LibGuides: Technology Guides for Students: EchoVideo

EchoVideo (a.k.a. Echo360, video recording and storage) for Students

Students can use EchoVideo to upload, create, edit, and share videos as well as submit videos for Moodle activities.

NOTE: Students may not have immediate access to EchoVideo if they haven't used it in a course already. The easiest way for students to make sure they can access EchoVideo is to click the EchoVideo button in a text editor in Moodle.

Getting Started

How Viterbo Students Establish their EchoVideo accounts
If you've never used Echo360/EchoVideo while a Viterbo student, this document explains how to establish your account.

Recording and Editing with EchoVideo

Overview of EchoVideo via www.echo360.org
Instructors, employees, and students can use EchoVideo outside of Moodle by logging in directly at www.echo360.org. This video demonstrates options available when users login to their EchoVideo accounts.

NOTE: Students may not have immediate access to EchoVideo if they haven't used it in a course already. The easiest way for students to make sure they can access EchoVideo is to click the EchoVideo button in a text editor in Moodle.
Browser Capture vs. Universal Capture
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This article explains the differences between these two recording methods available at Echo360.

How to Use EchoVideo's Browser Capture
EchoVideo's Browser Capture feature is our recommended tool for making video recordings to be shared/posted to Moodle.

How to Use Echo360's Browser Capture
Browser Capture is a simplified method of creating a recording using any computer. While our Universal Capture software is a lot more feature-rich, this In-Browser recording feature can be run on any computer that supports browser use, including Chromebooks.
Recording with Browser Capture
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Recording using the Echo360 Browser Capture feature requires no software download.

How to Use EchoVideo to record a PowerPoint Presentation
EchoVideo's Browser capture can be used to record a narrated PPT presentation that can be submitted to Moodle assignments and/or forum activities

How to record a PowerPoint presentation using EchoVideo's Browser Capture
How-to video walking students through the process of using EchoVideo's Browser Capture to record a MS365 PowerPoint presentation.
How to Use Echo360's Universal Capture
Instructors, employees, and students can create recordings using EchoVideo's (free) Universal Capture (UC) software. This video explains the process for capturing video using UC.
How to Upload Media to your Echo Video Account
Media can be uploaded to your EchoVideo account from your computer, a cloud service like OneDrive, and/or your mobile device.
Using the Media Editor to Edit your Videos
Echo360's video editor provides a basic set of video editing functionality
How to Edit the Beginning and End of your EchoVideo Recordings
EchoVideo includes an Edit Media tool that allows you to polish your EchoVideo recordings.
How to Edit Sections within your EchoVideo Recordings
The Edit Media tool provides a quick and simply way to remove unwanted segments within your recordings.
How to Combine EchoVideo Recordings into One Video
The Edit Media tool allows you to combine two or more videos from your Library into one video.

Sharing/Submitting EchoVideo via Moodle

How to Submit EchoVideo Media to Moodle Activities
Echo Video recordings can be submitted for Moodle assignments, forum posts, and more--even quizzes!

How to Submit EchoVideo Media to Moodle activities
How-to video showing the process for pulling EchoVideo files into Moodle Activities like Assignments, Forum posts, and Quizzes. We strongly suggest making or uploading the recording to your EchoVideo Library FIRST.
How Students Can Add Video to a Moodle Discussion
Students can add video to discussions (and assignments, if online text is allowed).

Echo Video Features

EchoVideo Player Settings
The toolbar along the bottom of the EchoVideo player allows viewers to customize their viewing experience
How to Use the Echo360 Mobile App
The Echo360 mobile app allows users to record video with their phone or tablet and upload the recording to their Echo360 libraries from which it can be shared, submitted to Moodle, etc.

EchoVideo: Taking Notes
If your instructor is using EchoVideo courses linked to your Moodle course, you can take notes while viewing class media.
EchoVideo: Reviewing Your Study Guide Notes
If your instructor uses EchoVideo courses linked to your Moodle course, each EchoVideo course contains a Study Guide tab where your notes are kept. This allows you to quickly page through all of your classroom notes for each class. Only you can see your notes.