Videos

Digital citizenship- teachers.

If you are using Youtube in school ensure the resources are age appropriate.To protect younger viewers use either of these strategies:

Option 1: Show the video through ViewPure

ViewPure is a website that shows YouTube videos without comments, ads, or other distractions. Here’s how it works:

• • Go to the ViewPure site at: http://viewpure.com

  • Paste in the link to the YouTube video you want to show to your students

  • If you want advance settings, click the gear icon in the link box to set the start and stop time, a custom URL, and more

  • Click the Purify button

  • You will now get a page that just shows the video and nothing else

  • You can simply copy the link in the URL bar at the top of the page and give that link to your students instead of the original YouTube link

Insert the video in a Google Slideshow

Another option is to insert the video into a slide in a Google Slideshow. Here’s how it works:

• • Create a Google Slideshow as normal (Click “New” then “Google Slides” when in Drive)

  • On one of your slides click “Insert” then “Video”

  • Search for your YouTube video or paste in the YouTube link, then click “Select”

  • The video will now be inserted into the slide. You can move and resize it as needed.

  • You can now let your student view the slideshow (I would recommend clicking “File” then “Publish to the web” to get the link)

  • When your students run the slideshow, they can click on the video to watch it right in the slide without any of the ads, comments, or suggested videos found on the normal YouTube page

Option 3: Embed the video in a website, blog, or other tool

Many modern web-based tools let you embed items from other services. YouTube videos can be embedded in Google Sites, Blogger, and many other services. Here’s how it works:

• • Go to the YouTube page for the video you want your students to watch

  • Below the video click the “Share” link and then click “Embed”

  • You will now get the embed code for the video

  • If you want more settings click “Show More” to change the video size and other options

  • You can now copy and paste the embed code into other services (following the directions for that service)

  • When your students view the video on your website or blog, they will just see the video

Recording your screen.

There are several way to do this.

1. Add the Screencastify extension to Chrome browser. (school option)

2. Use VLC media player for Windows (not Mac) (school option)

3. Camtasia (licence payment for use works on Mac and PC)

4. Screencast-o-matic (free, straight sign up with Google)

5.  PowerPoint.  (Limited but quick). 

The controls appear at the top of the screen so they can be used or keyboard shortcuts. Can also record directly in Powerpoint (quick option)

• ​Step 1: Go to Insert tab, and select Screen Recording.

• Step 2: Click Select Area to choose the specific area of your screen to record. If recording the entire screen, press the Windows Key+ Shift+ F.

• Step 3: Click the Record button, or press the Windows key +Shift + R.

• Step 4: Select Pause to pause the video when you want, and Stop (x on controls) to end it and save.

  • Save the video as a separate file to access or embed it.

The video enhancement tools give extra editing options: video’s shape, adding a border, effects like shadows, glow, and more.

MacOS Mojave 

record video of screen and take screenshots with the screen capture tool. If you’re running the latest version of MacOS, here’s how to do it.

• • Step 1: Press “Command + Shift + 5” to bring up the screenshot toolbar.

  • Step 2: Select whole or part of screen( select )otherwise the recording will begin immediately.

  • Step 3: Record then click  “Stop “button to halt the recording.

  • Step 4: Screenshots and recordings appear as a thumbnail in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Click to choose  Save location.

Record video using Camera app from Windows 10. 

• • Switch camera to Video mode. 

  • Click or tap the Video button from the right side of the app's window. 

  • Then, to start recording a video with the Camera app, click or tap the Video button again.