Platform + Advantages - Disadvantages • USM has license • Internet connection required for video recording • Content is SOAR id/password protected. • Video recording quality affected by quality • Ease of use for creating and uploading of internet connection video/audio file. • Video upload and processing affected by • Integrated with Canvas to ease adding quality of internet connection videos to course content. • Limited amount of storage space (100 GB for • Both instructors and students have instructors, 1 GB for students) accounts to create/upload videos. • Student files not Close Captioned (CC) • Simple video editing available (trim start, transcribed YuJa end, and mistake cuts within timeline) Cloud video/audio storage • Ability to create and edit CC transcript. and streaming platform • Records up to 2 cameras, 2 screens, and 2 microphones simultaneously usm.yuja.com • Includes video quizzing and commenting options

• USM has license through Office 365. • Web version is not compatible with Firefox • Ease of use. or Safari. • Various Teams can be created according • Web browse & Mobile App have limited to class rosters. tools • Integrated with Canvas allowing meetings • MAC desktop version has limited tools to be scheduled per course. • Can make “calls” to specific people with USM email. Teams • Mobile App, Desktop, and Web browser versions. The hub for teamwork in Can send invites outside of course (I.e., ; guests). Synchronous Meetings; • Real-Time machine captioning in session Instant messenger/chat; (desktop application only), similar to Share files auto-captioning but done during the meeting. microsoft.com/en-us/ microsoft-365/microsoft- teams

• Ease of Use • No USM license • No USM Support • Limited session length; (40 minutes for free accounts) • Recordings and Closed Caption Transcripts a Pay/Subscription Service • No Recording Archive with Free Version • Canvas connection only with Pay/ Subscription Service • Unsecure (potential Zoom Bomb Opportunities) Synchronous Meetings/ Recorder • In session captioning manual, or requires a real person to accomplish zoom.us Platform + Advantages - Disadvantages • Ease of use • Currently, limited support documentation • Secure (USM credentials required to start • No video uploading to the cloud storage session) environment • Integrated with Canvas Courses (already) • Limited video editing tools (trim start and • Breakout rooms, screen share, file share, end only) white board tools, and other tools • In session captioning requires a real person available to accomplish • Full user environment controls (i.e., make students presenters, mute participants, WebEx remove permissions etc.) • Session Recording/Archiving Synchronous Meetings/ Training/Recorder • Unlimited recording storage space • Recording CC transcription (editable) webex.com • Ability to include non-USM people in sessions (i.e., invite outside guests) • Mobile app, Web app, and desktop versions available

• Ease of use • No USM license • Integrated with Canvas Courses • Session Recordings delete after 14 days • Breakout rooms, screen share, file share, • Cannot download/archive session white board tools, and other tools recordings (no retrieval available, at all) available • Limited number of simultaneous uses across • Share video from streaming service all USM courses (no more than 10 at a time) (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) • No mobile version available • Session Recording available (limited) • In session captioning manual, or requires a real person to accomplish Big Blue Button Synchronous Meetings/ Recorder bigbluebutton.org

• Video Editor/Creator • Not Free, No USM License (faculty, • Screen, camera, microphone, and system departments, schools, or colleges must audio recording capabilities purchase licenses) • PowerPoint and file import capabilities to • Not a video streaming service (videos must video timeline be uploaded to Yuja or YouTube for viewing) • Easy export to video format • No USM Support • Can upload directly to YouTube, Vimeo, • No CC automatic CC transcript support Screencast.com, and a Google Drive • Canvas course do not have enough storage Camtasia account. to allow videos to be uploaded directly. Screen recorder/video editor techsmith.com/video- editor.html Platform + Advantages - Disadvantages • Available to USM Faculty, Staff, and • Requires a microphone (most laptops have Students this, some desktops do not) • Ease of use • Must record audio directly w/in PowerPoint • Easy error/mistake correction (cannot use an external program for better quality) • Recorded directly in PowerPoint (no other software needed) • Requires the use of Microsoft OneDrive for storage and sharing (all faculty, staff, and students have OneDrive accounts) PowerPoint • No CC transcription with audio clips on slides Microsoft Power Point insert/record narration microsoft.com/en-us/ microsoft-365/powerpoint

• Available to USM Faculty, Staff, and • Requires a microphone (most laptops have Students this, some desktops do not) • Ease of use • Must record audio directly w/in PowerPoint • Easy error/mistake correction (cannot use an external program for better quality) • Recorded directly in PowerPoint (no other software needed) • Requires the use of a video streaming service (Yuja or YouTube) • Video Export/Creation within PowerPoint (no additional software needed) • Videos cannot be directly uploaded to a PowerPoint Canvas course. Video Recording • CC transcription processed by video streaming service (not PowerPoint) Microsoft Power Point • Editing mistakes requires users to edit the insert/record narration & PowerPoint file and re-export videos exported as video microsoft.com/en-us/ microsoft-365/powerpoint

• Available to all at USM • Password protected, may require users to • Ease of use “sign-in” to their USM accounts before viewing material in Canvas • File/Folder Sharing options for specific people, anyone within USM, or anyone • Problems with Apple Products (browser with a link version does not work well with Safari, OneDrive app does not work well on a Mac) • Canvas connection that allows for easy file placement and sharing • Accommodates voice-over PowerPoints, One Drive Word documents, PDFs, and Excel files • Online versions of Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Cloud file storage Excel for quick online editing microsoft.com/en-us/ microsoft-365/onedrive/ online-cloud-storage Platform + Advantages - Disadvantages • Available to all at USM • Password protected, which may cause • Ease of use problems for some users. Problems with Safari browser • Auto CC transcription • Not directly connected to Canvas (yet) • Increased video storage space (more than Yuja or YouTube) • Adding video to Canvas requires embedding or viewing links • Allows video comments and viewing tracking • Limited video editing (only trim start and end) Stream • Complex permission sharing options Microsoft video storage & streaming platform microsoft.com/en-ww/ microsoft-365/microsoft- stream

• Ease of use • Presents security problem since nothing is • Automatic CC transcription on uploaded behind the USM firewall. videos • Copyright: potential problems with any USM • Accessible by everyone (No USM branding credentials required) • No USM Accounts or Support • Video commenting available • No direct connection with Canvas (video • Includes an analytics page to see total embedding ore direct links required) views, minutes, etc. • Limited storage space YouTube • An embed code can be retrieved for your • No quizzing features/tools video from YouTube through the Share Cloud video storage & • No direct recording without broadcasting option on the video. Then create a Page software (OBS) streaming platform in Canvas, edit that page, and paste that embed code from YouTube in the HTML youtube.com Editor option. This will add the video to the page. Another option is to add a link to the YouTube video to a Module in Canvas through the External URL option.