Share Screen Recording in a Discussion

Some discussion assignments may require you to embed a video in the discussion forum.

Note: For information on using the Kaltura Express Capture, see Recording a presentation using Express Capture.

To post a video response to a discussion, follow these steps:

1

On the Discussion page, click Reply

 
2

Click the Embed Media icon

kaltura icon in the discussion reply box

 
3

Click the Add New dropdown menu, then select Desktop Capture

If your desktop does not yet have Kaltura Capture installed, download the application by clicking on either Download for Windows or Donwload for Mac. After it downloads, install the software. Once you have completed that, return to step 1.

desktop capture highlighted

 
4

Choose the desired inputs for recording

Each tool has a drop-down option to select which source you would like to record from. If the icon of the tool is blue, it will record that source. If you don't want to record a source, click on it and it will appear gray with a line through it.

  1. Desktop
  2. Camera
  3. Microphone
  4. Record Button

kaltura capture tool options

 
5

Click on the red circle to begin recording, then click on the white square when you are finished recording

Mind the White Square: Click the white square to stop the recording. If you would like to temporarily pause your video, click on the red circle again.

kaltura recording window

 
6

Review your video, fill in the information, then click Save and Upload

  1. Video Preview
  2. Video Title
  3. Video Tags

kaltura preview, save, and upload window

 
7

Return to Canvas, locate your new video, then click Embed

If your video doesn't appear in the Embed Kaltura Media window, refresh the page and try again.

arrow pointing at embed

 
8

Add introductory text, then click Post Reply