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5. Using Mashups for Student Posts

Using Mashups for Student Posts

The media tools inside UNM Learn make it possible for students to upload existing audio or video files, or create new ones, then use Add Content  > Kaltura Media to add them anywhere they have the Content Editor (the text formatting tools).  They can extra dimension to Discussion, Journal. or Blog posts, or have submit video or audio files through the Assignment tool. 

(Note: The Center for Digital Learning is offering regular open labs, where you can get one-on-one answers to questions about YOUR course.  Take a look at the schedule:  Workshops and Open Labs Schedule .)

Creating Media - Kaltura Capture or 'A La Carte'

Like instructors, students can create videos by downloading, linking and using the Kaltura Capture desktop recording app.  Once Capture is set up correctly, completing a recording gives the option to upload the video to My Media in UNM Learn.  In the steps below, once a video has been loaded to My Media, the user simply needs to select the desired video.

Instructors and students can also record videos 'a la carte' on their phones etc., and save them to their computer or other storage device.  This workflow means there are a couple of steps to upload the video to their My Media collection, as illustrated below.

Using Mashups to add media to a Discussion Post:

What instructors need to do:
   Add a Tool Link for the Discussion Board   
   Create a Discussion Forum
   Provide instructions for your students ( http://online.unm.edu/help/learn/students/media/student-media-mashup.html )

What students do:
1. Open the correct Discussion Forum.
2. Click Create Thread.
3. If necessary, click More  to see all the icons/ tools.
4. Click Add Content  > Kaltura Media.

The My Media screen will open.  My Media stores all the materials that person has uploaded/ created.   

If the desired file is already in the list, the student just needs to click Select. 
The discussion post window will open with the thumbnail of the video added. 
Click Submit.  

Users who have created their videos using tools other than Kaltura Capture must first upload them. To do this:

1. Click Add New > Media Upload. 

2. The Upload Media screen will open.  Drag and Drop or click Choose a file to upload > Browse the computer, select a file and click Open.
3. The upload will begin immediately.  The name of the file will appear top left in the gray bar, and will be populated in the Name field, minus the file extension.
4. When finished, modify the Name, add Description and Tags.  Click Save.
The green bar at the top will indicate that your changes have been saved.
5. They will click Save and Embed.
6. This will take them back to the Create Mashup Item screen with a placeholder for their new media item added.  If they have not already done so, they will need to enter a Title (required). Description is optional. 
7. When ready, they will click Submit and their discussion thread with video will be posted.

Using Mashups to add media to an Assignment:

What instructors need to do:
   Create and Link an Assignment
   Provide instructions for your students ( http://online.unm.edu/help/learn/students/media/student-media-mashup.html )

What students do:

1. Navigate to the assignment. 
2. Open it. 
3. Click the Write Submission button to open the content editor..
   If necessary, click More    to see all the icons/ formatting tools.
4. Click Add Content  . 
5. Click Kaltura Media.
6. The My Media screen will open.  My Media stores all the materials that person has uploaded/ created. 
   
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If the desired file is already in the list, the student just needs to click Select. 
The Assignment Submission window / Write Submission will open with the thumbnail of the video added.
They click Submit.  

Users who have created their videos using tools other than Kaltura Capture must first upload them. To do this:

1. Click Add New > Media Upload. 
2. The Upload Media screen will open.  Click Choose a file to upload.
3. Browse the computer.  Select a file and click Open.
4. The upload will begin immediately.  The name of the file will appear top left in the gray bar, and will be populated in the Name field, minus the file extension.
5. When finished, modify the Name, add Description and Tags.  Click Save.
6. The green bar at the top will indicate that your changes have been saved. Click Save and Embed.
7. The My Media screen will load with their new file added. Click Select.
8. This will take them back to the content editor screen with a placeholder for their new media item added.  When ready, they will click Submit.