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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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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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
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