Before Your Class:
In the Zoom web interface (http://uga.zoom.us) Create a recurring meeting that matches your course schedule.
After saving the schedule, copy the Invite Link:
Add the Join URL which you copied to your eLC course. You can create an announcement, add a link to your course navbar, or create a link in Content.
In Class Procedure:
Log in to Zoom from podium PC.
Start your Zoom Session for your class
Check the following settings:
Participants Settings
Enable - Mute participants on Entry
Disable – Allow Participants to Unmute Themselves. Again, this is to prevent noise from disrupting the recording.
Sharing Computer Sound:
If you are playing a video or something else with sound from your computer and you need the participants to hear it , then enable “Share Computer Sound”.
Audio Settings:
Within the classrooms, these are the appropriate selections for audio. These should be preset.
If you have audio problems, please check these Zoom settings.
If audio is still not working, please use the classroom control panel. Audio follows the last “pick & poke” action you took. If you used “pick & poke” to blank one of the projectors, that will also mute the audio. To enable audio, “pick & poke” a monitor to one of the projectors or the confidence monitor.
Watch the video of the pick & poke interface.
The use case will be familiar as it is likely that you have operated in a similar fashion during the Spring Online pivot.
Use “Share Screen” to provide content visibility to the students.
Share your Screen – Keep in mind that when in the classrooms, there are two monitors and they will show up in this screen as well. They will read Monitor 1 and Monitor 2, the numbers will also be shown on the monitors themselves, to ensure you chose the proper monitor.
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You can also be more open about allowing students to unmute themselves during the session as the shift in video focus will not disrupt the content you are conveying.
You will utilize “Share Screen” and “Stop Share” throughout your lecture to change the focus to either the computer content or the whiteboard content as needed. You can also change the whiteboards being recorded at any time by choosing between the available presets:
Double tap the camera tab and choose one of the presets to expose the detailed camera control panel at the bottom of the screen.
Select the whiteboard view that best fits your needs from the presets labeled 1, 2, and 3 at the bottom right. Note: There are numbers applied to the whiteboards that correspond to the presets.
Preset 1 shows the best available whiteboard zoomed into the lower panel
Preset 2 shows the best available whiteboard zoomed out to show the stacked whiteboards.
Preset 3 shows the alternate whiteboard zoomed to the lower panel
The Student Experience:
During live class session – participants will be able to bring focus and increase size of either their view of the computer shared screen or their view of the camera, as they desire using Zoom features.
Viewing Recording – If you are in “Share Screen Mode” participants will see the shared screen and the camera in a thumbnail view.
Share Screen Mode
Stop Share - To ensure the whiteboard is readable on the recording be sure to “Stop Share” to bring the camera view back as the central focus.
To utilize the DocCam for the Zoom session, you will need to change the source of the video feed and turn off Mirrored Image. Do this through the Zoom interface.
Click the up arrow next to the Video icon in Zoom.
Select HoverCam.
If you need to alternate the view between the classroom camera and the Hovercam, you will need to switch back and forth between AV Bridge (classroom cameras) and the Hovercam.
Watch video of switching cameras.
Also select Video Settings which will bring up this inteface:
Deselect “Mirror my video”. This will ensure that the image projected within the classroom is oriented properly for the students in the classroom. Students at a distance will see the Doc Cam image properly regardless of this setting.
For this scenario, to select the most appropriate whiteboard view, use the preset buttons on the classroom touch panel. You may want to switch between views to bring focus to specific content or as you expand to utilize more whiteboard space.
To access the preset options:
Double tap the camera tab and choose one of the presets to expose the detailed camera control panel at the bottom of the screen.
Select the whiteboard view that best fits your needs from the presets labeled 1, 2, and 3 at the bottom right. Note: There are numbers applied to the whiteboards that correspond to the presets.
Preset 1 shows the best available whiteboard zoomed into the lower panel
Preset 2 shows the best available whiteboard zoomed out to show the stacked whiteboards.
Preset 3 shows the alternate whiteboard zoomed to the lower panel
Share your Screen – Keep in mind that when in the classrooms, there are two monitors and they will show up in this screen as well. They will read Monitor 1 and Monitor 2, the numbers will also be shown on the monitors themselves, to ensure you chose the proper monitor.
Unfortunately, Zoom does not record multiple monitors simultaneously. You will need to switch the screen share between the two monitors or move all applications to a single monitor and bring the windows to the front as needed for the lecture.
Watch video of changing monitor in Screen Share.
Watch video of switching windows focus on single monitor.
Share your Screen – Keep in mind that when in the classrooms, there are two monitors and they will show up in this screen as well. They will read Monitor 1 and Monitor 2, the numbers will also be shown on the monitors themselves, to ensure you chose the proper monitor.
Note: This application is only available in BLC classrooms. This is not a synchronous tool. Students will not be able to attend the live class. This solution is meant to record the class and make it available immediately after.
FIRST STEP: Login to https://media.online.uga.edu/ and log in with Myid and Password if you are not sure you have ever used Kaltura. Doing this creates your id in the system.
In the Classroom:
Turn the system on using the touch panel and log in to the podium PC using your Myid and Password.
Adjust the audio and camera settings using the touch panel:
Audio settings on the Touch Panel
Tap on the Audio tab (see image below).
Make sure all microphones are on and the volume is raised. Use the speaker buttons in each microphone category to control settings. Make sure the "mute" option is not selected. If you see red color in the square it means that microphone is disabled. In the picture below, wireless mics are disabled. Podium and Ceiling mics are enabled.
Camera Settings on the Touch Panel
Tap the Camera tab (see image below). By default you will see three presets.
Presenter Wide Shot
Presenter Close-up
Classroom Wide Shot
Select the preferred option. If you are recording a lecture, select Presenter Wide Shot. If you want to change an angle of the camera, zoom-in or zoom-out, double tap the Camera tab. This will show you the Camera Control on the bottom of the touch panel. Select a preset and change the settings of and use arrows to position the camera. Launch Kaltura Classroom Application to view/adjust camera angle results.
Launch Kaltura Classroom
Click on the Kaltura Classroom Application icon on the PC Desktop.
The Kaltura Classroom Application Homepage will load as shown below.
Input Settings
There are multiple options and choices for selecting recording inputs. You may configure up to four devices, screen or camera, as inputs. In the Kaltura Lecture Capture Home Page, the default selection is a camera as the Primary Video and the screen as the Secondary Video. You can use the settings to configure the quality of recording, or choose a different recording input. You can either remove inputs completely or disable them for a specific recording by clicking on the input icon.
By default, all inputs are configured to the highest quality available, so you can just start recording. If you would like to change any of the settings for the camera, screen or audio, please use the following information to modify the configuration settings.
Check Your Audio Settings
Run a quick audio test by saying your name or welcoming your students to the class as you would during your lecture. Make sure the green bars, in the Audio section of the screen, move up and down and are at high levels.
If bars don't show, are low, or don't change as you speak, return to the touch panel audio tab.
Check Camera Settings
Make sure you can see the video from the room in the Primary Input area (left side of the screen).
If you don't see an image, return to the touch panel camera tab.
Record Your Lecture:
Select the pencil icon next to "New Recording" to add a title to your video. Also make sure you add your Myid in the "User ID/Name" field to the video can be linked back to you or your course.
To begin recording, select the large red recording button on the middle of the screen. You will be able to pause, and stop recordings by pressing the same area. You may also minimize the application once you recording is running.
Completing and uploading video recording
After you "stop" your recording, you will be directed to the entry page. If you clicked stop by mistake, you can always click cancel and you will be returned to your recording in a paused state. If you want to complete the recording, make sure you have entered the title of the recording and your myid in the User Name field.
As a default, your videos will be saved and uploaded the Kaltura's server after you stop and end your recording session. If prompted, do not select Delete or X to delete your entry.
Saving and Uploading your Recording
After you “Stop” recording, the following message is displayed.
The process of uploading your recording is seamless. The following message is displayed: “The final message that your recording was saved successfully.”
Your recording is automatically uploaded to your Kaltura account (to the user specified in the “User ID” field in the recording details screen).
Upload is done in the background regardless of the user that is logged in. After you save your recording, you can start a new one or log off and the recording will continue to upload.
There are two methods described.
Option 1 (Recommended)
Navigate to your course in eLC.
Select "Content".
Navigate to a module.
Select "Existing Activities".
Next to the recording you would like to upload, select “Embed”.
Select "Save and Close".
Option 2 (Use this if you need to adjust the HTML page in which the video lives)
Navigate to your course in eLC.
Select "Content".
Navigate to a module.
Select "Upload/Create".
From the drop-down, select "Create a File" (even if it’s something you already created.)
Enter a title for the recording and click the small arrow button for "Insert Stuff".
Select "My Media" to show your library of uploaded recordings, which may take a few seconds to load.
Next to the recording you would like to upload, click the button for “Embed”. This may take several seconds.
Click “Insert”.
Give the item a title.
Toggle the button for “Visibility” on or off.
Select "Save and Close".