1. Go to your GLOW page where you want to embed a video (e.g. announcement, assignment, discussion, page, syllabus or quiz). 2. Click on the Panopto iconon the Rich Content Editor. 3.Choose your video and click “Insert.” Back to GLOW FAQ Home… Continue reading »
Establish Effective Communication Channels with My Students Question Yes No I am prepared to communicate updates, changes, and other relevant information to my students. I can create channels where students can respond to me I can schedule live sessions I can create… Continue reading »
Go to your recording in the Course Media Gallery. Move a mouse over next to the thumbnail of your recording and click “Settings.” Select “Streams,” then move the mouse over the track that you want to delete and click “X”. (There is no undo, so you may want to make… Continue reading »
For faculty using Zoom to hold open office hours, please know that the meeting will end 40 minutes after the last student has left. The solution is to simply restart the Zoom meeting (using the same Zoom URL/Meeting ID) after meeting with the student. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202460676-Will-My-Meeting-Time-Out-… Continue reading »
Zoom offers this guide to scheduling Zoom meetings. Who can edit meeting details? Only the person who creates the meeting can edit the meeting details. You can designate others as co-hosts once the meeting starts. However, they cannot edit the meeting details prior to the start of the… Continue reading »
What if I don’t want to see myself on the screen? You can hide yourself! Your students can still see you. How will I “see” my students? There are different viewing options. You can choose the gallery view (checkerboard) or the speaker view (speaker enlarged). Find… Continue reading »
First and best choice: It is possible to install and run most academic software directly on individually-owned computers from the OIT Software website. This direct installation will provide individuals with the best possible experience of using academic software. All academic software listed on the OIT Software website provides details on whether… Continue reading »
Holding meetings remotely is easier than ever! With either Google Meets or Zoom, you can facilitate a conversation with ease. Consider these suggestions when facilitating large group meetings: Class interactions Explain at the beginning of the meeting or class how you expect people to interact. Should they stay muted until… Continue reading »
If you have a microphone, PowerPoint is capable of recording audio with each slide. Here are a few best practices for using this tool: As soon as you finish your first slide recording, play it back. Before you get too far down the road of recording… Continue reading »
Sometimes a presentation slide isn’t enough to get an idea across, or the subject of a slide itself is an audio/video topic. In these situations you can insert audio/video sources directly into a slide so that it will play within that slide during a presentation. This option may… Continue reading »
Powerpoint is capable of recording a complete presentation as a video. This will include your audio for each slide, slide animations and transitions, and any slide markups or annotation. Recording on PC Turn your presentation into a video NOTE:… Continue reading »
Screen capture means recording what appears on your device screen, which could include going through a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, drawing or marking up a document, or demonstrating the solving of a problem set. NOTE: Depending on what your instructor has required, you may… Continue reading »
Screen capture means recording what appears on a device screen, which could include going through a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, drawing or marking up a document, or demonstrating the solving of a problem set. NOTE: Your students may need access to a microphone and/or webcam if… Continue reading »
Use Google Calendar to create a video meeting and invite participants You may invite participants to a Google Meet meeting by doing the following: Use Google Calendar to create a new scheduled meeting Select “More options“ Select “Add conferencing” (see screenshot below)… Continue reading »
Zoom is a video conferencing system that offers breakout rooms and whiteboard tools. Getting Started Q: How do I get access to Zoom? Q: How do I compare Google Meet and Zoom? Q: How do I join a meeting?… Continue reading »
Panopto is an audio/video streaming platform that is fully integrated with Glow as the Course Media Gallery that offers flexible recording and uploading tools for recording video lessons, integrating lecture slides, and in-video quizzing. Managing Active and Inactive (Archived) Content Q: What is the difference between Active and Inactive… Continue reading »
Many resources at Williams College are accessible remotely using your Williams user account. Getting Started Q: How do I access the Williams network? Q: How do I access academic software? Q: How do I access Library resources? Q: How do I get research… Continue reading »
PowerPoint is a presentation program that is part of Microsoft Office. It provides a slide deck structure that can include multimedia and graphic design elements, and also allows for audio/video recording for self-contained or automated presentations. Getting Started Q: How do I get started with PowerPoint?… Continue reading »
Perusall enables collaborative annotation of assigned readings as an asynchronous way to replicate some of what we achieve during in-person class discussions. It’s integrated with the Glow course management system and provides a readings-focused discussion and collaboration forum that your students may find to be richer than Glow Discussions. Getting… Continue reading »
This is an introduction to Zoom video conferencing with a focus on settings for classroom learning. How do I install the Zoom client? (one-time installation) https://zoom.us/support/download How can I test Zoom? Joining a test meeting allows you to… Continue reading »
A document camera (a.k.a. ‘doc cam’) is a more modern version of an overhead projector. It’s useful for writing or diagramming about a topic, but also for the demonstration of a practice or technique. Although a standard webcam could also be used for this, a webcam may not… Continue reading »
Your student’s experience with online conferencing may be negatively impacted by interference from uninvited attendees or even from your own students. This interference could take the form of inappropriate chats and link/file sharing, audio/video disruption, invasive screen sharing, or other disruptive actions. To prevent or at… Continue reading »
Your student’s experience with online conferencing may be negatively impacted by interference from uninvited attendees or even from your own students. Sometimes referred to as ‘Meetbombing’, this interference could take the form of inappropriate chats and link/file sharing, audio/video disruption, invasive screen sharing, or… Continue reading »
Live Stream is an option within Google Meet, and is very useful when presenting a view-only experience to a large audience – only you will be able to present, and your audience will only be able to view what you present (Chat and other Meet features… Continue reading »
Your student’s experience with online conferencing may be negatively impacted by interference from uninvited attendees or even from your own students. Sometimes referred to as ‘Zoombombing’, this interference could take the form of inappropriate chats and link/file sharing, audio/video disruption, invasive screen sharing, or… Continue reading »