Embedded Files
Uploading your Finished Video to LiveText
- Go to the LiveText Dashboard and locate the annotated video teaching demonstration assignment.
- Click on "Begin Assignment."
Video Walkthrough
- If you have already clicked on the assignment to preview, select "Continue Assignment."
- This will take you to the following screen.
- Click to "Attach" your video.
- Your video needs to be under 150 Megabytes. If it is larger than that, you will need to compress through Handbrake or another video compression or converter program before uploading. Otherwise, you will not be able to annotate the video. Your instructor will also not be able to download or annotate the video. If the file is too large, the instructor may have a difficult time downloading and grading your video. Plus, you will lose out on the annotation points in the rubric.
- Click on attach and then click on upload to upload from your own computer.
- Browse to locate your video file from your computer.
- Try to upload your file as an MP4 file. If your file is another video format, consider converting it to MP4 with a free video converter like "Freemake."
- Locate your MP4 file on your computer or Google Drive.
- Click on the file and upload.
- A pop-up will show you the file format and size.
- If the file size is more than 150 MB, go back and compress with handbrake or another video compression program.
- The file will take awhile to upload.
- Take a break and get yourself a cup of coffee! (or work on something else on your computer).
- Click on "Attach."
- You will see the file appear showing that the upload is completed.
- You can click on the x to remove it if necessary.
- The video will now be processed for streaming.
- Take another break or work on something else since this will take some time!
- Once your video has uploaded, the video screen will appear.
- You can then begin to annotate.
- Click on the call-out with the 3 dots (periods) to get to the comments menu.
- Click arrow to play video
- When you get to the place in the video where you want to annotate, click the comment button.
- Click done
- Continue to click on the video play arrow to find your next annotation spot.
- Click the call-out to comment and the time will appear on the timeline.
- Click done and continue to play video.
- Click on the bubbles to view and edit your comments.
- Review your edits by scrolling to see the complete comment.
- Your teacher can also make comments in your video as well.
Annotations
- You may want to write a script and view the video and determine your annotation points ahead of time.
- Annotations should meet the following requirements:
- · Annotations are clearly written at the appropriate point in the video clip (Where?)
- · The topic, explanation, and purpose of the annotation are clearly identified (What?)
- · An intelligent rationale is provided explaining the chosen instruction, assessment, and decisions made (Why?)
After your video uploads to LiveText, watch your uploaded video and annotate the points (add comments) where you demonstrate one of the following:
· Facilitate student learning and engagement.
Annotation Suggestions:
o Annotate a point in the video when you explain to the students what they will be learning – the essential question, the learning objective or standard being met, and an engaging anticipatory set or introduction to the thematic unit.
o Annotate a point in the video you feel you will “hook” students in to the topic and engage them in learning about the topic through visuals, media, inquiry, etc.
· Monitor student learning for critical thinking and problem solving.
Annotation Suggestions:
o Ask a higher thinking level question (using DOK 3-4 verb) that calls for critical thinking or problem solving within your narration. Pause slightly to pretend to allow wait time for student response.
o Include a graphic organizer, map, visual representation, or primary source and ask open-ended questions in your narration that foster critical thinking or problem solving and allow for student interaction in the fictitious classroom.
· Provide informal assessment and useful feedback to students.
Annotation Suggestions:
o Ask a question that you might use for informal assessment within your narration and pause slightly to allow wait time for student response.
o Give “students” an explanation of an informal assessment in narration and provide a visual on screen.
o Include a graphic organizer, map, visual representation, or primary source on screen and ask essential questions in your narration that allow for informal assessment.
· Provide opportunity for student self assessment.
Annotation Suggestions:
o Ask a question that requires student self assessment within your narration and pause slightly to pretend to allow wait time for student response.
o Give “students” an explanation of a student self assessment they will be completing in narration and show an image of the self assessment on screen.
o Include a graphic organizer, map, visual representation, or primary source on screen and ask questions in your narration that call for student self assessment.
· Modify instruction to meet individual student needs.
Annotation Suggestions:
o Model a specific task or activity for students that demonstrates scaffolding to meet diverse individual needs within the video.
o Explain vocabulary, provide visual representations, and provide multiple representations of information using Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) or Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles or strategies that demonstrate you are differentiating instruction in the video.
o Describe or provide examples in the video of multiple ways for students to express their knowledge with alternative tasks, activities, projects, assessments that allow for diverse learning styles.
· Provide for students’ social and emotional support within the lesson.
Annotation Suggestions:
o Select a point in the video when you provide encouragement and emotional support for students.
o Select a point in the video when you provide strategies to help students develop confidence in their own abilities to tackle a particularly challenging lesson or the final capstone project, a new educational experience, or an unfamiliar new technology or media tool.
- Click on the plus to the right of the timeline or click on the timeline and view the "green and white" plus icon.
- Click on "Add Comment"
- Type your comment in the comments box.
- After completing your 4 annotations, "Submit Assignment."
Essential Question and Critical Thinking Question Examples
Annotation Student Examples
Examples of Screen Capture of Graphic Organizer
You may wish to capture your video from your Google Classroom. You can capture anything on your screen. Pull up documents, websites, templates, etc. and share your screen as you record.
LiveText Tutorials/Guides
- LiveText’s Student User Guide for Video Assessment - https://www.livetext.com/site_assets/pdf/Student%20User%20guide_Video%20Assessment.pdf
- Faculty User Guide - https://www.livetext.com/site_assets/pdf/Faculty%20User%20guide_Video%20Assessment.pdf
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