LessonCues

For teachers

Show your class only the part of the video they need

Clip the 90 seconds that explain the idea and skip the rest. Put clips from different videos into one lesson, then present it in class or send it home.

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts work when you’re not typing in a field. If you clicked the video, click anywhere on the page first — the YouTube player keeps its own keys.

Play / pause
SpaceK
Seek 1s (hold Shift for 5s)
←→
Seek 0.1s
,.
Set start at the playhead
I
Set end at the playhead
O
Move start 0.1s earlier / later
[]
Move end 0.1s earlier / later
{}
Preview clip, or pause it
P
Toggle loop
L
Create a new clip, or save changes to an open one
Enter
Start a new clip
N
Mark while playing: press at the start, again at the end. Saves a new clip, or with “Several parts” on, adds a part
M
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  • Free, no sign-up to try
  • Nothing downloaded
  • Plays in YouTube’s own player

How it works

How to make a video lesson from YouTube clips

  1. 1

    Clip the moments

    Paste each YouTube link and clip the parts you want students to see. Jot the questions you’ll ask in the notes.

  2. 2

    Build a lesson

    Sign in with Google, open Lessons and add your clips in order. Put text, Google Slides or a full video between them if you need to.

  3. 3

    Present or share

    Present it full screen in class, send the link or QR code, post it to Google Classroom, or print a handout.

No more “let me just find the right part”

Dragging through a video while thirty students watch is how you lose them. A clip starts and stops where you set it, so you press play and carry on teaching. In a lesson, clips from different videos play one after another, with your own text in between.

What helps in a classroom

  • Presenter mode fills the screen with big controls. Use a keyboard or a clicker, or let it play through by itself.
  • A QR code on screen lets students open the lesson on their own devices.
  • A printable handout gives each clip a QR code and short link, plus your notes and, if you want, lines for answers.
  • You can share to Google Classroom, or embed a clip or lesson on your class website.
  • Lessons can be public, unlisted (only people with the link can see them) or private.
  • Other teachers can save a copy of your public lesson and change it for their class.

Students and privacy

Students don’t need an account to watch a lesson or clip. LessonCues doesn’t download or store any video. Everything plays in YouTube’s official player. On pages with videos marked as made for kids, analytics are switched off.

Questions

Do students need to sign in?

No. If a lesson or clip is public or unlisted, anyone with the link can watch it.

Can I use clips from different YouTube videos in one lesson?

Yes. A lesson can have clips from any number of videos, plus text, Google Slides and full videos, in whatever order you like.

Will it work if YouTube is blocked at my school?

Sadly not. Clips play in YouTube’s embedded player, so YouTube has to be reachable on the school network.

Can I print something for students without devices?

Yes. Every lesson has a handout you can print, with a QR code and short link for each clip, your notes, and space for answers if you want it.

Related

Try it with a video of your own

Paste a YouTube link at the top of this page. Your first clip takes about a minute.

Paste a link to start