Overview
EchoVideo (or Echo360) allows faculty to easily record/Live Stream, edit, and share their lessons. Lecture capture allows students to revisit complex material and develop a deeper understanding, the provided interactive tools foster their learning experience. No matter your teaching discipline or where you teach you can leverage EchoVideo for better outcomes and enhance accessibility for all learners.
Key Features
- Record anywhere (classroom, office, home, Lightboard studio)
- Upload content to EchoVideo
- 24/7 access linked in Canvas
- Automatic Speech Recognition / Closed Captioning
- Screen Reader Capability
- Accessibility widget (for all users)
Host EchoVideo in Canvas
EchoVideo integrates with Canvas. Students can easily join live classes, view pre-recorded lessons, and use tools to foster their learning. We recommend storing your videos in EchoVideo so your Canvas file storage is not affected. Share to an EchoVideo course (must be requested each semester) or embed videos in Canvas.
Interactivity and Active Learning in EchoVideo
EchoVideo includes built-in engagement tools in the video player (e.g., Q&A, Discussion, Confusion flags, embedded Polls, and more) for both you and your students to use before, during, and after class. Learn more about adding presentations, polls, and / or media slides.
Watch the overview video (2:17)
Video Integration (Teams and OneDrive)
EchoVideo is linked with Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Zoom (pro account), you just need to enable it. Recordings will automatically copy to your Library.
Connect OneDrive recordings to EchoVideo
Analytics
Monitor student participation and identify where students may be struggling. Video views are gathered hourly and poll responses are gathered in real-time, if you desire you can push points to the Canvas Gradebook. Examples of data that can be seen is student names, time viewed, how many times, first and last viewed date, and visual heatmaps of watched data and more.
EchoVideo: Analytics
Student Perspective in Canvas
EchoVideo course (virtual classroom)
Student access expires at the conclusion of each semester. If you have a student who needs to take an incomplete, you can create a media Collection and provide them permission to access those recordings.
Classroom Captures (review material)
Recorded lessons allow students to review concepts taught in class. They can attend remotely if "Live Stream" is enabled. We recommend to live stream your classes because life happens due to illness, travel, or unforeseen circumstances.
A sample image is below, on the left is the screen that was recorded and on the right is the faculty teaching in class at the podium.
Captures Classroom/Personal (review and interactivity) as a Student
Recorded lectures/lessons can include supplemental material like a presentation, polls, or media slides. Both students and instructors can engage in Discussion and Q&A, Student engagement and poll responses can be synced automatically into your Canvas gradebook.
The sample image below shows the video recording (left), webcam (right), and a presentation slide with a Mulitple Choice polling question.
Tip: A presentation (above with embedded polling) can be created from scratch or faculty can upload a PowerPoint or PDF to use as a presentation. Polls are resusable, they store in your library. Polls can be embedded in audio and video recordings as well, poll responses are gathered in real-time and can be synced to the gradebook.
Student Perspective and Classroom Tools
Students also have tools for taking Notes, post and respond to class Discussion, use Confusion flags, and create Bookmarks. These features and more allow active learning vs passive learning because students are not just viewing a recording they are interacting and actively doing something.
The sample images below shows the Notes, Discussion, and Transcript panel (located in the upper-right of the video player) in the student perspective.
Notes panel
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Discussion panel
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Transcript panel
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Student has made their own private notes and a bookmark, all notes taken and bookmarks are time stamped so students can go back and review.
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Student has posted a comment in the discussion panel, it is time-stamped and posted anonymously. Others can react, respond to the post, or bookmark the discussion.
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Student can search the transcript by keyword and go to each instance in the recording where it was said by clicking the small arrows.
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Embedded media in Canvas (recommended for Modules)
EchoVideo provides another way for faculty to share their recordings with students using the easy embed tool, found within an Discussion, Assignment, Page, Quiz, Syllabus, or an Announcement. There is a Discussion tool so instructors and students can engage in conversation and ask questions.
Embedded recordings can be viewed on a computer or a mobile device. All videos import successfully to other Canvas courses and you can view student analytics in Canvas.
Embed EchoVideo Media in Canvas
New to EchoVideo?
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Existing User? Log in to EchoVideo
When you have a user account for EchoVideo, you can record classroom lectures, create personal recordings on your computer with Universal Capture: Personal software, and upload media made from other sources. Your media is stored in the cloud Library that you can access inside and outside of Canvas.
Note: If you are accessing your content outside of Canvas go to echo360.org your password is separate from your SVSU password. If you forgot your password click the password reset link.
Download and Install - Universal Capture: Personal software
UC Personal software allows you to use (university-owned or personal) PC or Mac to create recordings in your office or at home and publish them to the EchoVideo system. Use it to record a class lecture, assignment overview, course expectations, supplemental lesson material, and more. Allows the ability to Live Stream or record offline.
Universal Capture Installation Guide
Record Online with Browser Capture
Create a video on any computer you just need a supported browser (e.g., Chrome, Edge, and Firefox). Allows you to record your screen (entire screen, an application window, or your browser tab), microphone, and yourself. Features virtual backgrounds when recording with your webcam.
Browser Capture Guide
EchoVideo Course Request
Each semester if you intend to record/Live Stream your classes, reuse all prior course media, create personal recordings, and use the Active Learning Platform. Please submit your request by visiting svsu.edu/echohelp then click "Create Ticket." If you are embedding videos in Canvas a EchoVideo course is not required.
Automatic Speech Recognition is included on all recordings. Instructors are responsible for ensuring the
accuracy of the transcript to accommodate the needs of all learners. Closed Captions can be enabled once your transcript is 99% accurate. Transcripts remain on your video unless you delete them. Any edits made made to a transcript will save as a new version and display on your video.
EchoVideo Workshops
EchoVideo can be used whether you are teaching in a classroom, hybrid, or online with various ways to increase student engagement and enhance their learning. We offer several workshop series each semester. Sign up at svsu.edu/workshops.
Record Videos in our Lightboard Studio
Teach and create innovative videos on a LED Lightboard. Hand write diagrams, equations, step-by-step instructions, etc. on a glass lightboard with a fluorescent marker, the ink glows and is visible. Then, edit, post, and share your video with students. Book a Lightboard Studio Tour.
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