1. Using smartphones for making short lesson
videos and messages for students
Tech talk 7 - Pauline Porcaro CoB ADG

2. How could you
use a
smartphone for
teaching?
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Discuss

3. How?
Brainstorm here

4. Some examples of use
A site with pre-class work
To explain a topic - link on YouTube provided to students
Instructions for HDR students
To introduce a new subject
Hear the leaders of the Flipped Classroom movement, Bergmann and Sams,
explain some tips for making videos to use in your flipped classroom
Some videos made by a team in the School of Medical Sciences to prepare the
students for the class (watch from 1.40-3.40)

5. Using your phone
Go to your ‘Camera’ app
Switch from Photo to Video mode
Take your video (make it short 3-5 mins best)

6. Steps to upload video to YouTube
1. Upload by selecting the
video (one at a time)
2. Choose the YouTube
icon
3. Complete the info.fields
(for RMIT it is safest to
select Unlisted)
4. Select Publish

7. Troubleshooting
If you have any trouble uploading to YouTube
E.g. The response “Sharing was interrupted”
Easiest option is to Download the
‘YouTube Capture App’ - it’s free and your
videos upload immediately

8. The Capture App
Once in the Capture App
1. Tap the small file arrow in the bottom
left corner - this will take you to your
video files on your phone
2. Alternatively film directly in the App

9. Select a video file, change privacy and upload

10. Choose your
YouTube
settings

11. You can also adjust settings in your YouTube
account

12. Uploading to Drive directly
Alternately you may select
Upload to Drive directly.
Warning on WiFi this can
be slow

13. Steps to email and then save to Drive
1. Select Mail once you
have selected the video
2. Enter your email
address and a name
for the email

14. Uploading video to Google
Save the file to
Drive or
download.
Saving to Drive
means you can
then get a URL to
share with your
students.

15. Open in Google

16. Share with students via email or share the link
(share the link - ‘Anyone at RMIT with the link’)

17. Or choose any App that
you use
E.g. Facebook or Google+
or Vine

18. Tips and hints for filming
An earlier presentation on filming with iPads

19. Some ways students can use their phones
For assessment - they create a short video
Make an ad by looping Vine
Take a short video and share in a learning community like Google+ or Facebook
to demonstrate something learned in the workplace
Here’s a story on class making slowmation videos as an assessment
Class Snapchat channel to share ideas they see related to their studies

20. Feedback
Please select this link to provide feedback on the session
And
Please join our Google Community and share any stories of anything you try