You should use MS Stream to store and share your screencasts with your students. This is a browser-based streaming service, similar to YouTube, accessible to anyone with University of Reading login.
If you have previously uploaded your screencasts directly into a Blackboard module and you want to use them in the current acaedmic year, these must be uploaded to Stream in order to meet accessibility regulations.
Adding Screencast Content to Blackboard
Associating videos with your module Group in MS Stream will automatically associate it with your module and create a playlist of all videos associated with that module in the content menu. We recommend also following this guidance to improve the student experience and provide context for screencast content.
- Embed individual screencasts in line with your Blackboard content, this helps students make links between the screencast and related content.
- 'Frame' the resource by making use of the Blackboard text field and formatting options to display information about the screencast e.g. learning outcomes, related tasks/assessments or other relevant material and resources.
- Release a Blackboard announcement to alert students when a new screencast is available. Blackboard announcements can include a link to an area within a Blackboard module, or directly to the video itself.
See the TEL Support website for an index of MS Stream support guides.
Has copyright been considered before sharing the screencast?
If you are using material that you did not create yourself in your capture, check whether it can be recorded – for example, commercially purchased music and commercially purchased film content cannot be recorded and redistributed.
If you are unsure, specific queries can be directed to copyright@reading.ac.uk.
Always cite your sources. Put Copyright citations at the end of your presentation or within relevant slides.