AvonTV Teacher Manual - Avon Community School Corporation
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1. DSolutions INTERACTIVE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS VBrick EtherneT V Teacher User Guide The VBrickETHERNETY End User Client Training user manual was the primary reference for this manual I HOME PAGE A To Access the EtherneTV Portal Server 1 Type avonty in your browser i The EtherneTV media control server will open It s set up as a single sign on which means if you are already signed into your computer you should not need to enter a login or password here ii There is no true home page It will take you to the last area Live Broadcast Asset Library Schedule Calendar etc you accessed Fig 2 Portal Server Key Areas Selection Area Preview Area with Control Buttons Search Tool Navigation Links Selection Area ON Search Tool VBrick Media Control Server Bric ETHERNET 4 16 2008 3 12 PM Live Broadcasts Asset Library Sat 08 16 2008 Preview Area a 3 00 PM 3 30 PM 4 00 PM 15 Connecticut TY Network as 30 XXIX Summer Olympics S California Highway Traffic a Confederation Bridge Canada m Eagle Camera 1 J J 1 f Falcon Camera LIVE S Florida FDOT4 Traffic Aa Control Buttons Live Broadcasts Asset Library Scheduling Playlist Help Logout Navigation Links B User categories Within EtherneTV users can be set up with different privileges Within Avon Community Schools there are three levels of privileges 1 Admins2. Playlists are denoted with in front of the file name The clips will play one after another in the order they are listed in the playlist You can also manually jump ahead or back in the playlist listing by using the Previous and Next control buttons that will now appear under the preview window
3. time 0 h Om Os you would like to use as the ending point for this video segment 2 More commonly you are not going to know the exact times you wish to use for the starting and ending points of the video segment In this case fast forward or use the sliding bar to set up the point you want the segment to start then push the Start button and it will automatically populate the start time Then fast forward or use the sliding bar to set up the point where you would like the segment to end and push the End button it will automatically populate the end time d Use the Up or Down buttons to change where the video 1s in the playlist The clips will play in the order that they are listed e Use the Remove button if you would like to remove a clip from your playlist f Just as with a bookmark you can name your playlist so that it is easily identified If you do not change the name it will be named after the first file in the playlist and the date the playlist was created It will store in your MyMedia folder which is your private folder or you can select to save it in any Folder that you have access to g When done setting up your playlist make sure to press Save Playlist at the bottom of the page h If you wish to delete the entire playlist then press Delete Playlist at the bottom of the page 1 To make another playlist press New Playlist C How do I play my playlist l Go to MyMedia and select the desired playlist
4. Playlist marks the start and end point you would like to use for a video clip For example perhaps I have recorded a five hour broadcast of the Summer Olympics and I m the Swim Coach and I just want to show a segment in the middle of the video of Michael Phelps swimming the 200m Butterfly I can set it so I only see that segment of the video In a playlist you can set several clips to play in succession Therefore I could show that segment and follow it immediately with another segment from my playlist showcasing Michael Phelps in a different event topic from that same five hour broadcast or even from a different broadcast a Playlists are designed when you either want to mark the start and end of one video clip or you want to show several clips in succession b Creating a playlist does not change the original video in any way c Playlists are stored your MyMedia folder B How do I set up a bookmark or playlist 1 Bookmark a 2 Playlist a The MARK button is available in the Blue Control Buttons below the Preview Window Just press the button at the location you wish to bookmark as the start The marked video now resides in your MyMedia folder The video folder will have in front of it denoting it as a bookmark or a playlist If you hover your mouse to the right in addition to the info tab you will now have Edit Playlist available This will open up a Playlist that shows that bookmarked clip as the o
5. full administration privileges this is your building technical support 2 Power Users media specialists media specialist assistants if desired technology integration literacy professional development and principals will be able to schedule record and publish content in addition to basic user capabilities 3 Users teachers will be able to view live broadcasts access the on demand video library and view the schedule Your user category will determine some of the choices available to you on the various screens within the portal server II LIVE BROADCAST PAGE A What is a Live Broadcast 1 This is a live stream being sent out on the network The source of the stream could be a DVD Player or VCR a camera or a live feed from your local cable TV provider that is connected to an Encoder Examples of live feeds you may receive at your school a Cable TV Stations b DVD or VCR live feed c PCor live camera from the mobile cart B Using the Live Broadcast Page 1 Selection Area where you choose your stream a Streams are listed in alphabetical order If channel numbers or custom icons are added to your CATV stations they will move to the top of the list b Channel Guide You did not purchase the Tribune Company Time Warner and Comcast channel guide so programming information will not appear for the various cable channels Wwww meevee com has a good listing of the local Brighthouse programming for
6. video ii Folder location where has this video has been stored 111 Description brief description of the video iv Keywords these are the keywords that have been entered for the search tool v Any Custom Fields your Administrator has added 2 Preview Area provides control for each video stream a Blue control buttons play pause stop rewind fast forward full screen a EP ADA Fa 1 Rewind Fast Forward allow you to move quickly from scene to scene uu Slide Bar above the control buttons allows the viewer to quickly move the playing location even further by sliding the bar to the left or right iii Full provides a full screen view of the video stream Push ESC to return to preview b Audio Controls mute button and a slider for volume control c External View Small White Square icon with green arrow this launches a separate external video viewing window This is helpful when you are playing a video but wish to close the portal window so that you can open another application such as PowerPoint d cc button enables closed captioning This feature only works if the stored video was recorded with closed captioning enabled e Mark this allows you to bookmark a location in a video We will discuss this feature in more detail later 3 Search Tool allows viewers to search for a video by title keyword or any custom field criteria that has been entered N
7. window so that you can open another application such as PowerPoint d cc button enables closed captioning This feature only works if the live source has closed captioning enabled 3 Navigation Links links at the bottom of the page which allow you to jump to another page Note you will only see the links that you have access to II ASSET LIBRARY VIDEO ON DEMAND LIBRARY A What is in the Asset Library 1 This is stored content Examples would include such things as Teacher or student created videos Digital media that has been purchased i e instead of digitizing a DVD or VHS tape you can purchase a digital format of most educational videos Guest speakers that were recorded TV programming that was recorded B Using the Asset Library Page 1 Selection Area where you choose your stream a Folder and Content Selections this lists all of the available videos on the system including the folders which can be used to group recordings by content type Note the ETV portal is the link to all content The content resides on the VOD server but the list resides on the portal server The list of stored video files from the VOD server is completely updated every 2 hours Your content folders are currently set up as the following e Elementary Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies Science Life Skills e Intermediate Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies Science A
8. nly item From here you can add additional clips by choosing a video and again marking the start and if desired end time desired Or if you just want this one bookmarked segment it will allow you to rename the bookmarked clip If you do not change the name it will be named after the bookmarked file name and the date it was created It will store in your MyMedia folder which is your private folder or you can select to save it in any Folder that you have access to There are two ways to access the Playlist area 1 If you are creating a new playlist use the playlist navigation button at the bottom of the page to open the user s playlist page 2 If you wish to access a playlist you have already created or turn a bookmarked video into a playlist then go into your My Media folder and hover on the right side of any video listed and in addition to the Info icon you will now have an edit playlist selection Once in the playlist area all available content folders videos are shown in the top panel if you hover over a video you will get the selection Add to Playlist which will copy the listing playlist to the lower panel You can do this multiple times to add multiple clips to your playlist From within the playlist you can set the Start and End times for the video segment This can be done two ways 1 Push Start and enter the time 0 h Om Os you would like to use as the starting point for this video segment Push End and enter the
9. ote that this is a global search there are not advanced search features so be as specific as possible to reduce the number of videos returned a The search tool will only work if information such as keywords has been entered for the videos i Only media specialists or a portal administrator i e the technical team have the capabilities to add or modify the information stored in the portal server about a video If you request a program recorded please plan on providing the media specialist with the information needed for the info page title program description keywords etc b The search tool will return the folder that qualifying videos appear in it does not pull up the exact video IV BOOKMARKS AND PLAYLISTS A What are bookmarks and playlists 1 Bookmark marks the starting point you would like to use for a video clip For example perhaps I have recorded a five hour broadcast of the Summer Olympics but Im the Gymnastics Coach and I only want to show my gymnastics team the U S Women s team all around which occurs a little over 3 hrs into the video I can set a bookmark so that it starts at that section of the video and then it will play to the end of the video a Bookmarks are designed to mark one video clip b Creating a bookmark does not change the original video in any way c Bookmarks only appear in your MyMedia folder so it also does not affect where anyone else viewing this video starts the clip 2
10. reference c Icons different icons in the selection area denote the type of stream a denotes standard live streams such as TV stations b E denotes live streams from a DVD or VCR that can be controlled from the portal server c NBC custom icon typically will be used with a TV station d Playing a Stream a Standard live stream i e tv station just click on the stream listing e g NBC to start playing the stream b Control device stream i e DVD or VCR when you click on this stream you will receive pop up controls for this device Note If you are not the teacher that requested the live playing of a video from the VCR or DVD do NOT touch the controls 2 Preview Area provides a view of the live stream as well as control functions and recording if applicable for each video stream a Blue control buttons play pause stop record full screen 1 Pause you cannot truly pause a live stream so in most cases this button will show up as gray and will not be clickable ii Record this will only show if you have recording privileges i Full provides a full screen view of the video stream Push ESC to return to preview b Audio Controls mute button and a slider for volume control c External View Small White Square icon with green arrow this launches a separate external video viewing window This is helpful when you are playing a video but wish to close the portal
11. rts e Middle School Language Arts Mathematics Social Studies Science Arts Family and Consumer Science Industrial Technology Computers e High School Art Business English Family and Consumer Science Guidance Mathematics Media Center Music Performing Arts Physical Education and Health Resource Science Social Studies Technology Education World Language e Literacy e Technology Integration Note Folders do not appear in the list until they have a video stored in them You will only have access to the shared folders that are appropriate for the school you work at For example if you work at Pine Tree Elementary you will only have access to the Elementary Folder and its accompanying subfolders Every person on EtherneTV also has their own MyMedia folder which is where bookmarks and playlists are stored b Icons videos in the asset library will have one of three icons a Ai Filmstrip is the standard icon for a stored video b Ai Thumbnail a small picture from a frame of the video C EER A filmstrip denotes a playlist c Info Icon this provides the viewer with information on the video To access hover your mouse over the right side of the Asset Library screen you ll see the Info icon appear Clicking on the icon will launch another window with the following information i Name this is the name that has been assigned to this
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