Basics
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Required Modules
Team Hub
Plus
Supported User Types
Caregiver
Resident
Friends & Family
Implementation Impact
Low
Pricing
Free
More Info
Contact K4Connect
support@k4connect.com
+1 (888) 876-9673
Description
YouTube paired with K4Community allows staff users to publish YouTube videos to Plus via Posts and to schedule YouTube videos to Direct Broadcast.
Key Benefits
- Take advantage of the millions of pieces of content available on YouTube to create resident engagement opportunities
- Share community video updates to Plus and Direct Broadcast
Requirements
K4Community Modules: Team Hub, Plus
Optional: Direct Broadcast
End-To-End Experience
Publishing a YouTube Video Using Post Manager
- The staff user will create a Post in the Post Manager and paste a YouTube video link in the link field
- Resident users can see the Post in Plus and watch the video
Publishing a YouTube Video Using Event Manager
- The staff user will create an Event using the Event Manager and select “Virtual Event” and then “YouTube Video” or “YouTube Live Video”
- If the staff user would like to schedule the event to be played on the community TV channel (note: K4Community Direct Broadcast is required), they can chose the channel as a destination
- The staff user will publish the Event
- The resident user will be able to see the Event in Plus and can watch the YouTube video
- If the Event was published to play on the community TV channel, residents can watch the YouTube video at the scheduled time on their in-room TV
Publishing YouTube Videos Using Media Settings
- The staff user will create or find a YouTube playlist
- The staff user will paste the link to the YouTube playlist in Media Settings
- When YouTube videos are added to the playlist, they will be automatically added as Posts in Plus for residents to see
- Note: videos that are already in the YouTube playlist will not be added to Plus. Only videos that are added to the YouTube Playlist after the link is pasted in Media Settings will appear.
More Information
For more information, view the below Support Center articles:
Implementation
Deployment Impact
Low
Overview
The staff user can integrate YouTube with K4Community with no assistance needed from K4Connect. If you are interested in K4Community Direct Broadcast, reach out to your Customer Success Manager
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