Reminder: Student Video Submissions from Echo360 to Blackboard using Zoom

Contributed by Sam Houston, Learning Technology Administrator I

Since it is close to when students may be completing and submitting end of semester large assignment/project videos, we thought we should revisit using Zoom in collaboration with Echo360 to get these videos submitted. Please see our article published on 9/3/21, below, for details.

As reported in our March 29, 2021 newsletter, your students can upload their video projects into Echo360 and then submit a hyperlink to their video in an assignment dropbox, discussion, or other Blackboard tools for review and grading.

Even if you don't use Echo360 to create and store videos, you may still enable students to access Echo360 in your course for these types of activities. Simply add an Echo360 link to your Course Menu and let them know that it's there for them to use for video submissions. Adding this link to your course menu also enables your students to create their own Echo360 accounts.

A "how-to" document for students has been created, so feel free to share this with your students.

Since students can also have licensed Zoom accounts, they can create recordings for assignments using Zoom that can be automatically uploaded into their Echo360 libraries. Students who are unsure about the type of Zoom account they have will need to email the Support Center to request a Zoom licensed account. Once a student has a licensed Zoom account, they should be able to record their videos to the cloud by following these steps:

1. Log in to https://uhcl.zoom.us/ with your UHCL credentials.
2. Click "Meetings" in the menu on the left.
3. Click Schedule a meeting.
4. When choosing the settings for the Zoom meeting(s), make sure to select the option to record to the cloud. By doing so, any Zoom meetings you record to the cloud will be automatically uploaded into your Echo360 library.
5. Once your Zoom recording has been uploaded to your Echo360 library, follow the instructions in the "how-to" document starting with step 7. (Click on the thumbnail for the uploaded video) to submit the recording in Blackboard. (For more information on scheduling meetings in Zoom, review Zoom's documentation, Scheduling Meetings).

If your students find that they cannot record to the cloud or if they have any questions, please have them contact the Support Center (supportcenter@uhcl.edu).