Monday, March 18
Youtube Videos for Powerpoints
Today at the SMDC, a student was asking how to correctly embed a YouTube video into her PowerPoint presentation. Levi, Charlie and I were all having difficulty doing so due to an error that wouldn't allow embedded videos to be inserted into PowerPoint by simply copying and pasting the "embedded version" you can do directly on YouTube under "share." Even though it is a little more difficult, it seems the best option is to download a converted version of the video and then insert it as a file. There are many websites and programs you can use to do this, and the SMDC suggests Vixy: Online Video Conversion which can be found as a link on the blog on the left side. You'll want to choose "converter" then copy and paste the address of the YouTube video and hit download. You'll be given an option of which format you'd like the file in and I would suggest AVI as that worked seamlessly for the student. MP4 was giving me some trouble. After it is downloaded, go to PowerPoint and then Insert>Video>Video from file>Downloads choose your file and hit "insert." The video should be correctly embedded and playable in the slide. A few students have been wondering about this process, so I felt it helpful to share this information. Also, remember that unless this use is fair and meets copyright law, then this process can be deemed illegal, so let students know that they should be doing this for educational purposes and not for profit.
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We also have DownloadHelper installed on all of the computers in the SMDC. It's a Firefox add-on. To download a Youtube video, just open it up in Firefox and click on the icon of the three circles next to the title of the video. It'll give you various options, including the option to "Download."
ReplyDeleteAs for copyright-- as long as it falls under fair use, it's fine to use copyrighted materials (even for for-profit use). Just remember to ask yourself these questions: Did you transform the material (repurpose and add value)? Are you using only what you need to make your point?