Project: Record a video with a book recommendation and share it on YouTube
Would you like to record a video showing your book recommendation and share it on YouTube?
You need to use 3 tools:
- Powerpoint
- Screencast 'O Matic
- A classroom channel on Youtube. To create it you need to have a collective Gmail account. The teacher will decide whether students have access to this account or not.
Your teacher needs to create and manage a classroom channel on YouTube. Follow these steps:
Step 1
Create a powerpoint presentation.
This presentation will be the support of your video. Use images and words or very short phrases. You can have Ana's presentation as a reference.
Step 2
Record a video showing your presentation and reading the text you've written at the same time. You can record your screen and your voice using Screencast 'O Matic, a tool used in Unit 4.3.
In your browser enter ...
https://screencast-o-matic.com/
Click START RECORDING.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Step 3
A frame will appear and everything inside the frame will be recorded. Using the squares at the corners, re-size the frame around the area you want to record.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Step 4
To start recording, click the red button.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
The screen will count down from 3 to 1 then the word Go appears, start talking. You can record a maximum of 15 minutes but try not to record more than 2 minutes.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Step 5
If you make a mistake click PAUSE and then RESTART. When you finish, click DONE.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Step 6
If you make a mistake click PAUSE and then RESTART. When you finish, click DONE.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Publish your tutorial to Youtube after adding a title and a description. Use the Gmail class account.
If you don't have access to your Gmail class account, click DONE and then click SAVE AS VIDEO FILE.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Step 7
Add a title for your video, choose the folder to in which you will save the video and click PUBLISH.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Share the video with your teacher. He or she will upload it to YouTube.