Incorporating Digital Instruction and Video

Conferencing into your Classroom

Derek Malone, MLISAssistant Professor, Instructional Services Librarian

University of North Alabama

Today

• What we’re using (to create)• Where we’re putting our content• Creating your own conferences and video instruction

• Or, what we could create for you

Digital Instruction

Ads & Instruction

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• Embedded

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YouTube Help (Instruction)/Camtasia

YouTube Help (Instruction)• General or class specific• General, typically stays on YouTube• Specific, embed in LibGuide, Canvas, etc.

YouTube Help (Instruction)

• Embedded (LibGuides)

Creating videos

Camtasia Studio/Recorder

Benefits of using YouTube

• One place for content

Benefits of using YouTube

• Can embed too

Benefits of using Camtasia/YouTube

• Quick• Easy – requires little editing

Difficulties when using YouTube

• Video stays the same

Difficulties when using YouTube

• Accessibility

Another screencasting option

Screencastomatic.com

How we use Screencast-o-matic

• Instruction video for 1 person

Screencast-o-matic saving options

Upload to Screencast-o-matic

Save video file

Save video file

Hosted with link

Benefits of using Screencastomatic

• Quick• Easy – our use = 0 editing

Benefits of using Screencastomatic

• Great for individual help

Difficulties when using Sreencast-o-matic

Powtoon.com

Powtoon.com

Powtoon.com

Powtoon.com

How we use powtoon.com

• Promos and ads

How we use powtoon.com

• Different help intro

Benefits to using powtoon.com

• Looks good/different• Fun

Difficulties with using powtoon.com

• Can take some time!• Lots of stuff

From recording to live

Google Hangouts

• Within Google+, select “hangouts”

Google Hangouts

• Start hangout

Google Hangouts

• and wait….

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts

• You can share your screen

Google Hangouts

• You can add effects

Google Hangouts

• You can play YouTube videos (tutorials) within

Google Hangouts

• You can remote

Google Hangouts

Benefits to using Google Hangouts• Easy• YouTube integration• Remote control• Video conferencing ability• Lots of possibilities/minimum software requirements

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• Name• Record• Duration

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• Join

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Demo

Questions?

Derek Malonedmalone3@una.edu 256-765-4768