Post on 12-May-2015
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Quick Event
Preferences• General
– Update your login, contact info, media settings
Quick Event
Preferences• My Home Page
– Customize your unitedstreaming page with content relevant to you
Quick Event
Standard
Custom
Mega VCR• Media on your Video iPod
– Videos– PowerPoints– Music– Photos– Animations
Or, get a MegaVCR
http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com/media_matters
Mega VCR• unitedstreaming Videos
– Download a video or segment
– Make sure that you have QuickTime selected in your media settings
Mega VCR• unitedstreaming Videos
– Open iTunes and import your video (File > Import > Find your video)
– Right click on the video and select “Convert Selection for iPod”
– Copy the video to your iPod
Calendar• Teacher Center >
Calendar
Calendar• Birthday PowerPoint
– Introduce yourself– One thing you did this
summer– One thing you’ll
accomplish that will make you famous enough to have your own video in unitedstreaming
Concept Mapping• Inspiration
– unitedstreaming images, audio and video
HyperlinkingHighlight text > Tools > Hyperlink > Select the file
Embedding (Inspiration 8)Tools > Insert Video or Sound > Select the file
Concept Mapping• Gliffy
– http://www.gliffy.com/
• Bubbl– http://bubbl.us/
• Mindmeister– http://mindmeister.com/
• Mindomo– http://mindomo.com/
Concept Mapping• Mindomo
– unitedstreaming images via url
unitedstreaming ImagesSearch > Select a size to preview > Copy the URL
Video in PowerPoint• Hyperlinking• Embedding• And really embedding
Video in PowerPoint• Hyperlinking
– Save video or video segment to your computer
– In PowerPoint, type text and highlight a word or phrase (e.g., “here”)
– Insert > Hyperlink > Locate your video and click OK When viewing the slide show,
you can click on “here” and it will launch the video in your media player.
Video in PowerPoint• Embedding
– Save video or video segment to your computer
– Insert > Movies and Sounds > Movie from File > Locate your video and click OK
– Do you want to play it automatically or when clicked? Totally up to you
When viewing the slide show, you can click on the image and the video will start playing in the PPT itself. Click again to pause.
Video in PowerPoint• Really Embedding
– Save video or video segment to your computer
– View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox
– Click on More Controls (hammer and wrench icon)
– Scroll down to Windows Media Player
– Draw a box that will become the image below
Video in PowerPoint• Really Embedding
– Right click on the media player > Select properties
– Click on the empty cell next to “Custom”
Video in PowerPoint• Really Embedding
– Browse for your video > Click OK
– In slideshow mode, you will be able to play the video embedded WITH controls like rewind, fast forward, sound, etc.
Closed Captioning Trick• Font Size
– Locate a video or segment that has CC
– Download the video to a folder
– Save the CC file in the same folder
Closed Captioning Trick• Font Size
– Open the CC file in a text editing program like Wordpad or Notepad
– Locate the line of code that indicates “font size”
– Increase the font size from 10 to 30 (or whatever you prefer)
– Save the CC file
10 pt
30 pt
The Builders• Writing Prompt and Quiz
within an Assignment– Teacher Center > Classroom
Tools– Access to content anytime,
anywhere
www.unitedstreaming.com/studentcenter
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Green Screen• unitedstreaming
editable videos– Download a
unitedstreaming segment (or still image)
– Record your actors in front of a green or blue screen
• For this example we used a $7 piece of fabric from JoAnn’s
Green Screen• unitedstreaming
editable videos– Open Adobe Premiere
Elements– Add Media (images,
video, audio, etc.)• Clip of me in front of
blue screen
• unitedstreaming segment
Green Screen• unitedstreaming
editable videos– Drag your videos onto
the timeline– unitedstreaming video
on Video 1 layer (audio will follow on Audio 1 layer)
– Video of your actors on Video 2 layer
Green Screen• unitedstreaming editable
videos– Now, you’ll see your clip
(Video 2 layer) on top of the unitedstreaming video (Video 1 layer)
– Resize and position your clip just like you do in any software program
• You will also want to crop the image so you just see your actor in front of the blue or green screen
Green Screen• unitedstreaming editable
videos– Take the blue (or green
or whatever color) out of the background
– Effects and Transitions• Video Effects > Keying
> Chroma Key
– Literally drag the chroma key icon (duck) on top of your clip on the timeline
Green Screen• unitedstreaming editable
videos– In the Properties window
select Chroma Key– Click on the eyedropper
tool– Drag the eyedropper
onto your video clip where you see the blue (or green) and click
– You are selecting the color you want to eliminate from your project
Green Screen• unitedstreaming editable
videos– Adjust the similarity,
blend and threshold to take the blue out of the background
– You’ll see your actor in the unitedstreaming video
– Save and then export to DVD, mpeg, quicktime, windows media, etc.
Green Screen• Adobe Premiere Elements• Visual Communicator (which Adobe now owns I
believe)• iMovie with a special $30 plug-in• Nome Green Screen Storytelling Project
• http://www.jasonohler.com/resources/NomeDST.cfm