This tutorial is designed for faculty who have previous experience using Kaltura in Brightspace, and who have already downloaded Kaltura Capture. For further information, please contact ltsisupport@uvic.ca for assistance.
Scenario
This tutorial will cover the steps involved when you wish to record your computer screen (for example, showing students how to use a computer program) using Kaltura Capture through Brightspace. If you have not already downloaded Kaltura Capture, see the tutorial Introduction to Kaltura Capture for more information.
Steps
- Go to your course in Brightspace.
- Go to My media (through the link on your Navbar, or in your Course Tools drop-down menu, or in a draft Topic in the Content tool).
- Click Add New and select Kaltura Capture, then click Open Kaltura Capture.
- We will be recording Screen and Audio, so in the recorder, click on Camera to turn that feature off (the icon will appear with a line through it).
5. In the recorder, click Screen and select the screen you wish use (if you have more than one monitor source option on your device), select Full Screen or Select Area (to capture only a specific part of your screen), click Audio and select the audio source/microphone you wish use (if you have more than one microphone option on your device), then click the record button (the big red button on the left side of the recorder). For the purposes of this tutorial, we will select Select Area.
6. If you have selected Select Area (as we have), select the size of the area you want to capture. You will be able to move the capture area around to select the specific area you want to capture. Once you have selected your area, click Confirm. For this tutorial, we will select an area in Brightspace to show how to access and add an Event to the Calendar tool.
7. Once you have Confirmed your area, click the record button. There will be a 3-second countdown before the recording started (you can click Cancel at any time).
8. When the recording begins, begin working with your screen (for example, walking through the steps to create a Calendar Entry) while talking through the action. Click the Stop button when you are finished and want to save your recording, the Pause button to pause the recording, and the X to cancel the recording (this will NOT save it).
9. You can also click the Pencil icon to open the drawing tools options. You can circle, point, add text, and change the colour and size of any of these options.
10. When you click the Stop button, click Yes, Stop it to stop and save the recording.
- The recording preview will then appear. You can play the recording, edit the Title, and add a Description and Tags. Click Save to save your changes, Save and Upload to save the recording and upload it to your My Media space, or Delete to delete the recording.
12. The video recording will now appear in your Kaltura Capture Library.
Things to Remember
Before starting your recording, make sure to write down what you want to say, and what you will be doing in your presentation – where will you click, what and when will you circle things, what order are the steps, etc. This is your script, and it will come in handy to keep you on track while you record, and to upload as an attachment with your recording for students who like to read along while they listen.
This content is adapted from eLearning Tutorials by Camosun and licensed under CC BY 4.0
