Recording Yourself Writing On Screen (Ipad) and Uploading the Video to Kaltura and Canvas
Recording your screen using an iPad
If you have an iPad, you can use the existing software on the iPad to record your screen. By default, the screen recording tool will record without sound, but if you force-click on the screen recording icon, you should be able to turn on the microphone. (See instructions below.)
Setup:
- Instructions: Enable Screen Recording on your iPad
- Instructions: turn audio recording on for an iPad screen recording
In the video below, I’m demonstrating what it looks like to:
- Turn on an iPad’s screen recording tool with sound
- use my stylus to write on screen
- have my device save the recording to the default folder for screen – (the Photos folder)
A note about technology:
- This video doesn’t go into detail about what kinds of technology are most productive to use for this purpose.
- For those interested, the app I’m using on the screen is called Notability. Many instructors use other apps, for instance, Keynote or Powerpoint.
- If you have the ability to export a pdf or other file version of the drawings you have made during your video recording, it can be helpful to do so and to post the resulting file on Canvas.
- Keep accessibility concerns in mind if you’re depending heavily on handwriting on screen. Just as in the physical lecture space, students may need to be able to access these materials in multiple, machine-readable formats for this approach to be considered accessible. The McBurney Center is a useful resource to turn to for questions in this regard.
Uploading Your Recording to Kaltura
It’s possible to upload your screen recording directly from your iPad to UW-Madison’s Kaltura Mediaspace page.
In the following video, I sent the file to my laptop first. This is simply a matter of convenience. (I like using my keyboard.)
If you prefer, you can upload a file directly from your iPad to Kaltura using the same process outlined below:
Importing a Video from Kaltura to Canvas
An Alternative Approach in a Pinch: Using Box to Host Your File Instead
If you’re having problems with Kaltura, please do reach out to learnuwsupport@doit.wisc.edu. Kaltura is the best first choice because it is campus-supported, and unlike YouTube, your students will be able to access videos posted on Kaltura if they are living on military bases or in certain countries with a YouTube ban.
If for some reason Kaltura is not an option for you, it is also possible to host your video files in UW-Madison’s BOX servers and embed your video into canvas from there.
The first step is to upload your video to your UW-Madison BOX.com account. The video below shows how to capture the embed code for your video in Box and post it into Canvas.
