Video Tutorial


 


Sidebar Tools

On the right end of the control bar at the bottom of your screen, you should see icons to turn the captions on and off, the sidebar icon, the full screen icon, and the settings icon. The sidebar icon is the one that looks like a box with a line drawn vertically through it and an arrow in it. 


A video screen with the controls enlarged to show the ones mentioned in the text.

When you open the side bar, you will find another way to access video captions, the video's index which works like YouTube's chapters and helps you find different topics in the video, a place to take notes, and possibly a comment section or files if your instructor has opted for those features. 

The icons shown here correspond to the numbered description in the text.


  1. Captions - The video should automatically play the captions at the bottom of the video, but you can also open the captions in the sidebar. These captions are clickable and you can move to a particular point in the video by clicking on the caption.
  2. Notes - You can take your own notes by typing into the provided box. Click the blue arrow and the note will appear in the column with the timestamp from the video. When you're finished, you can download the notes you've made. 
  3. Comments - If your instructor has turned the option on, you can make comments or ask questions about the video and interact with your peers.
  4. Indexes - Indexes allow users to jump to specific sections of the video. AI creates the indexes automatically so they may or may not be helpful, but sometimes instructors may make their own indexes.
  5. Files - If your instructor has attached files to the video, they will be here.

Manage video streams

Move the webcam video

If your instructor filmed a webcam video of themselves talking, you can click and drag the webcam video around the screen if it's blocking your view. You can also grab the corner of the webcam video and make it larger or smaller by dragging it.

Change the appearance of the video streams

If your instructor filmed their video using multiple streams (for example a webcam feed and a screen recording) you can arrange the feeds to make them easier for you to see. When you hover over the video, two icons appear on the upper right side of the screen. Click on the lower one and you will open icons that allow you to change how you view the video.

The options for changing the video streams numbered to match the text description.

  1. Gallery view - The icon for this view looks like 4 equal-sized blocks arranged in a square. Using this icon will place the video streams side by side so you can watch both.The gallery view shows streams side by side.
  2. Presenter View - The icon for this view has 3 small box lined up horizontally next to a larger box. This view also shows the two streams side by side, but, if the video has indexes, they appear below the webcam video. Indexes are like YouTube chapters and allow watchers to skip to different sections of the video by click in on them. The presenter view shows the two streams side by side but with the index below the webcam.
  3. Single Stream View - The icon for this view is a single solid square. When you choose this icon, it will show you only one stream. By default, it shows the screen recording instead of the webcam but you can switch if you want to by using the Switch icon which you can read about later in this tutorial. The single stream view shows only one stream at a time.
  4. Picture in picture view - The icon for this view is a solid colored box inside a larger see-through box. This is the default view for videos with multiple streams. This view shows the instructor webcam in the top left corner overlayed on top of a power point or screenshare video. Remember, in this format you can move or change the size of the webcam video if it's in the way. The picture in picture view shows a small webcam stream in the top left corner.

Switch Video Streams

If your instructor filmed their video using multiple streams (for example a webcam feed and a screen recording) you can arrange the feeds to make them easier for you to see. When you hover over the video, two icons appear on the upper right side of the screen. Click on the upper one to switch the streams to reverse which one is bigger or which one is showing. The icon looks like two arrows pointing in a square. The switch icon looks like two arrows pointing in a square.