How to create narrated presentations that they share with their students via YouTube. Export a Narrated PowerPoint. Upload. PowerPoint to YouTube. Link YouTube Video on Blackboard.

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Export a narrated PowerPoint .........................................................................................................................2
Upload a narrated PowerPoint to YouTube ................................................................................................3
Link the YouTube video in Blackboard .........................................................................................................4
Publishing Narrated Presentations
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Export a narrated PowerPoint
Narrated presentations can be made in PowerPoint. Please see the“Creating Narrated Presentations”quick guide for
more information. To export a video:
1. Click“FILE“
This is found on the top left in the menu bar.
2. Choose the settings and create a video
Make sure all the settings are correct.
A. Click Export.
B. Click Create aVideo.
C. Choose Presentation Quality (1080p is HD).
D. Choose Use RecordedTimings and Narrations.
E. Click CreateVideo.
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Upload a narrated PowerPoint to YouTube
2. Upload the video
Click the icon or drag and drop the video file to this
area to upload the video.
1. Access YouTube and click “Upload“
Access YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/).
Click Upload on the top right corner.
UIC’s video streaming platform is YouTube. To create your UIC YouTube account, please see“YouTube Username
Registration.”Logging intoYouTube with your UIC credentials will ensure that your information is in compliance
with university privacy policies and that your videos remain secure. Once you have registered, please follow the
steps to upload the video to YouTube:
Changing the privacy of your content will have the
following implications:
A. PUBLIC allows all ofYouTube to view your content.
B. UNLISTED hides the content from search and only
allows access to anyone with a direct link.
C. PRIVATE restricts access to only you and specific
users you choose by inputting their email address.
NOTE: In order to view a private video, user must be
logged in with UIC credentials.
3. Edit and publish
A. This bar shows the Upload Status.
B. Give the video a Title.
C. Add Description if necessary.
D. Select and Set aThumbnail.
E. Choose a Privacy setting.
F. When you’re done, click Publish.
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Link the YouTube video in Blackboard
PUBLIC UNLISTED VIDEOS:
1. Copy embed code from YouTube
Open the narrated PowerPoint you uploaded to
YouTube, click Share, then Embed. Copy the link.
2. Add an item to a content folder
In Blackboard, click Item under Build Content in
the desired content folder.
3. Access the HTML code view
Name the video under Name and click the HTML
button under Text. A new window will pop up.
To share your video with students, place the link to the video in Blackboard by using the Content Editor. You are able
to share any video (public, unlisted, and private) with your students. Public and unlisted videos can be embedded and
watched within your course. Private videos can be linked in your course and watched on YouTube by students and
faculty logged intoYouTube with their UIC account.
4. Paste the embed code
Paste the embed code copied from YouTube to the
HTML code view and click Update.
5. Publish the item
Click Submit.

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PRIVATE VIDEOS:
1. Click“EDIT”in the Video Manager
Access the Video Manager from the left-hand menu. Then click Edit next to the private video you wish to share.
Note: Notice the blue icons signifying the different privacy settings of each video: a lock icon for private, a chained
link icon for unlisted, and a globe icon for public.
2. Make Video Shareable to UIC
Choose to share this link with YouTube viewers
who are signed in with a uic.edu email address.
• Click edit in the bottom right-hand corner
• Check the box that reads:
“Let everyone at uic.edu view”
• Click OK to save these settings
Note: You may enter other email addresses that you
wish to share the video with as well.

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3. Copy the Private Video Link
Locate the Video URL on the right-hand menu in
the edit page, and copy this link by highlighting
and typing [Ctrl+C].
Examples Linked in Blackboard
This is how the different videos will look inside
Blackboard based on their privacy setting:
• Public and Unlisted videos can be embedded
into your course. This means students can watch
the video in Blackboard without having
to navigate to YouTube.
• Private videos cannot be embedded. Instead a
link will send them to YouTube to ensure that the
person viewing has UIC credentials.
Private videos created using the steps in this
quick guide will only be viewable to you and UIC
students and faculty.
4. Create a Web Link
Publish the link in Blackboard by creating a
WebLink in any content area.
• In the Content Area, click Web Link under Build
Content
• Paste the Video URL by typing [Ctrl+V]
• Enter a Description
• Click Submit