bradleywellsashley)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/12 "2019-05-27T13:03:21Z")
Erik, Thank you for taking the time to help out your fellow forum members - cheers! Brad ---
**Author:** ![lcatalanello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@lcatalanello](https://forum.code.org/u/lcatalanello)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/13 "2019-06-24T17:25:49Z")
Hi Erik, May I also have access to your videos? [lcatalanello@yorkcatholic.org](mailto:lcatalanello@yorkcatholic.org) Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![diane.maruszczak1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@diane.maruszczak1](https://forum.code.org/u/diane.maruszczak1)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/14 "2021-03-05T02:14:35Z")
Hi, Eric, I had used a few of your videos in the past but now I can’t seem to find them. Are you willing to share them with me? [diane.maruszczak@warwickschools.org](mailto:diane.maruszczak@warwickschools.org) Thanks a bunch! Diane ---
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/15 "2021-03-05T16:22:07Z")
Diane, Thank you for reaching out. I am happy to provide links to the videos. The reason why you can’t find them is because I was asked by [Code.org](http://Code.org) to hide them in response to other teachers complaining that students were using them to complete lessons without trying to do them on their own first. I obliged and made the videos unlisted so they could not be found by students. I have not posted any videos for new lessons for this reason. Below are links to older CSD and AP CSP lessons, some of which may be out of date. [AP CSP 2016-17](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnLYnOmnt3HtpFZKiXAJQ4CUf3hryJUoT) [CSD 2017-18](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnLYnOmnt3Hv0JLpdxEkkXu0MMjnnpruz) [CSD 2018-19](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnLYnOmnt3HsVchIIc3zMYFEOGZHLEQya) It’s always encouraging to hear from teachers who found my videos helpful. I made them to help people. Thanks again for reaching out. ---
**Author:** ![borjasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@borjasm](https://forum.code.org/u/borjasm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/16 "2024-03-26T18:29:25Z")
At this point, the videos are visible to anyone. I had been utilizing the mini-projects as part of my 2 per week grades - but now I guess I have to develop something different. Unsure why I would even use [Code.org](http://Code.org) if kids can, once again, just get the answers from elsewhere without showing they have learned anything. Only grading the 2 projects at the end of the Chapters seems like far too little when the courses cover an entire 9 week grading period. Quite disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![erik.heineman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@erik.heineman](https://forum.code.org/u/erik.heineman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/17 "2024-03-26T19:00:43Z")
I’m not sure this is the correct topic for this post. My videos are all set to private with access for specific accounts that have contacted me and requested it. I was able to find other videos created more recently than mine that appear to be public. In my case, I was contacted by [Code.org](http://Code.org) after they were contacted by teachers who said students were using them to avoid doing the work rather than as study aids. At this point, my **newest** videos are still 5 years old. I haven’t used the curriculum in that time, so I have not updated any videos. If videos are out there from the most current curriculum, they are not mine. If you are still concerned about this, submit something to [Code.org](http://Code.org) with the names of the people who posted them on YouTube. I can assure you students are not finding my videos. ---
**Author:** ![borjasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@borjasm](https://forum.code.org/u/borjasm)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/video-tutorials/22167/18 "2024-03-26T19:18:30Z")
Ah - thank you. You are correct, they are not yours. They are David Decker and Mr. Kaiser. I will reach out to [Code.org](http://Code.org).