Faculty Tools for Recording, Editing and Conferencing
GENERAL
BB Collaborate Ultra | VoiceThread | Zoom | Microsoft Teams | Camtasia | SnagIt | |
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Primary Purpose | Meetings and Interactivity with students | Interactivity with students | Meetings and Interactivity with Students | Meetings and Interactivity with Students | Image and Video Editing software | Recording and Capturing Content with basic Editing Abilities. Can also be used to screencast. |
Relative Ease of Use
(1=Easiest; 5=Requires more Practice)
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2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Student Use | Active meeting participant and Chat | Video, Audio and Text Comments and Presentation.
Specified Assignments
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Active Meeting Participant and Chat | Active Meeting Participant and Chat | N/A | N/A |
Integrated with BB | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Class Synchronicity | Synchronous | Asynchronous | Synchronous | Synchronous | Asynchronous | Asynchronous |
Access | Through Blackboard | Through Blackboard | Through CUNY Zoom License | With Outlook /Office 365 credentials | Must ask Steve Castellano for access (steve.castellano@lehman.cuny.edu) |
Must ask Steve Castellano for access (steve.castellano@lehman.cuny.edu) |
AUDIO & VIDEO
BB Collaborate Ultra | VoiceThread | Zoom | Microsoft Teams | Camtasia | SnagIt | |
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Audio | You can share audio through files or by playing the audio during the meeting | Yes as either an uploaded file or through a comment | You can share audio through files or by playing the audio during the meeting | You can share audio through files or by playing the audio during the meeting | Yes, as an uploaded file. Can be edited as well. | Yes, you can record live audio or attach a file. |
Video | Share your screen or share video files. | Upload Video files or comment with video. | Share your screen or share video files | Share your screen or share video files. | Upload Video and edit timing, speed, add effects, etc. | Yes, video can be live recorded and edited. |
Can you edit Audio and/or Video? | No, since this tool is used live. | Yes, both faculty and students can edit if given access. | No, since this tool is used live. | No, since this tool is used live. | Yes, its purpose is to edit audio and video. | Can be used for basic editing, more used to capture content. |
Record | Meetings are automatically recorded and available to faculty and students. | Since this is Asynchronous, there is record tool | Yes | Yes | Camtasia allows you to record your editing process as well. | Used to live record content on your screen. |
Where do recordings save? | Saved automatically to Collaborate Tab in Blackboard | Can be downloaded as a video file to local computer | If using browser, it saves to your zoom account (cloud based), if the app is downloaded, can save to either zoom account or local computer. | In the chat created by the meeting, and then can also be saved to local computer. | Recordings save to local computer. | Work saves to local computer. |
TOOLS & FEATURES
BB Collaborate Ultra | VoiceThread | Zoom | Microsoft Teams | Camtasia | SnagIt | |
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Breakout Rooms | Yes | Can create groups and sub-groups for separated student access | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A |
Screenshare | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A |
Chat / Q&A / Comments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A |
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