How to upload videos to YouTube and display

How to upload videos to YouTube and display
them in your Moodle course
This skills sheet will explain how to upload your videos to YouTube and
display them in your Moodle course.
What is YouTube?
YouTube is an online video platform that
allows you to share your video content
with the rest of the world. Simply shoot
your video and upload it to YouTube to
make it available to a large audience. You
can also record your video using YouTube if
you have access to a webcam and
microphone.
The Digital Dialogues module has its own YouTube channel which acts as
a video homepage for all the videos created by students enrolled on the
Digital Dialogues module.
Logging In to the Digital Dialogues YouTube account
You can access YouTube by typing the following address into your
browsers (for example, Internet Explorer or FireFox) address bar:
http://www.youtube.com
In the top right hand side of the page, you should see a Sign In button.
You can login to the Digital dialogues YouTube account with the following
details:
Username: digitald.ysj
Password: c0rdukes
PLEASE NOTE: The login details above are for all the students on the
Digital Dialogues module and must not be changed under any
circumstances.
Recording a video in YouTube using a webcam and microphone
To record your video using YouTube you need access to a webcam and a
microphone. Click the Upload button at the top of the page. This will
take you to the Video File Upload page. From this page you can either
Upload a Video or Record a Video.
You want to click Record from webcam link. This will take you to page
where you can record your video using a webcam. At this point you may
have to run an ActiveX control on your machine, click the Run button to
proceed with your recording. You will also have to allow YouTube to
access your camera and microphone; you should be presented with a
window called Adobe Flash Player Settings. Select Allow and then click
Close to continue with your recording.
You should now be able to see yourself on screen, click the Ready to
Record button to start recording your video.
REMEMBER: to check your webcam and audio settings before you start
recording.
Uploading your video to YouTube
To upload your video to YouTube, you need to click the upload button at
the top of the page. This will take you to the Video File Upload page.
From this page you can either Upload a Video or Record a Video using a
Webcam.
You want to click Upload Video button. This will open a window which
will allow you to browse for the video you want to upload. Select the
video you want to upload and click Open. Your video will start uploading
to YouTube. Uploading your video may take a couple of minutes
depending on its size.
Once your video has uploaded, you will be able to change the video
information and privacy settings. This will include giving your video a
title, a description and a number of tags. Click the Save button to update
your video information and privacy settings. Please keep the privacy
settings open to the public so that everyone can see your videos in
Moodle.
Your video has now been uploaded to YouTube. To watch your video,
copy the URL which can be found in the sharing options section and
paste it into your browsers address bar.
Adding a YouTube video to a Moodle course?
You can add a YouTube video to any section of your Moodle course were
you have access to the HTML editor. Given the nature of the Digital
Dialogues module you are more than likely going to embed your videos
within a Moodle forum.
It is a simple process to add a YouTube
video to your course.
Firstly, you need to get (copy) the URL
of the video hosted on YouTube that
you want to add to your course. The
URL should look something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8t
EPO9eQfw
You can now paste this URL into the
main webpage area of the module
forum you want the video to be displayed in. Moodle has a built in
YouTube plugin which uses the URL to get the embed code for the video
from the YouTube website, this code will then embed the video in your
course. The screenshot on the right is an example of how the video will
be displayed in Moodle.