This document provides instructions for creating a SlideCast using SlideShare. It involves uploading a presentation to SlideShare, adding details and publishing it. Then a voice recording is created in Blackboard using the presentation transcript. The audio file is saved and added to the SlideShare presentation to synchronize the slides and audio. Finally, the completed SlideCast can be previewed, published and shared by copying the URL or embedding code.
3. Go to the SlideShare web site, and login with your username and
password, or select to Sign Up for a new account.
http://www.slideshare.net
4. Once you’ve logged in, select Upload to begin uploading
presentations and/or documents.
5. Click the Browse and select files button to locate your file.
Notice that the maximum file size is 100 MB and the supported
formats are listed here as well.
7. Once the file has uploaded, you will have the opportunity to add the
file’s details. Enter a title, tags, and description. Then select a
category and privacy options. Once you’re finished, click Publish.
8. You’ll receive a message that the file is being converted and will
publish shortly. You can click the here link to view the status.
Please note that sometimes this process takes a few minutes.
9. Once the file is finished publishing, you’ll see your presentation
listed under “My Uploads”. Click the presentation icon to view the
sharable presentation.
10. You’ll be taken to a page with your published presentation. You can
select to view the slide show from here. You’ll also notice that a
transcript is automatically created at the bottom of the page.
11. Next we will create the audio clip to make our presentation a
SlideCast. If you do not have a transcript of your presentation, you
can use the one created here. Keep in mind that you may need to
make some minor modifications.
12. To begin, login to Blackboard and open any Blackboard site that
you’re listed in as “instructor”. Go to any content area in the site.
Make sure that you’re in “Edit View”.
13. Click the dropdown arrow next to Select and select Voice
Recorder. Click Go.
14. Using your transcript, click the red circle on the voice recorder to
begin recording. Record your entire transcript and then select stop
when you’re finished. If you mess up, you can stop and then select
the record button to record over the previous recording.
15. You can click the green arrow to preview the transcript. Once
you’re happy, click the little box at the top, right-hand corner to
save the file. Select Save As, and then select .mp3 from the
dropdown options for file type. Save the file to your local desktop.
16. Once you’ve saved the file, you can simply exit this page without
submitting by clicking Cancel.
17. Go back to SlideShare, and then select the Add mp3 audio to
create a SlideCast link.
20. To begin synchronizing your slides with your audio, click the play button and then pause the audio
once the audio for the first slide is complete. You will then drag the blue mark to the location where
the audio ends, and select slide 2 to see a new blue mark. Repeat this process until you’ve finished
synchronizing. The following link contains a video tutorial on how to synchronize:
http://screencast.com/t/fSiw5J5iab
21. Once you’ve finished synchronizing your audio, click Save. Then select Preview
saved work to view the presentation with audio. If everything looks and sounds OK,
select Save & Publish. If it doesn’t sound OK, then you can return to the timeline and
continue editing.
23. There are a variety of ways to share your SlideCast. One way to share your
SlideCast in Blackboard would be to copy and paste the URL in your site as
an External Link.
Copy the URL
24. The second option is to select all of the Embed text and select to Copy the
text.
Select All and Copy
25. Go to your Blackboard site and add an item. Enter a name, and then select
to Toggle HTML code. Paste the Embed code into the text box area. Click
Submit.
