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We interviewed students about college and their reasons for saying “I’m going.”
Our videos are great, but there’s one thing they’re missing. You. We want your help
to inspire others to go to college by creating your own I’m going video that we can add
to our YouTube channel. You can record a video directly from your Webcam straight to YouTube,
or use any camera that lets you transfer videos to your computer. Here’s what to do:
Step 1: Create a YouTube account, or, sign in if you already have one. You’ll find
the “create account” and “sign in” links at the top right of any YouTube page.
To create an account, you’ll need to make up a user name, password and provide your
e-mail address. Step 2: OK, time to make your video.
Before the camera rolls, some simple guidelines. Keep your video to one minute or less and
make sure you include a sentence that starts, “I’m going to college...” The rest is
up to you. You could say, “I’m going to college to get a better job,” or “I’m
going to college because I want to make my family proud.” Whatever the reasons are,
they’re yours and we want you to share them and inspire others to go. Keep it positive,
and definitely keep it G rated. When you are ready to upload a video from
your hard drive, or record a new video with your Webcam, click the upload link at the
top of any YouTube page. On the Video File Upload page, click either “upload video”
or “Record from webcam,” then follow the onscreen instructions.
Step 3: After your video is processed, fill in the fields to title your video, add a description
and tags, and select a category. May we suggest “education?” When that’s complete, click
“Save changes.”
Step 4: Your video will have it’s own YouTube page with a unique URL. On that page, just
below the video, you’ll find a share link. Click it to reveal a panel listing your share
options, then click the “e-mail” option. In the pop up window that opens, enter our
username in the “To” field. It’s collegedotgov, all one word, with “dot” spelled out.
That’s C-O-L-L-E-G-E-D-O-T-G-O-V. You can write “Please add my video” in the message
field, but if you don’t, we’ll figure it out. Click send.
Step 5. Watch your inbox. We’ll let you know when your video has been approved and
added to our channel playlist. If we weren’t able to approve your video, we’ll explain
what the problem is and how you can correct it.
So what are you waiting for? Get started making and uploading your “I’m going” video
today.