Modes of Video
Camera Image
Traditional video. Use a camera to record the action. For teaching purposes, this could be you simply speaking into the camera, perhaps with a whiteboard behind you. Or, you might be recording yourself performing a procedure. For most people the camera in their mobile phone is more than adequate for this.
Webcam
Record whatever a camera attached to a computer is seeing.
Handwriting, or Manual Procedure.
It's possible to record something taking place on a tabletop, using a rig that suspends the camera above the workspace.
Screencasting
Record what is happening on your computer screen, with a voice narrative. In this category we include video recordings of narrated slideshow presentations.
Audio
You may have an assignment where you record only audio
Recording Options
Laptop or Desktop Recording
Both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS have tools for recording webcams or through other attached cameras. If recording specifically for a course, Panopto may be the preferred option.
Other (Simple) Options on Mac
Quicktime for Mac will record using your webcam, screencasts, and even audio-only clips.
iMovie is available for Mac users, for free. This is a powerful video builder or editor tool. You can either edit clips you record (with your iPhone camera, or Quicktime, for example) or build videos using still images, video clips, and your voice as a narrative.
Other (Simple) Options on Windows
Microsoft Windows' built-in Camera App will record using your webcam.
Windows has a simple on-board Video Editor that can allow you to make simple cuts, without having to download any additional software.
Microsoft offers a powerful, but easy-to-use video production app called Clipchamp. The free version is capable for most student work.
Powerpoint for Windows allows you to export a narrated presentation as a .mp4 file. This is probably the simplest method for recording something like a lecture or slide-based lesson.
Camera Recording: Hardware and Setup
Any digital camera can potentially record video. These vary widely in form and quality, so that it's too much to cove here, beyond noting that these are perfectly good options. Plus, if you own this hardware, you probably know how to use it for video! For example, if you use a DSLR for still photography, the steps are mostly the same as those for static images.
Video Hosting
Video needs to be hosted somewhere so it can play back ("stream") for viewers. You have many options.
Panopto
Increasingly, professors set up Panopto to collect student video assignments, or facilitate student video sharing in D2L discussions.
Google Drive.
This video shows you how to log into your Canisius Google Account. Many know this already, but it's good to include it so all of your students are aware: https://youtu.be/SsXjLwnkaKo
If your professor created a sharing folder for a course: https://www.youtube.com/embed/tt0JVTc8Oa8.
If you simply must share with a professor (or anyone else): https://www.youtube.com/embed/0qPeBcwj9u4.
If you need to specifically share a Google Drive-based video in a D2L discussion: https://www.youtube.com/embed/f8UnC_UOhsg.
You can add the Google Drive app to your mobile device (phone or tablet), which can make it easy to get video you record with that device into your Canisius Google Drive. Using the tutorials above, you can share with your professor or class.
- Add (and upload content to) Google Drive on your iPhone or iPad.
- Add (and upload content to) Google Drive on your Android phone or tablet.
Additional Tutorials
If you are using any video capture or recording through your web browser (such as in Google Meet or D2L's Video Note) you may need to switch cameras.
Step-by-step written tutorial: Changing Webcams in the Browser