A quick and easy guide to Streaming Video

Why and How it began (for me)

Two-way interactiveOnline StatisticsPD-day 2007

Benefits All material covered in two-way classes

Students who miss class can catch upSuccessful course completion rates have

increased8%-10% Increase in pass rate for internet

classes from Fall 06 to Fall 0715%-20% increase in face-to-face statistics

from Fall 06 to Fall 07

Student Reactions“I also have wanted to share with you how much better the internet

statistics class is. I took it one or two semesters ago and it was much more difficult. I love the fact that I can watch the video and I have the power point right there. I appreciate all the hard work you put into this class so that we could learn the material better.” …Beth Fanning

“Thank you for making a very difficult subject for me easier to understand. The streaming videos are a great way to learn.” …Eileen Bohannon

  “I just wanted to let you know I did the review along with the video and that it’s a great help when I can't make it to class, I will be in the early class for the test today.”…Michael Stroud

“I love this video. What a great idea, I'm glad you found a way to do it! Thanks”…Susan Pierce

“Just wanted to give some feedback on your streamline video in class; it was great and it really helped prepare me for the test last week. Thank you so much for doing that for our class. You give really good instructions and if I wasn’t bogged down with full time work I would enjoy your class. Just wanted to let ya know how much that helped me. I really hope you will give another review on video for the next test. Thanks a million!”…Veronica Jett (Hogg)

“Finally, something worth watching on youtube.”…Linda Kent

“Thanks so much for posting the review video! It didn't work on my home computer, but it has been having some problems with the site anyway... the video really helped, I know I can be in class and I think I get it but when I go home and try to work the problems I draw a blank! It helped b/c I can go back and look at what we did... is there anyway maybe you could post all of them???” …Jennifer Barrentine

  “I am having a hard time with question 6 on homework 8. Is there anyway

you could make a short video about it? I am going out of town later this week, so I am trying to get my homework done early. Thank You!! The videos for this lesson were great!”…Rhiannon Boyd

ExamplesA quick (at work) solution to

students questionsA complete lectureA welcome to the courseA quick (at home) solution

Making a Streaming Video with the equipment in LTC 228, LTC 224 and HPE 200

Login and Click on the stream button

1. Click on file, then open

2. Click on mccpodcast

3. Click open

Click on output

1. Click on Archive

Type a file name, then OK

Click on the monitor to see what you will be streaming, in LTC 224 and LTC 228 you can toggle between document camera and other cameras with PictureTel remote. In HPE 200 the elmo is the only camera

Click on Start

When you have finishedRecording click stop

Click on the x to close

Click yes when it asks to save

The file is saved in the C drive of the computer it will need to be moved to another folder to be converted to a stream

1. Click on My Computer

2. Click on LocalDisk (C:)

3. Click on podcasts folder

4. You should see the file you created

5. Two quick clicks to view it…make sure the volume is on so you can hear it

6. You will need to copy this file to Darrel’s podcast folder in the L drive

7. Highlight the file

8. Click on copy

9. Click common on ‘data’ (L:)

10. Click Institutional Effectiveness folder

11. Click Information Systems folder

12. Click Network Services folder

13. Click darrel folder

14. Click podcasts folder

15. Click copy

16. Email Darrel Ross at dross@mclennan.edu and tell him you have made a podcast and it is in the L drive

17. He will create and email you the links that you can email or place on your website for viewing or downloading.

18. QED

Tips for a good video1. If you are using documents, set the font to at

least 28 point

2. If you are writing while you are lecturing use a black sharpie and practice writing large enough so it is legible in the viewing window.

3. Make sure the mic is close to you so it picks up your voice clearly

4. While a practiced lecture will give you more confidence, the students appreciate seeing a human being – so don’t let a few slight mess ups keep you from posting the stream –

Using YouTube to stream videosCreate a video using your video recorder or digital

cameraUpload the video to your computerUse a video editing software (such as windows movie

maker) and save the file so that it is less than 10 MB in size and no longer than 10 min in length

Follow the instructions at www.youtube.com to create an account and then upload your video

Place the link created by youtube into blackboard or email it to your students