Video Recording

Overview

The recording tools reviewed below enable faculty to record lectures , students to record presentations, and everyone to record their screens. All of these tools may be used for recording a lectures or presentations to view between class session, capturing information from your computer screen such as images, digital whiteboard notes, or a demonstration of a new digital tool, etc, to share with students, and recording student presentations such as video role plays and project reports.

Kaltura Capture

Kaltura Kapture is an online video production tool which integrates with the NYU Stream video-hosting service. Kaltura enables users to videotape themselves or videotape their computer screen for instructional purposes . Kaltura's integration with NYU Stream enables users to upload their videos directly to NYU Stream. One the video is uploaded to NYU Stream, it can be shared with students or colleagues through a shared link, or embedded within a course site for students to view directly without having to open a link. You will need to first download the Kaltura application to your computer in order to be able to record. Here are some instructions for downloading and using the Kaltura application.

Loom

Loom is a commercial application that enables you to record yourself and the screen. It is an exceptional tool that educators can access for free by setting up an educational account. Silver's Ed Tech team uses Loom extensively to create short, instructional videos and answer frequently asked technology questions via email using Loom's convenient integration with NYU Gmail to directly embed video recordings into emails. Click the play button on the image to the left to watch a Loom demo recorded using Loom. As you can see, the presenter recorded herself and is framed within a circle that is transposed over her presentation materials.

Mac OS Screen Capture

If you are interested in capturing your screen for the purpose of sharing a slide presentation or other materials, or demonstrating how to use an online resource, you can use the Screenshot application on your Apple Computer Screenshot enables you to make a video recording of the entire screen or just a selected portion of it. Read this article for step-by-step instructions. (Note: Screenshot will not enable you to record yourself).

Zoom Recording Tool

Recording yourself outside of a class session is something you can do anytime by starting a meeting through your NYU Zoom account. Click the video to the left to watch a brief demonstration of how to access the recording tool in Zoom. For detailed, text-based instructions, take a look at this support page on the Zoom website. You can find additional instructions for recording with your NYU Zoom account in this article.

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