YouTube MyWebcam

Create Videos using YouTube’s My Webcam Tool

YouTube’s My Webcam tool is a free tool you can use to record short videos using a webcam. Instructors could record videos and add them to Sakai courses to introduce yourself to students in your classes. Or introduce weekly lessons or assignments.

What do I need to record a video?

• Gmail account
• Webcam (some webcams have built in microphones)
• Microphone (if your webcam doesn’t have a microphone)
• Flash installed on your computer

Tip: Before recording your video it’s a good idea to write a script. Save the script as a text file. You can use your script to add captions to your video.

Record and upload a video

• YouTube’s My Webcam tool (YouTube)
  • Log in with a Gmail account
• Record a video. Instructions for recording a video
• Enter info about the video in Basic info
  • Enter a title for your video
  • Enter a description for your video
  • Tags: Delete the webcam and video tags
  • Video privacy settings:
    • Select Unlisted (recommended setting) from the drop down list
      • Public (anyone can search and find the video)
      • Unlisted (the video is not available via search, only people with the link can see the video)
      • Private (the video is only available to you)
      • More info about video privacy settings (YouTube)
  • Click Save changes