Build a Class Webpage with a Drag-n-Drop Tool Imagine your dream classroom webpage. Does it include a warm welcome video, downloadable syllabi, URL links to weekly assignments, or photos of class events? If you don’t already have this webpage, I’m happy to say that it will be easy to create using MyVRSpot’s MediaSpot drag-n-drop building tool. The elements you can drag-n-drop into your webpage include columns, dividers, text, videos, images, audio, and documents. But there’s more! The Gallery element is similar to a Video Showcase and it displays an unlimited amount of videos. Next, the Playlist [...]

The Future of Video in Education Every couple of years MyVRSpot hosts their Development Summit, with attendees ranging from Teachers and Principals to Directors of Technology, Communications Directors, and Superintendents. The multi-day event is designed as an open forum so attendees can share their thoughts and ideas. While part of the sessions focused on enhancing existing MyVRSpot services, the other sessions focused on exploring what the future of video in education might look like. The main goal of the Summits is to help us lay the ground work for future development, and this year’s [...]

3 Tips to Improve the Accuracy of Closed Captioning When Using Speech-to-Text Captioning Best Practices from MyVRSpot Is poor audio quality or a regional dialect making your speech-to-text closed captioning cumbersome? Spend less time editing your caption files with these solutions--which don’t include changing your regional dialect. Audio Quality The most important factor in the quality of a caption file is the audio of the video. The culprit of poor audio in a video is typically from not using an external microphone. In certain situations it is fine to use the audio input from your camera, but [...]

Essential Equipment for Live Broadcasting Best Practices from MyVRSpot Live streaming can feel intimidating because of the various equipment options and the wide range of costs associated with these options. Take a breath, because this article lists and explains the essential pieces of equipment you’ll need to broadcast. We’ll cover the range of minimalist equipment to professional equipment in the next four sections: Video Equipment Audio Equipment Encoders and Capture Devices and Internet Connection Video Equipment Necessary video equipment, or devices that can broadcast video and audio, may include: A [...]