1+-+Tech+Post+Videos

=Tech Posting Your Videos=

My Big Campus (MBC) - mybigcampus.com
My Big Campus is a new service added this year as a component of our web filtering software. The best part about MBC is that it allows students to view teacher approved videos that are posted on YouTube. Even better, this pool of videos is an aggregate of videos selected by teachers all over the country and YOU can add any video you want, at any time.

There are many other great tools in MBC that I've just started to investigate. This is considered a closed environment for social media and you can actually create lessons, etc and post information for your students, supposedly similar to Facebook interface.Feel free to add tips below. Students can also do some posting but this is heavily monitored; anyone can "flag" inappropriate content. Students can (and will!) be shut out of MBC by the company. Posting inappropriate videos will also be flagged.

Logging in

 * Go to mybigcampus.com OR on the Apple page, select "//**My Big Campus/Safe Videos**//"
 * Enter your regular school ID and password.
 * In the 3rd box type //**hilton**// and you will see all the buildings pop up. Select the building you are working in.
 * Note: Students login the same way.

Samples

 * Sample of a single video. Body Parts - Spanish
 * You will need to login with your district ID and password. For school type "Hilton" then select your school. Students need to do this also. For accessibility I think it's easier to use bundles.
 * Sample of a bundle. India Poverty no login
 * Sample of a lesson. Greek Mythology no login

MBC Training Tutorials

 * MBC Overview Tutorial - This is 1 hr. 10 minutes but it will show the possibilities beyond just using YouTube videos.
 * MBC Modules - You will need to be logged in to view most of these.
 * Training modules already posted, these are TEXT based, not videos.
 * There are also webinars you can sign up for.
 * New iOS app available. Note: As of 7/14/13 this app is not highly rated due to crashing. Stay tuned. One advantage of this app is that students can download Bundles to view at home even if they don't have Internet access. Exception: YouTube videos won't work without Internet.
 * YouTube Videos
 * Logging In - Note: You don't have to type the entire name of the school, just type Hilton and all the schools will pop up.
 * Introducing Bundles

** Sample **
Here is a really goofy Bundle I created while learning about My Big Campus tonight.

=Ensemble - ensemble.monroe2boces.org = Use your regular school ID to login. You will be given a temporary password which you should then change.

Ensemble is a district provided service that allows us to upload our own videos to a server. Advantages:
 * Videos will be converted to a standard video player. You won't need to have special programs installed on your computer such as Quick Time, Flash, Windows Media Player, etc.
 * When your students play the video, it will know whether they are on a computer, tablet (iPad, etc.), smart phone. It will stream the video in the best quality available which helps avoid buffering.
 * Videos are accessible on any device that has Internet access.
 * It doesn't take valuable space from our servers (P: and W: drive). You should delete videos from your P: drive once they are uploaded.

Samples

 * Link to a single video SADD Simulation at HS posted by Joan Giordano
 * One of the many playlists for HS Math Regents Review
 * This is what their entire list of playlists looks like
 * [[image:HS Math Ensemble Playlists.PNG width="404" height="373"]]