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This would be an excellent news show format for a school. Multiple cameras and angles, moderated questions or comments. 4 hours maximum recording time. You can play video from another place by installing an app. but know that re-broadcasting content (music, video, etc.) on YouTube may be a copyright issue. You should always have an additional monitor set on YouTube to check and make sure your broadcasted show is working.
Optional Equipment:
Long USB cable and webcam- small tripod (Logitech C920 HD camera approx. 100.00 on Amazon and will mount to a tripod). You can assign a student to be the camera operator/switcher. The mic on Webcam is fine for close, but an external USB microphone like a blue snowball mic (60.00 - use long USB cable) is nice.
Initial Setup
- Sign up for Google and You Tube account (by default you have YouTube)
- Create a YouTube Channel that is managed and add managers (if working within a school district- you maintain complete control)
- Set up a Google Hangout on Air (works on ipad but you cannot control it from an ipad-- )
- Go to matrix of 9 squares- click Google Plus
- Create a Hangout- Click HOME> HANGOUTS
- Decide to start now or later
- Default is PUBLIC-- or remove "public" and it will be unlisted on YouTube and you can Invite an audience
- Click Share
- The Hangout creates an "Event"... To go back in- click Home> EVENTS
- Click START when you are ready to start , click AGREE since it will be broadcast on YouTube
- Click Start Broadcast at bottom
- Comment Tracker on left- try sources" option-- paste in a link to your live broadcast into the comments, you can also copy a Twitter feed and put in as a source
- In Comments Settings you can sort oldest or newest first. Click on a question in comment and click Eyeball- so your question can appear onscreen in place of your picture. You can also pin comments (questions) to find them later
Comment Tracker
