The steps below cover one of four main staff workflows for using Echo360 via Canvas, ie recording a webcam session at the same time as adding it via Canvas' text editorThis workflow covers the steps required for a user to record a webcam session and upload this session as a video to their personal library in Echo360.
This workflow is available to both staff and students.
The software used to record the session is provided as part of the Echo360 system and uses a standard web browser.
The video that covers the same steps as the below can be found here:
Recording a webcam session at the same time as adding it via Canvas' text editor
General notes
In addition to videos, you can upload presentation files (such as PowerPoint) and pdfs to Echo
Whenever you upload content to Echo, it’s added to your personal Echo library:
You can view and manage your Echo library from within Canvas.
Zoom recordings and classroom captures organized by the AV department should also appear in your Echo library.
There are three places you can link to Echo videos from within a Canvas course page:
the text editor
the Modules screen, and
the course’s blue navigation menu.
Of these, linking via the the text editor is recommended. Using the Modules screen or navigation menu is not preferred because both require using Echo's old section and class system, which is likely to be phased out.
Notes specific to this workflow
This video shows you how to record a webcam session then link to it from Canvas.
You can also record a session without linking to it from within Canvas.
You can then create this link later, as needed.
Both methods are shown in this workflow.
WORKFLOW
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1. Go to the Canvas course you want to add the webcam session to. Navigate to a screen in this course that offers the text editor
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2. In this example, a Page is used. Click the 'Edit' button for the Page
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3. In the text editor screen, place the cursor where you want to add the webcam session video
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4. Click on the blue 'Echo360' icon in the editor's toolbar
If you don't see this icon, click on down arrow to the right of the plug icon, then select the 'View All' option. In the popup that then appears, click on the 'Echo360' video link
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5. In the popup that then appears, click on the 'Create New Media' tab
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6. Click on 'Launch Browser Capture'
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For important notes related to all Group A workflows, click here
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Notes specific to this workflow
This video shows you how to record a webcam session using Echo360’s browser-based capture tool
You can only create one session at a time using this tool
Once your session has been captured using the tool and has been successfully uploaded to Echo360 as a video, this video is like any other Echo360 video and can be added to Echo360 collections, linked to from Canvas, etc.
For this reason, this workflow only covers the steps up until the session video is successfully added to Echo360. See other workflows for how to then add this video to a collection or link to it from Canvas.
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WORKFLOW
1. Go to any Canvas course in your Canvas login
2. On the course page, click on the ‘My Echo360 Library’ link in the blue course menu. (If this link is not shown, it will need to be enabled from the Navigation tab in the course’s Settings screen.)
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3. On the ‘My Echo360 Library’ screen, click on the ‘Create' button and select the 'New Browser Capture’ option
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5. If you see a pop-up box, click on the ‘Create New Media’ tab then on the 'Launch Browser Capture' link
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6. Otherwise you should be taken immediately to a new browser tab. In this new tab you should then see the full webcam capture screen.
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Depending on the browser you are using, you may also then need to approve the use of your device’s/computer’s microphone and webcam in this tab.
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7. If you would like to capture a screen on your device at the same time as the webcam, click on the 'Add Screen' button and select the desired screen.
You can select either the whole screen on your device/computer, or an individual window
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8. Type in a title for this webcam session
You will be able to search on this title to find your webcam recording once it's finished
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9 Test the microphone is working by seeing if the sound meter under 'Microphone' moves when there is noise
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10. You now should be ready to begin.
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Click on the 'REC' button to start the recording process.
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11. A countdown will show when recording will begin
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12. Depending on how you have selected the windows or desktop, you may be able to control the second window/screen from within the capture window
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13. To pause and restart your recording, click on the double bar icon. To cancel your recording, click on the cross icon. To stop and save your recording, click on the square icon
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14. Once you have clicked on the square icon to end your recording, an 'Upload complete' message will display. Click to close this capture tab and return to the main Canvas tab
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15. Back in the Canvas tab,
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check that you are on the ‘Library'
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tab in the
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'My Echo360 Library’ screen
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16. Your webcam capture should appear towards the top of the list of videos. If not, you can search for it by title
Searching only works if you start typing from the beginning of the title. Echo won't find your video if you start with the middle or end of the title.
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17. If you just wanted to record the webcam session with the intention to optionally link to it from Canvas later, you can stop at this point
If you can see your webcam session listed under the 'Library' tab in the pop-up, then it's been successfully saved in your personal Echo library...
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18. To continue and link to this webcam capture from Canvas, select the session capture
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19. Then click on the 'Save' button at the bottom right
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Check that the video runs properly
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22. Optionally view any video streams that are available either separately or side by side...
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23. Also optionally click on the Full Screen option to view the video more easily
Hit the Esc key to return to the normal view
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SUMMARY
You've now finished recording and saving a webcam session in your personal Echo360 library.
You did this:
- by starting an Echo webcam session via
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a Canvas course
- recording the session using your webcam, optionally also including recording a second screen at the same time
- saving the session in your Echo library
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This link takes you back to the list of workflow links on the 'Echo360 Introduction' page