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Media Streaming Comparison Guide
Updated onArticleMedia streaming is a continuous transmission of video or audio files from a server to a user, enabling the user to listen to audio or view videos online through a media player supported by the platform, eliminating the need to download the file(s).
The Alamo Colleges District provides a variety of media streaming tools to employees and students to record and upload an audio or video file from their computer or mobile device to securely view and share it with others. These platforms may be used with instruction or authorized college/district communication and events.
The following guide provides a list of these tools and other free, publicly available streaming platforms for you to evaluate and select a tool that aligns with your course design and meaningfully supports your students' learning experience.
What kind of user are you? Instructor Mediasite
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Set up your Panopto Zoom integration
Updated onArticleThe Panopto Zoom integration allows instructors to set up their Zoom recordings to move automatically to a folder in Panopto or map Zoom recordings in Panopto so they are moved to a specific Panopto folder.
Knowledge by Tool Panopto Get Started with Panopto
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Zoom Cloud Recording Retention
Updated onArticleBeginning Nov. 30, 2020, Zoom will auto-delete any recordings stored on the Zoom cloud storage that are older than 180 days from the date they were recorded. If you would like to preserve any recordings for future use, please make arrangements for managing your Zoom cloud recording.
Please do not hesitate to contact your local campus IT Help Desk or District Support Central should you need any assistance.
Knowledge by Tool Zoom Zoom: Introduction and Basics
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Turnitin Draft Coach for Microsoft Word Web Application
Updated onArticleTurnitin Draft Coach is available to Alamo Colleges District (ACD) employees and students through the Microsoft Word web application found in Microsoft 365. This add-in allows users to get immediate feedback on citations, grammar, and text matches within Turnitin's databases while writing in Word on the web.
What kind of user are you? Instructor Turnitin
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NewView for Students
Updated onArticleBeginning Spring 2024, NewView will be enabled for the Alamo Colleges' Simple Syllabus website and user dashboards. Benefits of this new user interface includes:
- Access to all syllabi for courses you've enrolled in from one spot on your dashboard; and
- Search for syllabi in more than one part-of-term, including within the Syllabus Library.
What kind of user are you? Student Simple Syllabus
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NewView for Template Editors
Updated onArticleBeginning Spring 2024, NewView will be enabled for the Alamo Colleges' Simple Syllabus website and user dashboards. Benefits of this new user interface includes:
- Access to all open items and published documents from one spot on your dashboard; and
- Search for syllabi and course templates in more than one part-of-term, including within the Syllabus Library.
Knowledge by Tool Simple Syllabus Staff
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