Narrating PowerPoints and Sharing Them on Warpwire

Below are resources to help instructors convert PowerPoint presentations to videos and share them with students using Warpwire in Sakai.

Quick Start for Instructors HANDOUT: Narrating PowerPoints & Sharing Them on Warpwire (PDF) VIDEO: Narrating PowerPoints & Sharing Them on Warpwire

Mac Issues

Users are discovering that there are some bugs when narrating PowerPoints on a Mac. If you have access to a Windows computer, we recommend using that to narrate PowerPoints.

• BUG 1: Some users have found that when they export their narrated PowerPoint to a video, there is no audio; narrations are completely missing.
• Tips to resolve:
  • Check your version of PowerPoint. You need PowerPoint 2019 for Mac (or PowerPoint for Office 365 for Mac) version 16.19 or later
  • If needed, update PowerPoint. See below for instructions to Install Office 365 for free.

Install Office 365 for free

We recommend using the latest version of PowerPoint to narrate your slides.

• Durham Tech employees can download and install the latest version of Office on their home computers for free!
• Instructions: How to Install Office 365 at Home (PDF)

Learn more about Warpwire

After turning your PowerPoint into a video and posting it on Sakai using Warpwire, here are a few things you can do:

• Choose a different or custom thumbnail
• View analytics to see which students are watching

Visit our Warpwire page for lots more info!