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Recording on iPad Pro

1. iOS Set-up [do once]

  • Make sure the iOS is up to date and on the latest version (iPads 13.2.3 December 2019)
  • If you have the apps below already on your iPad, check for any updates

2. Get all the apps and install [do once]

Office 365 Users:

  • Microsoft PPT (present & handwrite on slides)
  • Microsoft OneDrive (to transfer files from laptop to iPad)

Google Users:

  • Google Drive (to transfer files from laptop to iPad)
  • Google Slides (present only, no writing capability)

Recording apps:

  • Panopto Capture (to record and transfer recording to online video hosting at Dartmouth)

Writing/Presentation:

  • (Optional) Other noteworthy writing/flexible presentation apps:
    • OneNote
    • Goodnotes
    • Notability

3. Set up Microsoft Apps [do once]

  • These work off your Dartmouth NetID/Password and require logging in
  • Open OneDrive
    • On the sign-in page, enter your full Dartmouth email address (first.m.last@dartmouth.edu)
    • It will refresh and bring you to the NetID login screen, and then DUO
    • Once logged in, it should also carry over the login to PPT
    • It will show you your Dartmouth OneDrive files/folders. It’s okay if you never use OneDrive from your computer.
  • Open PPT
    • It will most likely pull your login from OneDrive and you be signed in
    • Repeat OneDrive log in directions if necessary

4. Set up OneDrive access on laptop/web browser [do once]

  • Go to https://bwa.dartmouth.edu and log in with your NetID/password (DUO)
  • Click on the “9 dots/tiles square icon” in the upper left and choose OneDrive
  • This is your web portal to OneDrive, you do not need to install the app on your laptop.
  • What you see in the web portal is the same as the iPad app, they are synced.

5. Set up and/or log into your Panopto account (if you are not an existing user) [do once]

6. Set up the Panopto app on iPad Pro [do once]

  • Start up the Panopto app
    • Click Sign In
    • Type in your official Dartmouth email address (first.m.last@dartmouth.edu) and click Next 
    • Log in with your NetID/password and DUO
    • Select the settings (notifications, sending data) according to your personal preferences

7. Do a sample recording

8. (Optional) Doing a real recording with PPT

This tutorial assumes that you have created a PPT on your laptop, but have a few slides that you want to write on and/or blank slides that you are using to write out a solution, draw a diagram, etc. These directions take you through getting the PPT onto your iPad and the recording, as well as saving the writing on a new PPT slide deck.

  • Move the PPT file from your laptop to the iPad.
    • Follow Step 4 above to open the OneDrive web portal on your laptop browser. Upload the file from your laptop to your O365 OneDrive folder. 
  • Load that PPT into the PPT app on your iPad
    • On the iPad, open the PPT app. Be sure you have completed Steps 2 and 3 already, which get you logged in with your Dartmouth identity.
    • On the left menu, choose Open > OneDrive - Dartmouth College and it will show you the current OneDrive folders/files. Tap the PPT you want to use (uploaded to OneDrive in the previous step) and Allow Online Conversion if asked. If it tells you it’s an old version, then tap More and choose to Save a Copy and Save. It should now be loaded into the PPT app
  • Lock the orientation of the iPad to Landscape.
    • You want to record in Landscape mode and locking it keeps it that way easily. Swipe down from the upper right while in Landscape orientation and click the lock button to “position lock”.
  • Using the native iOS screen recorder, record a sample where you go through slides, write on slides, and are narrating. Add in a few blank slides if needed, prior to recording! You record in “Presentation View”
    • Open the Panopto app, upload from your Camera Roll.

Canvas Options

  • You can copy/paste the URL of the Panopto video in Canvas. You get the URL from the browser when you are on the Panopto site and have selected a video from My Library.
  • You can insert a link to the video via the Rich Content Editor:
    Panopto button in the rich content editor in Canvas

Some suggestions for 'good practices' and hearing experiences from Dartmouth faculty

  • Chunk the video into short topical clips
    • video lengths no more than 15 minutes are better than longer videos
    • shorter, but more, videos can help students stay focused and then find the content they need later
  • Video style
    • Students don't mind (and actually like) videos that are casual and feel like a conversation between you and them
    • Easier said than done...don't be concerned about pauses, ummmms, dog barking, etc. Just let it be. If you make a mistake and aren't too far in, you might do better starting over. If you are more than 1/3 of the way in...just correct yourself and keep moving. Like you would live in lecture in the classroom.
    • Consider using a headset to record the audio instead of the onboard iPad mic. Try out a few samples.
  • Prep your materials
    • If you have a problem you will be solving, have that problem already on the slide already. This saves time and students can pause to read it. They don't need to watch you write out the problem and waste 90s of their time. If using PPT slides this is easy. You can also prep a notebook in OneNote/GoodNotes/Notability with imagery/problems/writing ahead of time.
    • Outline your video and have that printed and in your view while recording
    • Have a phone with a timer on it on your desk to help you keep track of the length of your video while recording
  • Other
    • Don't go into it thinking you will 'edit that out later' because then you will spend much more time editing than recording, and more time than you wanted overall. It's okay to think that you'll clip the begin/end when you start/stop recording.
    • Think about making them active during the video, and not just watching. If you have an example you are working out, take moments of pause and ask them to finish on their own before continuing the video. Literally tell them to pause the video and try it. Other versions of this are asking them to start a problem, think about how to approach a problem or case, or brainstorming/reflecting on a question before continuing the video.
    • Talk to us about captioning 🙂  Panopto has an auto-captioning (free) service that works pretty well.