Using smartphones for making short lesson videos and messages for students

Tech talk 7 - Pauline Porcaro CoB ADG

How could you use a

smartphone for teaching?

Image: Used under CC licence

Discuss

How?

Brainstorm here

Some examples of use

A site with pre-class work

To explain a topic - link on YouTube provided to students

Instructions for HDR students

To introduce a new subject

Hear the leaders of the Flipped Classroom movement, Bergmann and Sams, explain some tips for making videos to use in your flipped classroom

Some videos made by a team in the School of Medical Sciences to prepare the students for the class (watch from 1.40-3.40)

Using your phone

Go to your ‘Camera’ app

Switch from Photo to Video mode

Take your video (make it short 3-5 mins best)

Steps to upload video to YouTube

1. Upload by selecting the video (one at a time)

2. Choose the YouTube icon

3. Complete the info.fields (for RMIT it is safest to select Unlisted)

4. Select Publish

Troubleshooting

If you have any trouble uploading to YouTube

E.g. The response “Sharing was interrupted”

Easiest option is to Download the

‘YouTube Capture App’ - it’s free and your videos upload immediately

The Capture App

Once in the Capture App

1. Tap the small file arrow in the bottom left corner - this will take you to your video files on your phone

2. Alternatively film directly in the App

Select a video file, change privacy and upload

Choose your YouTube settings

You can also adjust settings in your YouTube account

Uploading to Drive directly

Alternately you may select Upload to Drive directly.

Warning on WiFi this can be slow

Steps to email and then save to Drive

1. Select Mail once you have selected the video

2. Enter your email address and a name for the email

Uploading video to Google

Save the file to Drive or download.Saving to Drive means you can then get a URL to share with your students.

Open in Google

Share with students via email or share the link(share the link - ‘Anyone at RMIT with the link’)

Or choose any App that you use

E.g. Facebook or Google+ or Vine

Tips and hints for filming

An earlier presentation on filming with iPads

Some ways students can use their phones

For assessment - they create a short video

Make an ad by looping Vine

Take a short video and share in a learning community like Google+ or Facebook to demonstrate something learned in the workplace

Here’s a story on class making slowmation videos as an assessment

Class Snapchat channel to share ideas they see related to their studies

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