Promise and Perils of Mobile Streaming Video Using Periscope

Promise and Perils of Mobile Streaming

Video Using

Jason Rhode @jasonrhodeNorthern Illinois University

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Session SummaryLearn about one online instructor’s quest to implement live online video presentations and discussion using the mobile video streaming app Periscope. An overview of the opportunities, lessons learned, and tips for other educators interested in implementing similar online video streaming apps in their online teaching will be shared.

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Outline

Why What How Q&A

Why video?

Why mobile?

Quick overview of features

How to get started

Lessons learned by the instructor

Demo

Thoughts on usefulness moving forward

Tips and suggestions for others

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Why

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Want to keep course materials accessible

Don’t want videos public

Use alternative text & audio communications

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Why Video?

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Video on Course Home Page

Embedded using Video Everywhere, accessible Player Controls button included

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Video in Instructor Info Pagesample captioned course welcome video at youtu.be/EQBOmzQ_ML0

Embedded with content item, icons hidden

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Video Course Toursample screencast course tour at youtu.be/NVGdoYo7mMM

Embedded using Video Everywhere, accessible Player Controls included

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Video in Announcement

Embedded in Announcement, playable in LMS

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Video in Course Unit

In Blackboard, if added using Video Anywhere, accessible Player Controls are included

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Video Resources

Video embedded as well as link provided for viewing in LMS or in new browser tab

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Video in Discussion Instructionssample how-to screencast for video discussion at youtu.be/ced-qu-N3Yk

Embedded in Discussion Forum instructions

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Video Discussion

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Video Journal

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Playlist Link and Info in LMS

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Viewing Playlist on Smart Phone

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Viewing Playlist on Tablet

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Viewing Video on Smart Phone

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Viewing Video on Tablet

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Video Feedback

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Why Periscope?

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California House members were the public's eyes during the Democrats' gun control sit-in

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House Democrats Deliver Gun Control Sit-In via Periscope

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Clinton on Periscope

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Trump on Periscope

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Pre-broadcastLaunch app

Go live in a few quick steps

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ViewingFollowers receive push notification when streaming

live

Viewers can heart and comment in

real-time

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TypingViewers can

easily and quickly type

comments for all viewers to

see

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ReplayStreams

automatically recorded, can be

easily replayed

Video files automatically saved

to host’s device camera roll

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WatchWatch previous

videos from within user profile

in app

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MapVideo steams automatically

geotagged, can be located and viewed

on map

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ProfileSocial network connectedness

Community-building

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periscope.tv/jasonrhode

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Promise

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Use Cases• Sharing live video from breaking

news or events• Video introductions from instructor to

new topics• Brief commentary on topics of

discussion• Others?

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What

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SettingsNotifications

Address Book

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Settings (cont.)Your Broadcasts

Comment Moderation

Preferences

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GroupsOption to create

group, invite followers, only

share with group members

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Preparing Broadcast

Descriptive title

Include course hashtag

Front camera by default, then can

switch to rear camera

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Start BroadcastDefault is for

public broadcast, but can change before starting

Location sharing, chat, Twitter

sharing options

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Camera OptionsCan switch

cameras on phone (double-

tap)

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Push NotificationFollowers receive push notification of live broadcast

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Broadcast Notifications

Notifications as viewers join

broadcast

Number of live viewers shown

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Viewer SharingViewers can

easily share text comment,

screenshot, and/or broadcast

on Twitter (if enabled by

broadcaster)

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Text CommentsViewers can comment on

discussion using text during the

live stream

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ResponsesViewers can

easily respond to other viewers’

comments

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HighlightsStats on stream

views and interaction

available

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Share Recording

Recordings can easily be shared on social media

or link

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GeotaggingIf location sharing enabled, streams

are geotagged and public

steams can be viewed from map

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Uploading Saved Video

to YouTube

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How

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Demo

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Perils

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Portrait Videos Don’t Upload Well to YouTube

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Uploads of Saved Periscope Videos Often Fail

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5 Tips for Getting Started1. Link your Twitter account2. Pick a hashtag, reuse 3. Setup Periscope group for your class4. Stream in portrait mode if wishing to

save and upload to YouTube5. Share links to recorded videos

and/or embed in LMS for students who can’t participate live

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Lessons Learned• Students find video communications

and resources very helpful• Videos don’t need to be polished to

be effective• Recordings of streamed videos from

Periscope are more easily reused in YouTube if portrait orientation

• Live streaming mobile video effective for niche use cases

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Q&A

Promise and Perils of Mobile Streaming

Video Using

Jason Rhode @jasonrhode

slides & links available at jasonrhode.com/periscope