EmbedPlus is a service that promises to
enhance the way
that YouTube videos display when they are embedded on a page. For users
who intend to embed videos in WordPress, there is a WordPress-specific
plugin that can be installed onto the blog's dashboard. For all other
uses, the application on the EmbedPlus website itself walks users
through the process of customizing the embedded content.
I tested this out with the following video from The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a YouTube-based vlog adaptation of Pride and Prejudice:
Since
our eLearning Team blog is hosted by Blogspot, I used the web
application of EmbedPlus. First, it asked me to enter in the video's
URL. Then, I had to check whether I intended to post the code on a
WordPress blog (if "yes", the page gives instructions for installing the
WordPress plugin).
The next step involves selecting customizable options for the embedded video:
- video size
- start/stop time -- which would be handy if you want viewers to skip ahead to a specific timestamp rather that viewing the entire video
- scene markers -- perhaps more useful for longer videos, or important points within a lecture
- real-time reactions -- which displays pop-up comments on the video from YouTube, Digg, Twitter, and Reddit
- annotations -- this adds annotated notes at specific points within the video
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| Screenshot of the EmbedPlus Options window |
At this time I still have not tested the WordPress plugin version of this service, and depending on how the video displays on this blog, it may or may not be worth further investigation for use in eLearning. Still, the customizable display options seem to be potentially useful. I'm looking forward to testing its functionality with real lecture recordings.
Explanatory blog post by 404 Tech Support
I can see some uses for this, such as cropping a long lecture in mini lectures, just by using this tool, i believe it can be done... Will it work in our publish.illinois.edu? Maybe... or we should suggest it...
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