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Recording and Sharing Student Videos

In your classes you might be asked to record and share a video in Cougar Courses. There are several options for doing so and choosing which option is best will depend on a few factors such how long the video needs to be and if you need to share your screen.

Longer Videos or Videos with Screen Sharing

You cannot record videos longer than 5 minutes or videos that require screen sharing from within Cougar Courses. Instead you will have to outside tools and then share the link to the video in Cougar Courses. You should not upload a video file directly to Cougar Courses as it is not meant to handle those large file sizes. 

Recording your Video

爆料社区 has a site license for Zoom so we will cover how to record using Zoom, but you can choose to record your video using any software you like. We have linked Zoom's help guides where appropriate, if you would like more information.

1. If needed, refer to this help page on how to download and login to the Zoom application. 
2. Open the Zoom app on your computer and .
   
   
   
3. Make sure your camera and microphone are working by and . Make sure you are not muted.
   
   
   
4. If you want to record something on your computer like a PPT presentation, Word doc, Excel file, etc., have it open on your computer, close everything else, and .
   
   
   
5. Once you are ready to begin recording, on the meeting controls toolbar or, if you do not see Record, click on More and then Record from the dropdown menu. Students are only able to record to their computer and not to the cloud.
   
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6. When finished, click Stop Recording (or More and then Pause/stop recording) and end the meeting. After the meeting has ended, Zoom will convert the recording so you can access the files. Once the conversion process is complete, the folder containing the recording files will open. Do not shut down your computer until this conversion has happened. 
   

For more help with using Zoom, please visit their

Uploading your Video

Once you have recorded your video you will need to upload to a streaming server like Youtube, Vimeo, or Microsoft Stream. You should not upload a video file directly to Cougar Courses as it is not meant to handle those large file sizes. 爆料社区 has a site license for Microsoft, so we will cover how to upload and share via Stream.

1. Once you have recorded your video in Zoom, locate the mp4 file on your computer. By default, computer recordings are placed in these directories depending on your operating system:
   • Windows: C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\Zoom
   • Mac: /Users/[Username]/Documents/Zoom
   • Linux: home/[Username]/Documents/Zoom
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2. Once you have located your mp4 file, you will need to upload it to a video streaming server such as Microsoft Stream. Log in to your 爆料社区 and go to Stream by clicking on the nine dots in the upper left-hand corner. If you do not see the Stream icon listed, click 鈥淢ore Apps鈥�.
   
   
   
3. Once in Stream, click 鈥淯pload鈥�
   
   
   
4. Locate your video and click 鈥淥pen鈥�. Note: The screenshot below shows a Mac laptop, however, the process is similar on a PC.
   
   
   
5. Once you click Open, a pop-up window will appear, click 鈥淯pload鈥�
   
   
   
6. Once your video is done uploading, a small pop-up window will appear in the lower right-hand corner, click 鈥淥pen鈥�
   
   
   
7. If needed, you can . 

Sharing Your Video

Once you have uploaded your video to a streaming server, you can grab the link to share in your course. We will cover the steps for doing that in Stream. 

1. In the right- hand corner click the purple 鈥淪hare鈥� button, then click 鈥淪hare鈥�
   
   
   
2. A pop-up window will appear, click the gear icon at the bottom to change the link settings. You must do this and step 3 and 4 in order for others to be able to view your video.
   
   
   
3. Under 鈥淭he link works for鈥� choose 鈥淧eople in 爆料社区鈥� and then click the down arrow next to 鈥淢ore Settings鈥� and change to 鈥淐an View鈥� (or can鈥檛 download if you do not want those viewing to be able to download your video).
   
   
   
4. Once you have chosen your settings, click the 鈥淎pply鈥� button.
   
   
   
5. This will take you back to the Share pop-up window, click 鈥淐opy Link鈥�. Note: if you roll your cursor over the 鈥淐opy Link鈥� button you can verify the share settings are correct.
   
   
   
6. With the link copied you now can paste it wherever needed in Cougar Courses.

Shorter, Webcam-Only Videos

You can record very short videos directly in Cougar Courses. These videos should be under 5 minutes and can only include video from your device's camera. 

• (only available if your instructor enabled it)