Video Submission Instructions
A required component of the SDSU Graduate Teaching à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã application is a submission* of a 10 minute (maximum) video recording of the nominee teaching in a classroom setting.
YouTube or other website video: Include the electronic link in your application materials. See instructions below for converting, trimming, naming and uploading a video to YouTube. The link must be viewable to anyone accessing the documents!
Saving your video:
Once you have recorded your video, make sure that your video is saved as one of the following formats:
- mov
- mp4 (.mpeg4)
- .avi
- .wmv
- .flv
- .3GP
Creating an account on YouTube:
If you do not have a YouTube Account, you must first set one up. You must use a Google account to sign up for a YouTube account. If you already have a Gmail address you can use that and skip this next section, but if not you can create one following the steps below
Go to www.google.com
- Click the blue box labeled “Sign in†in the right-hand corner.
- Select the “ Add Account†link.
- Select the “Create Account†link.
- Fill out all of the necessary information.
- Click the blue box labeled “Next Step†at the bottom of the page .
- Go to www.youtube.com.
- In the top right-hand corner there is a blue circle with the outline of a person, click that and select “Add Account.â€
- This will redirect you to your Google account; sign in with the account information that you just created in the last step.
- Once you are signed in, you are ready to upload your video.
Uploading Your Video to YouTube Account:
- Click on the gray box in the right-hand corner labeled “Upload.â€
- When the “Upload as...†screen appears, click “Create Channel.â€
- Click on the large gray arrow.
- Select the video file that you wish to upload.
- Change the privacy settings to “Public†using the gray drop down box.
- Click “Publish†once the video is done uploading and then click “Done.â€
You should get an email to your Gmail account confirming that your video has been uploaded.
Embedding the YouTube Link in a PDF Document:
- Open Adobe Acrobat Pro and open the file that you wish to embed the link into.
- Open your browser and copy the URL associated with your video.
- Go back to Adobe and highlight the text where you wish to embed the link.
- Right click and select “Create Link.â€
- Under “Link Action†make sure that “Open a Web Page†is selected.
- Paste the URL into the box and click "OK."
- You should now be able to click on the link and the webpage will open.
FERPA notice: Please note that instructors need to adhere to all campus FERPA policies, including those for sharing class lectures. If your campus does not have a policy in place, instructors should pass around a sheet where all present students give their permission, via signature, for the specific video(s) to be shared.