• GUIDELINES FOR CREATING "LIVE"
    ​OR VIDEO STORYTIMES ONLINE

     
     
    Many book publishers revised their permission requirements to allow teachers to create and share story time and read-aloud videos for their students during the spring of last school year. Some of those publishers have continued to relax permission requirements for teachers. However, there still are certain guidelines that teachers need to follow as they do this.  While each publisher may have some specific requirements (some of which can be found on the websites below), there are some common guidelines that all publishers are asking teachers to follow when providing remote learning to students.

     
     
    Please remember that these are basic guidelines.  It is your responsibility to check to see if the publisher of the materials you are considering using has any additional and/or different guidelines before creating your event.

     
     
     
    When creating a storytime or read-aloud video
    If the book is read aloud and/or illustrations are displayed, the video can be uploaded to closed educational platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, and Safari Montage, etc..
    • If the school plan is to share storytime videos by recording staff videos, uploading it to a YouTube channel, and posting a link to that YouTube video inside a closed educational platform, that YouTube video must be designated as “Unlisted” (not “Public”) when uploading.
    • These videos may be hosted on the educational platform and/or YouTube (as an “Unlisted” file) until the end of the current school year, after which it needs to be removed.

    When performing a live event 
    If a book is read out loud and/or illustrations are displayed, the event may be streamed on social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, and Instagram.
    • These live events may not be maintained in the archive of the social media platform and appropriate measures should be taken to ensure that videos of the live events are not retained.
    • All efforts must be made to ensure that all potential recordings and archives are deleted.
    • These events will become part of your timeline on your social media platforms, please remember to locate the recorded live video in your account (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and delete it.  

    Introducing the video or event
    At the beginning of your video or live event, introduce the book you are reading and make sure to include the publisher's name in your introduction and state that you are "reading with permission from the said publisher"

    Reporting requirements 
    The majority of publishers ask that educators notify them by email (refer to the individual publisher’s website for the appropriate email address) each time you post or stream a read-aloud video or live event, providing the following information:
    • Name and address of the school
    • Title, author and ISBN of the book that is read
    • Contact information for the individual responsible for the reading
    • The educational or social media platform on which the video or live event is posted or held and a link to that video or live event

    Click the links below to find permission guidelines from publishers.