Tip #11: Increase the size of your closed captioning
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Tip #11: Increase the size of your closed captioning

It's hard to see closed captioning (CC) from the back of the room. A simple way to ensure that all students get the same message from YouTube videos you're showing them in class is to turn on closed captioning and use the (+) key to make it large enough for everyone to see. Consider moving the CC around on the screen by clicking and dragging it. Sometimes, the default location at the bottom of the screen could be better depending on the video you're showing. Watch Tip #11
January 27, 2023Posted inStudents, Video, YouTubeTags: ,
Ridgewater College Two-minute Tech Tips
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Tip #6: Show your students how to use Kaltura MediaSpace

Instructors and students both have "creator" accounts on Kaltura MediaSpace. If you are looking for a way to have students record themselves doing an assignment, whether it's a remote presentation, a screen recording, a speech, or a hands-on activity, and then submit the video, have your students use MediaSpace. You can set up an assignment folder on D2L that accepts text submissions or have them post the link on a discussion board. Either way, they won't have to try and email you a giant file that likely will fail. The first time I asked students to create introduction videos and post…
December 27, 2022Posted inStudents, VideoTags: , ,
Tip #4:  Create video thumbnails for your lecture, presentation, and demonstration videos.
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Tip #4:  Create video thumbnails for your lecture, presentation, and demonstration videos.

According to Youtube, 90% of top-performing videos use a custom thumbnail Sure, creating thumbnails for your videos takes a few minutes, but research shows that people (including your students) are likelier to watch the videos if they have a custom thumbnail. To streamline the process, I suggest sticking with one or two templates from Adobe Express and just changing out the text and maybe the colors each time. There is no need to start over from scratch. Keep your thumbnails consistent from one video to the next. Adobe Express has hundreds of video thumbnail presets you can use to get started.…
December 13, 2022Posted inApps, Video, YouTubeTags: , , ,
Tip #1: Remove YouTube ads from videos you share in class
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Tip #1: Remove YouTube ads from videos you share in class

How to get classroom YouTube videos ad-free In just a few seconds, you can make Google ads disappear from the video you share in class. This tip works for videos you share in a face-to-face environment, online synchronously using Zoom or other platforms, and it works asynchronously if you want to post the link on D2L Brightspace for viewing later. It’s important to note that the video doesn’t have to be a video you created and posted to YouTube. It will work with any YouTube video, whether you are the owner or not. To remove all the ads from the…
November 22, 2022Posted inVideo, YouTubeTags: , , ,