A library of instructions on how to use technologies at USF.
If you have old videos that were shot on camcorders using outdated formats (e.g., VHS or hi-8) and then digitized into your computer, they may not be playable if they are in old unrecognizable formats. A free utility called “Handbrake” …
Converting old videos to web-ready formats using “Handbrake” Read More »
The following screencast walks you through the steps of posting an event to the calendar available in the MyUSF Portal.
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A professor asked this interesting question: Can a YouTube video be put into Canvas with students earning credit for watching it? The answer is “Yes,” with a modest amount of set-up by the instructor. The video needs to be added …
Can a Student Watch a (YouTube) Video in Canvas for Credit? YES! Read More »
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Students are occasionally required to submit a video to a Canvas assignment for grading. The following screencast (two minutes 11 seconds) shows the steps to upload a video from a computer to a Canvas assignment using Canvas Studio, so that …
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For iPhone 7 or later users, these procedures cover how to set up your iPhone for the quickest and most efficient video recording possible, and then how to submit your video to a Canvas assignment via Canvas Studio. What follows …
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A quiz placed in a Canvas Studio can sustain student attention and engagement. Here is a 13-minute clinic on the process of importing a YouTube Video and creating a quiz to be embedded on the video timeline and eventually installed …
Clinic: Create an In-Video Quiz with Canvas Studio Read More »
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The ability to publish directly to Stream from PowerPoint is available now for 2019-2020 academic year. It has been a long time in coming. It requires some setup that Tech Support can implement, but it’s doable. Here are the one-time …
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There is a way to place an internet graphic (or video) in a Canvas page that makes it easier to view for students and instructors. Using the “embed” command accomplishes this, as shown in the screencast that follows. The screencast …
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To learn about student performance and to evaluate the effectiveness of individual exam questions.