LibGuides: Technology Guides for Students: Recording Presentations

General Options and How-Tos
Share Presentations and Videos

To record and share a presentation, consider the following options:

1) EchoVideo (a.k.a. Echo360)

Viterbo's video platform is available for students to use! Students can record and share videos via EchoVideo, including video from mobile devices. Click here to learn more.

Click here to view a how-to video explaining Echo360 for students. (Note that the video references a previous version of Moodle, but the features still apply.)

2) Microsoft Teams

Open the Teams app or go to https://teams.microsoft.com/ and log in with your Viterbo email/password.
Click the Calendar icon on the left
Click “Meet Now” (upper right)
Set up your screen (share presentation, test recording—if needed)
Click the three dots in the menu then select “Start recording”
Stop the recording when you are finished
You should receive an email when you recording is finished
Share your recording (via OneDrive or by uploading to EchoVideo)—but make sure your instructor has access by logging in and checking to make sure the link can be opened!

Microsoft Teams
Teams can be used to record group presentations. Recordings can be viewed and shared via your OneDrive.

3) Zoom

Zoom Though student accounts have a 40-minute limit, the familiarity of Zoom makes it a good option for recording presentations. See the links below to learn more.

Note: Remember to log in via https://viterbo.zoom.us with your Viterbo email/password.

How to Record a Zoom Meeting and Share via EchoVideo
Zoom meetings can be recorded to your computer or device and then shared to EchoVideo (and submitted to an assignment or discussion forum).

Zoom
Zoom is great for online web conferencing, but you can also record meetings, or record just yourself or whatever you want to present! Use your Viterbo Zoom account via https://viterbo.zoom.us (using your Viterbo email and password). If you save to the cloud, the video will go directly to Echo360. Contact coursehelp@viterbo.edu with any questions.

Additional Screencasting Options

Record the screen while you view/record your presentation. This option is preferred for sharing presentations (with or without PowerPoint) with others.

Panopto Screen Recorder Express
Panopto offers a free, no time-limit option to record and share presentations.
ScreenPal (formerly "Screencast-o-matic")
ScreenPal allows for free screen recordings up to 15 minutes without the need to create an account. You can record the screen (including a PowerPoint), use a webcam, or both. Save the video as an MP4 or publish to YouTube.
Vidyard
Vidyard is another option to record and share presentations. It uses a Chrome plugin for efficient recording of your screen, webcam, or both. Videos are stored and shared via vidyard.com. Maximum recording time is 1 hour.

Recording audio in a PPTX file

If you have already recorded your presentation within PowerPoint, you can "Save as..." an MP4 file and upload to Echo360.

Note that this method of recording and sharing PowerPoint presentations is *not* recommended unless you are unable to record using other screencasting methods. Additional notes:

You *cannot* upload a PPTX file to Echo360 (as a video). You must save it as an .mp4 first.
When you save the PPTX file as a .mp4 file, it may take a long time (minutes to hours) and it may fail, thus the reason that Viterbo cannot and does not support recorded (narrated) PowerPoints as a presentation recording option.

Sharing a link to a video:

RECORDING VIA POWERPOINT IS NOT RECOMMENDED, NOR SUPPORTED BY VITERBO UNIVERSITY.

Please use Echo360, Teams, Zoom, or another screencasting method to record your presentations.

Consider the following options if you have a large file or video that you need to share with others:

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 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

Recording and Sharing a Narrated PowerPoint Presentation via OneDrive
If you have a Viterbo email account, you have access to Microsoft365 and OneDrive to manage and share files, including PowerPoint presentations.**NOTE: To view this presentation, be sure to go to "Slide Show" in the menu and select to play the slide show.

Note that this method of recording and sharing PowerPoint presentations is *not* recommended unless you are unable to record using other screencasting methods.

PowerPoint Quick Tip: Compressing Media Files to Reduce Overall File Size

Sharing Large Files in Moodle: Student Options
Some types of files, including presentations (PowerPoint) and other multimedia files may not be uploaded directly to Moodle. The solution? Upload files to another location and SHARE the the files.

Technology Guides for Students