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How to Upload Videos for Student Access

Hi fellow educators,

I know we're delving into uncharted territory here with iLearning. After listening to Kristin Ziemke, author of Read the World, talk about the value of face time with our students, I started to really consider how my students are seeing me. Despite my initial reluctance, I decided to record videos for them. I want to find ways to build student/teacher relationships in this tough time.

But what I realized quickly was Screencastify (as amazing as it is) uploads at the speed of snail. So with that in mind, I found an alternative way of uploading videos. I hope you find this helpful:


If you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment below. Wishing you the best of luck on these new future endeavors.

All the best,
Daniel Valentin

Daniel Valentin teaches American Dream, British Literature and English 9 at Horace Greeley High School. He is currently reading Slay by Brittney Morris and is listening to Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. He wants his students to feel empowered through books. Follow him on Twitter @DanielJValentin

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  1. UnknownMarch 18, 2020 at 6:33 PM

    Thanks so much for the helpful instructional video! The screencastify video was processing slowly and the circle was spinning...who knows if it would have been ready for tomorrow's lesson. It's now up on my Canvas site as a YouTube video. Thanks again. Tony Germani/Bell School

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  2. UnknownMarch 19, 2020 at 8:31 AM

    So helpful!!! Thank you!!

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  3. ELAfanaticMarch 23, 2020 at 9:24 AM

    Daniel, This was very helpful. I have my first Youtube video embedded in Canvas and linked in Google Slides. :) Beth Reilly - 7B

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  4. ELAfanaticMarch 23, 2020 at 2:15 PM

    Hi Daniel, Any suggestions for why my video stays in a loop? On my Youtube page, the video itself before uploading plays just fine. But the actual video they watch stays in the loop.

    Beth Reilly 7B

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