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YouTube Sharing Options

When you upload a video to YouTube you have three ways that you can share it:
You make this sharing choice after you have  upload the video by choosing a radio button:

1.    Public-  anyone can search for and view the video.
2.    Unlisted-  “Unlisted” means that only people who know the link to the video can view [...]

Jing Basics

Jing is a desktop video program that allows you display what is on your screen and do a voice over at the same time. There is a one minute introductory video at
http://blog.jingproject.com/assets-jing/gettingstarted/index.html
You will notice from the video that Jing also captures still images, but it is the video that is really powerful.
Jing videos have several [...]

Embed You-Tube Video in PowerPoint

By far the easiest way to embed a You-tube video in a PowerPoint presentation is to use the ISpring Free converter.
It’s free and easy to use.
Download the converter at http://www.ispringfree.com/download.html.
ISpring Free adds a tab to your PowerPoint menus.
When you want to add a video, click on the ISpring Free menu tab.
Then click the YouTube  [...]

Danger of a Single Story

Novelist Chimamanda Adichie’s short talk reveals the danger of hearing only one story about a country or person. It leaves us with an inability to take in other information that may also be true.
This video would be useful in the context of critical thinking, prejudice, and international development, to name a few. (19 mins)

Embedding Videos in BlackBoard

The process for embedding videos in Blackboard depends on whether you are embedding videos hosted on YouTube or videos from some other source. Choose the process that fits the type of video you want to display.

Embed A YouTube video in Blackboard 9.1
BlackBoard 9 has an  Add YouTube Video option under Build Content. This adds one [...]