edTPA Video Tim Merritt Learning Technologies Division

edTPA Technical Video Tips Don’t assume your phone or tablet will work Don’t assume your phone or tablet will work Before you record student teaching: Test your camera device, from recording to trimming to saving to uploading Test again!

edTPA Technical Video Tips Using phone/tablet? Using phone/tablet? Landscape, not portrait Landscape, not portrait Home button on right Home button on right * Image source: net/2011/12/iphone_bbc_iplayer_d esign.html

edTPA Technical Video Requirements Acceptable file sizes MB recommended MB recommended No single file over 500MB No single file over 500MB All files total under 900MB All files total under 900MB * Source: Guidance for Send to edTPA (Pearson): LiveText Latest Help and Tips, p. 14

edTPA Technical Video Requirements Acceptable formats*: flv asf qt mpg mpeg avi wmv mov mp4 m4v * Source: Making Good Choices, A Support Guide for edTPA Candidates, p. 14

edTPA Technical Video Requirements Most common: wmv mov mp4 m4v Windows Live Movie Maker = wmv iMovie, iOS devices = mov, mp4, m4v

edTPA Technical Video Requirements m4v is associated with iTunes and iOS devices May not play on all systems File extension.m4v can usually be changed to.mp4 with no need to reprocess the file

LiveText Tips File size: 10 MB to 15 MB per minute at most* File size: 10 MB to 15 MB per minute at most* Always test your video on another computer Always test your video on another computer Video file smaller than 10 MB? Video file smaller than 10 MB? Maybe it plays on your computer Maybe it plays on your computer … it’s probably not your video … it’s probably not your video * “Mathematical!”

LiveText Tips Video file smaller than 10 MB Video file smaller than 10 MB Test on another machine first Test on another machine first Won’t play? Pointer, shortcut/alias, playlist, or project but not a self-contained video file Won’t play? Pointer, shortcut/alias, playlist, or project but not a self-contained video file

iMovie 10 Current version is (Mavericks, Oct 2013) Current version is (Mavericks, Oct 2013) Many iMovie variations in recent years Many iMovie variations in recent years In , trim clip in Event Library In , trim clip in Event Library

iMovie 10 Compress your video; choose Compress your video; choose – Share > iTunes – or File > Share > iTunes

iMovie 10 Compress/ “Share” Compress/ “Share” Choose Size: SD 480P (854 x 480) Choose Size: SD 480P (854 x 480) iMovie will compress and add it to iTunes iMovie will compress and add it to iTunes

iMovie 10 Open iTunes (latest version ) Open iTunes (latest version ) In the Library popup, choose Movies In the Library popup, choose Movies Click Home Movies Click Home Movies Find your movie Find your movie Control-click/right-click, choose Reveal in Finder Control-click/right-click, choose Reveal in Finder Upload this file Upload this file

Windows Live Movie Maker Space bar to stop and pause Find desired start/end points – – Press I for clip start or “in point” – – Press O for clip end or “out point”

Windows Live Movie Maker Proofread your selection and your title Proofread your selection and your title Save project (Ctrl-S) Save project (Ctrl-S) Save Movie Save Movie – Name movie lastname_edTPA_01.wmv – Wait for export

Resource Links Online Learning for Pearson ePortfolio Users Online Learning for Pearson ePortfolio Users – epare.html Recommended Video Formats and Settings Recommended Video Formats and Settings – dedVideoFormatsandSettings.pdf

Resource Links edTPA Troubleshooting Tips edTPA Troubleshooting Tips – edTPA Making Good Choice: Support Guide for edTPA Candidates edTPA Making Good Choice: Support Guide for edTPA Candidates – Guidance for Send to edTPA (Pearson): LiveText Latest Help and Tips Guidance for Send to edTPA (Pearson): LiveText Latest Help and Tips – n _ n _ n _

Resource Links Any Video Converter Free for Mac (download) Any Video Converter Free for Mac (download) – free.html free.html free.html Any Video Converter Lite for Mac (free in App store) Any Video Converter Lite for Mac (free in App store) – lite/id lite/id lite/id Any Video Converter Free for Windows Any Video Converter Free for Windows –