{"id":8112,"date":"2021-02-10T15:57:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=8112"},"modified":"2021-02-23T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T14:41:36","slug":"stream-creating-better-screencasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2021\/02\/10\/stream-creating-better-screencasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Stream: Creating better screencasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know there are some key steps when creating screencasts that can help students better engage with your recordings?<\/p>\n<p>The following advice will help to ensure all your students can use your screencasts.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Record good-quality audio<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8124 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/undraw_speech_to_text_9uir-300x276.png\" alt=\"Cartoon of a man sitting in front of a computer recording with a microphone\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9UENj-1tB\">Sound quality<\/a> is one of the most important factors in helping students to concentrate on your videos and <strong>recording clear audio from the outset will make your captions more accurate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using a separate microphone &#8211; rather than the one built in on your laptop \u2013 helps lower background noise and improves sound quality.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where possible, use your headset microphone for a clearer voice and reduced background noise.<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check the quality of the audio with a test recording.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Remove as much ambient noise as possible, for example, close windows, put your phone on silent, switch off noisy devices in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Show yourself in the recording<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8125\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/picinpic-300x184.png\" alt=\"Cartoon of a desktop with a presentation and a picture in picture\" width=\"450\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/picinpic-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/picinpic-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/picinpic-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/picinpic.png 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/making-screencasts-for-tl\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recording your screencasts, videos, or narrated PowerPoints<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with the camera enabled can promote a better sense of cohesion and support for your students. <strong>Simply seeing your face can help students bridge the\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>potentially\u00a0isolating gap of distance learning, and supports those who rely on lip-reading and visual cues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out more about recording your camera feed in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/04\/03\/ms-teams-making-a-recording\/\">Teams<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/07\/01\/record-with-powerpoint\/\">PowerPoint<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/10\/16\/solutions-for-mac-users-recording-using-quick-time\/\">Mac<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Upload your videos to MS Stream\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7178 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/rvn-ex-1024x397.png\" alt=\"screenshot of video in Stream with captions on and transcript alongside\" width=\"730\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/rvn-ex-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/rvn-ex-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/rvn-ex-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/09\/rvn-ex.png 1497w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your pre-recorded learning content should to be uploaded to Microsoft Stream, rather than directly to Blackboard.<\/strong> This includes any voiceovers in PowerPoint or recordings made in other software.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uploading your videos to Stream supports students who:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Have unstable internet connections<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Are working in noisy home environments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Have accessibility needs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><strong>Are using a range of devices to access their learning<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The captions and transcript features in Stream support learners for whom\u00a0English is a second language.\u00a0This is especially important when many international students are studying remotely from their home countries, without the daily opportunity to practice their language skills.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teams Meeting recordings upload automatically<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/29\/ms-stream-uploading-to-stream-from-power-point\/\">Upload to Stream with PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/29\/ms-stream-uploading-a-video-file-to-stream\/\">Upload a file to Stream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Set a Language to automatically generate captions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8128 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/setlanguage.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the add language option as part of the MS Stream upload process\" width=\"375\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/setlanguage.png 375w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/setlanguage-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/stream\/portal-autogenerate-captions\">Setting a language<\/a>\u00a0allows Stream to automatically generate captions.<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/making-screencasts-for-tl\/how-can-i-make-my-screencasts-accessible\/why-caption\/\">Captions<\/a>\u00a0on videos or time-based media (such as narrations on PowerPoint slides) are not only a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps\">legal requirement<\/a>, but they also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Support s<span data-contrast=\"auto\">tudents with <strong>English as a second language<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Benefit <strong>deaf or hard of hearing <\/strong>students<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Benefit students studying in<strong> noisy home environments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Mitigate <strong>sensory overload<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enable Noise Suppression<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8127 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/noise-supprssion.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the noise suppression option as part of the MS Stream upload process\" width=\"378\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/noise-supprssion.png 378w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/noise-supprssion-300x98.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noise Suppression cuts or reduces any background noise in a video, making it easier to hear what is being said.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This can drastically improve the experience for<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>poor quality speakers\/headphones<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Deaf or hard of hearing<\/strong> students<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>English as a second language<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/stream\/noise-suppression\">Watch a demonstration on Noise Suppression in Stream<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Noise Suppression can also increase the accuracy of automatically-generated captions, reducing the time needed to edit them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Videos recorded in Teams Meeting will have Noise Suppression enabled automatically.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Edit Captions for accuracy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8129 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/edit-caption.png\" alt=\"Editing captions via the MS Stream on-page transcript\" width=\"389\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/edit-caption.png 389w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/edit-caption-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream allows you to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/26\/ms-stream-transcript\/\">edit the automatically-generated captions<\/a>\u00a0to improve their accuracy.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/making-screencasts-for-tl\/how-can-i-make-my-screencasts-accessible\/why-caption\/\">More accurate captions<\/a> offer students the option to<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/accessibility-and-inclusive-practice\/creating-accessible-teaching-materials\/\"> engage with your media content in different ways\u00a0<\/a>and improve the experience for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>poor-quality speakers\/headphones.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with a noisy or <strong>distracting home environment.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Deaf or hard of hearing<\/strong> students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>mobility issues.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students who require <strong>note-takers.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with<strong> English as a second language.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/11\/12\/editing-stream-auto-captions\/\"><strong>See more tips for editing captions in Stream.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Editing your captions can improve the future accuracy of automatically-generated captions in Stream<\/strong>. Accurate captions on video content in Blackboard\u00a0<\/span>can assist viewers, whatever their circumstances and is also\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">part of meeting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps\">accessibillity regulations<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Embed individual videos in Blackboard<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8130 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/rwp.png\" alt=\"screenshot of an example Blackboard course with embedded video, learning activities and signposting\" width=\"698\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/rwp.png 698w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/02\/rwp-288x300.png 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/17\/ms-stream-embed-content-in-blackboard\/\">Embedding your screencast<\/a>\u00a0as a content item within your module help students see how it relates to other learning materials and activities. <strong>Combining this with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/blackboard-threshold-standards\/\">clear module structure<\/a>\u00a0improves the navigability of your course and reduces students&#8217; need for support to find content.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is especially helpful for<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><strong>New Part One<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or <strong>Foundation students.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>mental health concerns.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>dyslexia<\/strong> or <strong>Specific Learning Difficulties.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with <strong>mobility issues.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Screen reader<\/strong> users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students with<strong> English as a second language.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Videos are automatically added to the &#8216;Microsoft Stream&#8217; cotnent area of your Blackboard Module when you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/07\/02\/ms-stream-how-to-add-permissions-for-a-blackboard-module\/\">associate a video with a module<\/a>. <strong>Following an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/06\/22\/naming-conventions-for-videos-and-channels\/\">intuitive naming structure<\/a>\u00a0will make it easier for students to locate the right videos to watch.<\/strong> The &#8216;Microsoft Stream&#8217; content area is designed as an accompaniment to embedded videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Upload your presentation slides and notes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You should still upload any accompanying presentation slides or notes to Blackboard, along the recorded lecture.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/add-speaker-notes-to-your-slides-26985155-35f5-45ba-812b-e1bd3c48928e\">Including notes in your slides<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>can<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Help students with their note taking <\/strong>when watching the video<strong>, <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Provides them with\u00a0<strong>another way to engage with the material,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Allows you to<strong>\u00a0include additional context and information.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know there are some key steps when creating screencasts that can help students better engage with your recordings? 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