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Adding captions to video lectures
When posting videos online, it's important to consider the accessibility of the content. In the case of lectures, it's especially important...
Adding quizzes to Camtasia lectures
Did you know you can add quizzes to your Camtasia Studio recordings? When using the SCORM format for uploading your presentation to Blackboard,...
Drive in-class student engagement with Top Hat Classroom Response System ("Clicker")
Interested in getting your students to use their mobile devices as a part of your lecture rather than a distraction from it? Top Hat's...
Headset Recommendations
Probably the most important thing you can do to improve the quality of an online lecture, whether you're running a live session or pre-recording,...
Kandao Meeting Device Setup for Blended Classes
Faculty teaching a blended class -- a class with both online and face-to-face students participating in the same synchronous session -- will likely...
Microsoft Stream - Add a Permission to a Video
If you have uploaded a video to Stream and your students are reporting that they cannot view the video (they're seeing a "This may not be...
Microsoft Stream - Permissions and Groups
Microsoft's Stream is an excellent way to provide your students with access to your videos. Not only does it do a fine job of streaming video (as...
Microsoft Stream - Uploading Video
Microsoft's Stream is an excellent way to provide your students with access to your videos. Not only does it do a fine job of streaming video (as...
Optimize video for online delivery using Handbrake
If you’ve used your phone, tablet, or digital camera to record video for your students to watch, you may find the resulting files large and...
PowerPoint slides with a background image
I've had a few questions about how I do PowerPoint slides with faded or semitransparent background images. It's actually pretty easy, so I...
Record a lecture with Camtasia
The Instructional Design Studio has a limited number of laptops with Camtasia installed that are available for faculty to check out. These laptops...
Record Your Screen With Stream
If you've been thinking about pre-recording with Blackboard Collaborate, or if you want to record your screen, either to record a short...
Recording PowerPoint Presentations with Office 2016/2019
If you have a version of Office 2013, 2016 or 2019 installed, the steps to do a video recording are slightly different than they are in Office 365....
Recording PowerPoint Presentations with Office 365
The desktop version of PowerPoint that Detroit Mercy students and employees can download from Office 365 has pretty excellent recording features....
Share a Stream Video
To share a Stream video with your Blackboard course, you'll need to copy the video's share link, then add it your course site. To get the...
Use Your Smart Phone as a Web Cam
Whether you are trying to run a Collaborate session or pre-record a lecture for your course, you probably want access to a web camera. IDS has had a...