Presentations text content in Using YouTube Videos to Communicate Science
Slide1
Using YouTube Videos to Communicate Science
Nancy N. Soreide, Tracey Nakamura, Michael DunlapNOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
AMS Meeting, January 2011, Seattle, WA
Slide2Arctic Report Card 2010
YouTube video embedded in slide… or play from YouTube or local video file
Slide3Why?
Can tell a complicated story easilyEncapsulates it clearly in a few momentsReaches a wide audience
Speaks for you all the time ….. even when you aren’t thereHelpful with press releases ….. helps the media get the story straight
Play from
YouTube
or
local video file
Slide4Click to play on
YouTube or video file
Slide5Click to play on
YouTube or video file
Slide6Slide7Why YouTube?
ServersSupport streaming of large, long videos, in HD, with audio Handle peak loadsServices
Video resolution matched to available bandwidthAudio support (voice over, music, closed captioning for Section 508 compliance)Videos organized by topic with PlaylistsUsage statistics and analysis
YouTube Servers & Services!
Slide8Users with fast internet can play videos in HD
Slide9Closed captioning
available for Section 508 compliance
Slide10“Playlists” organize videos by topic
Slide11Video usage statistics
Number of views
How people found itLinks to itHot spots
Slide12How do people find your videos?
Web pages link to it or embed itYour web pages; other’s web pagesYouTubeyour YouTube channelYouTube suggests “videos of interest”
YouTube search functionYouTube subscription service sends a notice to subscribers when you post a new video
Slide13How hard is it to make a video?
What is your story?Aim for simple story in short 1-3 minute videoExplanatory text written on video (e.g., North Pole web cam videos)
Voiceover (e.g., Arctic Report Card, Chile tsunami)No added audio or text (e.g., tsunami propagation animations)Stage directions or storyboard Visuals
Photos, science graphics, animations, video clips or Google Earth animationsPublic domain images from NOAA, Wikimedia Commons…AudioVoiceover or music or bothPublic domain music e.g., Free Music Archive, http://freemusicarchive.org/
Home movie-making software
Inexpensive, e.g., under $100 (we use Sony Vegas Movie Studio)
YouTube channel
Enterprise Level Agreement for YouTube channel
YouTube free upload (if consistent with organizational regulations)
Slide14NOAA PMEL YouTube channel
www.youtube.com/noaapmel
Using YouTube Videos to Communicate Science
Download Presentation - The PPT/PDF document "Using YouTube Videos to Communicate Scie..." is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.