Here are some common questions and answers about TED-Ed lessons:
Are TED-Ed videos copyrighted?
Yes, TED-Ed videos are copyrighted. TED-Ed videos on YouTube.com/TEDEducation are made available under YouTube's standard policy.
If you wish to share or license TED-Ed videos, please fill out our media licensing request form.
Learn more about the TED Talks usage policy.
Can I share TED-Ed Animations as part of a museum exhibit?
If you’re interested in using a TED-Ed Animation in the context of a museum exhibition, please make an official media request through our media request form. Our team will review your request and get back to you!
Can I share TED-Ed Animations or lesson pages?
As long as there aren't any fees associated with how you’re sharing our work, you may freely link to our work on ed.ted.com or youtube.com, and you may share our videos using standard YouTube embedding. Anyone can do this and no special permission is required. Please see our video usage policy for more details.
Note that TED-Ed does not allow our videos to be downloaded, edited, or redistributed without our direct supervision, so we cannot give you permission to upload our videos to your channel or website directly.
Can I download TED-Ed Animations?
TED-Ed does not allow our videos to be edited or redistributed without our direct supervision, so we cannot currently offer downloadable versions of our videos.
Learn more about the TED Talks usage policy.
How can I find transcripts for TED-Ed Animations?
We add transcriptions for all of our videos through YouTube. To view them, you'll need to visit the YouTube page for the video. If you're starting on ed.ted.com, click the YouTube icon in the lower right corner of the video.
Once you're on the YouTube page for the video, click the "… More" link under the video to access the transcript text:
The transcript will open in a panel on the righthand side of the video player. Most videos will have a human-transcribed version, though some will only have an auto-generated version. Some will even have transcripts in different languages. You can toggle these options by opening the menu at the bottom of the transcript.
How do I cite a TED-Ed lesson?
To cite an individual TED-Ed lesson, use APA Style for video Weblog posts:
Educator. (Year, Month Date). Title [Video file]. Retrieved from URL
You can find the publish date for the lesson by clicking through to the video's YouTube page. For example, if you want to cite Jer Thorp’s lesson: Visualizing the world's Twitter data, visit the video’s YouTube watch page. Find the publication date, Feb 21, 2013, listed underneath the video on its YouTube page. Your citation should look like this:
Thorp, Jer. (2013, February 21). Visualizing the world's Twitter data [Video file]. Retrieved from http://ed.ted.com/lessons/mapping-the-world-with-twitter-jer-thorp
How can my students learn more about animation?
Email tededstudents@ted.com to receive an Animation Guide written by our TED-Ed animators, with helpful tips about how to bring animation to your classroom.