Howard CountySeptember 3, 2010

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Part II Captions

Captions: Open and Closed case

http://www.captions.org/index.cfm

Closed Captions Hidden but there Open Captions

There all time

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For more on captions, especially on used captioned videos from the media library, check Matt Monjan’s blog athttp://tinyurl.com/5ledboorhttp://blog.discoveryeducation.com/streaming_a_to_z/

You must turn on captioning to get closed captioning to display on streaming or downloaded videos. How to do this follows.

Opened captioned videos will play without manipulation, but they are rare on the web.

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BenefitsFor individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

For individuals whose native language is not English, language captions improve comprehension and fluency.

Captions can also help improve literacy skills for native English speakers.

Ultimate digital native writing prompt

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What types of video files work with CC ?

Windows Media Player files, “.asf”, are fully compatible with CC. These files can be streamed and/or downloaded tp show captions

Mac users can install a Windows Media Player ]When downloading videos on a Mac, users should choose the .mov or QuickTime files. Macs will need an application called VLC. It is free. You can download VLC at

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

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Playing close captioning on your computer Note: not all videos are captioned!

It is easier on a Windows machine. You turn on captions in the Windows Media Player

Mac users can install a Windows Media Player. Macs will also need an application called VLC. It is free. You can download VLC at

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

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Downloading closed captioned video files to play on a PC

• The captions are in separate files from the video files• Download both the video files and the caption files • Video files are .asf, .wmv, or other• Captioning files are .smi files • The two files must be in the same folder for the

captions to play, so create a folder for your video and captioned files. When you download, make sure they are in the same folder.

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Playing CC videos full screen on a PC

Note: this only works on Windows Media Player 10 or higher

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• There are some settings you have to adjust before captioning will play on your PC

• The images and instructions that follow will walk you through how to do this on your PC

• Mac instructions follow

Playing CC videos full screen on a PC

1. Open Windows Media Player

2. Click on the word Play in the tool bar and scroll down to Lyrics, Captions, and Subtitles

3. Choose On if Available

Note: this only works on Windows Media Player 10 or higher

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Playing CC videos full screen1. Click on the word

Tools in the tool bar and choose Options

2. Click on the Security tab

3. Place checkmarks next to:

Run script commands when present

Show local captions when present” (1st and 4th boxes)

4. Click on the Apply and OK buttons

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Finding videos with closed captioned titles

Closed captioned video must have caption files (.smi) with them or they won’t show captions

Finding captioned files is part of what must be done to bring this advantage to your class

A great place to start is DiscoveryEducationStreaming (formerly known as Unitedstreaming). It is the most used K-12 web library in the world.

Go to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ for a look and a free trial.

From Discovery Education Streaming – How to Find Closed

Captioned TitlesClick on the Advanced Search Link

Scroll down and place a check in the Include Only Closed Captioned Titles box

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Turning CC files onWindows

1. Check the Enable Closed Captioning box in the Media Settings area

2. Set CC as the default in your My Preferences Area

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Playing streaming captioned videos on a PC or Mac from inside Discovery Education streaming

On both machines, make sure that the Windows Media Player is installed and selected. Then place a checkmark in the Enable Closed Captioning box

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Downloading CC videos and CC files on a Mac

• Make sure that the Enable Closed Captioning box is checked and that the Windows Media Player option is selected.

• Download the CC file (.smi)• Change DE streaming Media

Settings to QuickTime

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Downloading CC videos and CC Files on a Mac - continued

• Download the .MOV file• Put .mov and .smi file in the same folder• To play your video with closed captions, you will

need an application called VLC. It is free. You can download VLC at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

• Open VLC and select Open File… from the File menu.

• Check Load subtitles file: and click Settings…

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Downloading CC videos and CC Files on a Mac – last steps!

• Browse to the .smi file in the folder you created on your desktop, then click OK.

• Browse to your .mov file in your folder you created on your desktop by clicking the Browse… icon, then click OK.

• The video should begin playing with closed captions.

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Neat Strategy to help students – Manipulating Close Captioned Text

• Go to folder where the files are downloaded

• Right-click on the .smi file and open with a text editor like Notepad

• Change the Font Size to 20 and/or color to red, green, etc..

• Change the actual text! “Sharks are top predators This trick is awesome…”

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10 pt

30 pt

Before and After Shots of the CC Change

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CC Text That You Can Change

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Need a recap – check out Matt Mojan’s blog:streaming A-Z blog ( staking claim to best blog in the blogosphere)http://tinyurl.com/5ledbo

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Final Note: Are all of Discovery Education videos/segments closed

captioned?

No, currently about 30% of the basic DE streaming is captioned and 19% of Plus is captionedIt breaks down like this:Basic DE streaming = 1,149 full CC videos and 11, 729 CC video clips. Plus = 1,456 full CC videos and 16, 272 video clips

Opening up the Closed Captions

1. To help hearing impaired students

2. To reach visual learners

3. To reach ELL students

4. To enrich a grammar lesson

5. To teach a vocabulary lesson

6. To work on predicting outcomes

Why might we want to use CC in the classroom?

Howard CountySeptember 3, 2010

Take advantage of the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) Hall Davidson

DirectorDiscovery Educator Network

Graphic: Matt Monjan, Discovery Educator Network

Part II Captions

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