How do I create a screencast and upload it to Sakai

How to Create a Screencast Video

Warpwire is a multimedia platform that allows you to record, upload, and share audio and video content from within Sakai.

Activate Warpwire in your Sakai course

To use Warpwire, you’ll first need to add the Warpwire tool in a Sakai site. After you click on the Warpwire tool, Warpwire generates a Media Library for the site where you’ll create and access your media content. Haven’t added Warpwire to your Sakai course site? Follow these instructions to enable Warpwire in your Sakai course (This is a one-time task in each course).

Why Create a Screencast?

You can record your screen (a copy of what displays on your screen) using Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Warpwire does NOT recommend using Apple's Safari web browser at this time for screencasting and "selfie" videos. Instructors use screencasts to create tours of their Sakai course or accessing publisher materials; demonstrate how to perform math, science, or computer lab assignments, and provide student feedback.

Set up Required before Screencasting

When you create a lesson plan for a lecture or class session, you usually create an outline or script. After you have planned your screen recording objectives:

1. Open the web pages in your web browser that you want to demonstrate to your students
2. Also, you can open the software you want to use, such as PowerPoint or Word, and open the file you want to show to your students
3. Practice what you will do in your screencast.
4. You’re ready to record! Remember, once you start the recording, you can’t pause it.

Tip: If your video is long, break it into parts. It’s easier for you to create, and according to research, students watch shorter videos (videos that are less than six minutes)

Start Screen Capture (Screencasting)

1. Click on Warpwire in the course menu to go to your Media Library.
2. Click the plus (+) button, and select Screen Capture from the drop-down menu.
   Your browser may ask for permission to use your computer’s camera. Click Allow. A new dialog box will display the Select Window or Screen button

Select the Recording area

If using Chrome:

1. Click on the Select Window or Screen button. You now have to decide how you’d like to record your screen. On Chrome, there are several tabs displayed. Choose one of the two below (see further below for the Firefox instructions):
   1. Entire Screen (recommended): By default, you'll see the Entire Screen tab displayed. For one monitor, if you want to capture your activity on multiple websites (such as Sakai and Google) and applications (such as Word and PowerPoint), click on the box representing your screen. Otherwise, if you have multiple monitors, click on the box displaying the screen you want to record.
   2. Specific Window: To the right of the Entire Screen tab, select the Window tab if you want to limit your recording to one web browser tab or one application.
      1. All of your open web browser tabs will display; select the window you want to record.
   3. After clicking on the box (screen) you want to record, a blue border will appear around the image.
   4. You must also click on the Share button. You’ll now see a dialog box with the video preview for your screencast recording. Note: Your screen may display with a "mirrored" effect. This is NORMAL. You can clip or trim away that part later if you like.
2. A second smaller dialog box will appear that contains a Stop sharing button and a Hide link.
   1. Click on the Stop sharing dialog box and drag it to the far lower right of your screen.

If using Firefox:

1. Click on the Select Window or Screen button; you'll see a popup.
   1. On the popup menu; beside Select window or screen, click on the drop-down arrow. You'll see several choices.
      1. Recommended: To capture your activity on multiple websites (such as Sakai and Google) and applications (such as Word or PowerPoint), if you have one monitor, select Entire screen. You'll see a preview, click Allow. Note: Your screen may display with a "mirrored" effect. This is NORMAL. You can clip or trim away that part later if you like.
         1. OR If you have multiple monitors: Choose Screen 1 or Screen 2 You'll see a preview of the screen you've chosen. Click Allow.
      2. Or select one tab if you want to limit your recording to one browser tab or one application. Click Allow.
2. A second smaller dialog box will appear that contains a Stop sharing button and a Hide link.
   1. Click on the Stop sharing dialog box and drag it to the far right of your screen.

Record your screencast!

If you haven't already done so: Open the web pages and software you want to demonstrate (such as PowerPoint or Word), and open the files you want to show to your students. Practice what you’ll do and say.

What will you do next? You’ll start the recording, go to your web browser tabs, and/or applications to perform your demonstration, then stop the recording by clicking on the Stop sharing button on the dialog box provided or Stop Recording.

Note: If our screen is displaying a "mirror" effect, this is NORMAL.

1. If you haven’t already, drag the Stop sharing dialog box to the far lower right of your screen.
2. When ready, click Start Recording.
3. Click on a web browser tab or application you want to display. (Wait to start narrating; this will give you the option later to remove the initial recording dialog box displayed).
4. You can now start narrating your recording.
5. When done recording, click on the Stop sharing button on the dialog box provided (or click Stop Recording).
6. You may have to click on the Chrome icon on your Windows taskbar to display the recording dialog box-it will quickly be replaced by the Title/Save dialog box.
7. Type a video title, then Save. The screencast video is now available in your Media Library.

NOTE: If you don’t see a title box: You may have to minimize your browser windows. You may also need to click in the black Warpwire dialog box, and select the Click here link to display your recording title. Type your title, then click Save.

By default, below your video, it is marked “Unlisted”.

• Students can’t see it yet!

For students to see your video, you must “insert” (embed) it

• Embed your video in your Sakai site, such as in Lessons, Announcements, etc.

Trim (Clip) a video (Optional)

When you create a screencast, the video may display Warpwire dialog boxes at the beginning and end of your video. You can clip your video!

• Go to your course media library containing your screencast; select the video.
• Follow these instructions to clip your video.

To Insert (Embed) a Video:

1. In Sakai, navigate to the place where you want to insert the video.
   (You can insert a video anywhere the text editor is available. For example, in Lessons, click Add Content, then Add Text or in Announcements, click Add, etc.).
2. In the text editor toolbar click the Warpwire icon (the icon is in the middle toolbar; it is a black circle with a white "W").
3. The site’s Media Library appears. Locate and click the title of the video recording you want to insert. The small circle to the right should turn blue.
4. At the bottom, click Insert 1 item. The video will be added to the Text Editor box.
5. When done, save your changes. Your video should display; play it!