How To Add a YouTube Video to Your Website

1. How To Add a YouTube Video to Your Website Terrence Dickerson Sadella Santos Nishit Patel Colleen Courtney   Julia Wittkamper

2. Tutorial URL http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/web_graphics/article.php/3480061/How-To-Add-a-YouTube-Video-to-Your-Web-Site.htm

3. Audience • Intermediate Computer Users •  Requires previous knowledge  • save files • make html files

4. Format • Method • Positive  • included video with narration • used screen shots • included supporting texts and examples • offered different ways to add youtube videos to your site • included options for formatting video appearance

5. Screen shot of a screen shot in the tutorial

6. Format • Method • Negative  • Assumes you already know how to use video converter • Bad video format • cropped screen • Steps were not well defined and numbered •  paragraph form

7. Example of the formatting without numbered steps

8. Tone • Informal  • Informative but does not hold the audience's attention • plain black and white text • ordinary font • no graphics, few pictures • text • straightforward  • not humorous

9. Directions • Directions were easy to follow  • for intermediate users • if beginner  • would need more detailed directions • would need more screen shots

10. Tutorial Lessons • http://userpages.umbc.edu/~dick1/techwr.html • Instructions were helpful  • identified which browsers work well with uploading videos • identified which additional programs are needed • discussed advantages to using youtube videos over other video providers  

11. Application • Number our steps • Use a lot of screen shots • Include examples • Inform the audience of additional things they can do after the basic tutorial