Class, let’s watch a short video – more than 75% of teachers say they use YouTube in the classroom

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · Aug 10, 2026 · 589 words · By Cody Pritchard; Jeff Carpenter; Joshua Rosenberg

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A research brief reports that approximately 76.5% of U.S. preschool and K-12 teachers use YouTube for instructional purposes, with an average of 17.9% of yearly instructional time spent on videos. The authors highlight concerns regarding the platform's recommendation algorithms and the lack of data on specific content creators used in classrooms.

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What happened

Approximately three-quarters of 393 preschool and K-12 teachers in the U.S.

Why it matters

say they use YouTube for instructional purposes, with roughly half using it on a daily or weekly basis, according to our new nationally representative survey.

Common ground

Those findings come from our new research, published in June 2026 in Educational Researcher, an academic journal.

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Claim 1: “research from Spain and Australia suggests that educators are not always rigorous in screening the YouTube videos they use for teaching”

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Claim 2: “Approximately three-quarters of 393 preschool and K-12 teachers in the U.S. say they use YouTube for instructional purposes”

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The claim is directly supported by one web search result ('Class, let’s watch a short video – more than 75% of teachers say they...'), but no other independent sources corroborate these specific survey numbers.

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Claim 3: “roughly half using it on a daily or weekly basis”

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The claim is found in the same single web search result as claim 0. Other search results for 'roughly' are dictionary definitions and are not relevant to the fact.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CNN/YouTube presidential debates were a series of televised debates held during the 2008 Republican Party and Democratic Party presidential primaries that were sponsored by CNN and YouTube. In the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Censorship of video-sharing platform YouTube occurs to varying degrees in many countries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_YouTube

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—in February 2005. Google …
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Claim 4: “There are some teacher-trusted educational channels hosted on YouTube, such as “Khan Academy” and “Crash Course.””

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Claim 5: “Prior research indicates that teachers are relying more on digital online resources found on sites like Teachers Pay Teachers and Pinterest than they once did.”

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Claim 6: “Those findings come from our new research, published in June 2026 in Educational Researcher, an academic journal.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of research and general history of YouTube. There is no evidence confirming a specific publication in 'Educational Researcher' in June 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube in education refers to the use of the video-sharing platform YouTube for educational purposes in both formal and informal learning environments. A 2018 Pew Research Center survey found that 51…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube, a video sharing platform, has faced various criticisms over the years, particularly regarding content moderation, offensive content, and monetization. YouTube has faced criticism over aspects…
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Claim 7: “these differences were not statistically significant”

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The search results discuss childhood temperament and phone comparisons, providing no data on the statistical significance of YouTube usage among teachers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Furthermore, a younger age at first YouTube use and higher usage frequency were significantly associated with increased emotional/behavioral problems. Conclusions In the YouTube.
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Claim 8: “Respondents said they use both of those video sources [Bill Nye the Science Guy and PragerU Kids], alongside a number of other content creators featured on YouTube.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Bill Nye is an educational program and web results confirm PragerU Kids exists and is used in some schools (Florida), there is no evidence provided that the *surveyed teachers* specifically reported using both.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American science education television program created by Bill Nye, James McKenna, and Erren Gottlieb, with Nye starring as a fictionalized version of himself. It was pro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kenneth Alfred Ham (born 20 October 1951) is an Australian Christian fundamentalist, young Earth creationist, apologist and former science teacher living in the United States. He is a founder, CEO, an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sid the Science Kid, also known as Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid, is an American animated educational children's television series produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with PBS affilia…
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Claim 9: “most teachers reported showing videos on a big screen to the entire class”

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The search results discuss Android Auto and elderly couples, providing no information regarding how teachers display YouTube videos in classrooms.

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web search NEUTRAL — Wanna watch YouTube videos on Android Auto? This blog provides 3 practical methods with detailed steps, including CarStream, AI Box, and mirroring.
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web search NEUTRAL — Viewing YouTube desktop site on Android devices.You can also use Mozilla Firefox and do the same steps to get to the desktop YouTube site. The only difference is that the Menu icon is on the bottom ri…
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Claim 10: “some school districts to ban the platform on student devices outright.”

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Claim 11: “pre-K teachers reporting being slightly less inclined than other teachers to use instructional videos to support their teaching.”

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The search results are about Xbox pre-orders and Call of Duty, which are entirely irrelevant to pre-K teacher instructional habits.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Today, we’re excited to open pre-orders for the XBOX 25th anniversary collection, featuring the XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition console and Special Edition controller.
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web search NEUTRAL — The pre-order price guarantee only applies to physical pre-order items and prices offered at Microsoft Store. It does not apply to digital items from Microsoft Store, or to items and prices advertised…
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Claim 12: “Of the 76.5% of respondents who said they use YouTube for teaching, an average of 17.9% of their total yearly instructional time was spent showing instructional videos, ranging from 1% to 100% of instructional time.”

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The provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant, consisting of YouTube channel descriptions and maps of Moscow. No evidence supports the specific percentages mentioned.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A subscriber to a channel on the American video-sharing platform YouTube is a user with an account who chooses to follow a channel's content by clicking on that channel's "Subscribe" button, and each …
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