Getting started is easy. Log in to your YouTube account (or create a new one) and tap the 'Create' button in the YouTube app. Then tap 'Create a Short'. Use YouTube videos as your Shorts soundtrack.

Take some time to explore Shorts. Chances are your students or children will already be using Shorts, so you need to understand the function and its addictive components. If you have children under 12, protect them from this by checking their devices and blocking Shorts. Younger children should not have access.

YouTube Shorts lets you shoot and share vertical videos from the camera you carry everywhere: your phone. Just shoot a video on your phone and tweak the settings until it's just right--you can speed up or slow down your recording speed, add filters, string videos together, add captions, and more.