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How to do Hosting and Posting Video using Google Drive

To Host Your Video We recommend using Google Drive to host your recorded video as it allows uploads of larger files (up to your 5GB free storage limit) and then easily converts your video for web viewing.  If you do not already have a Google account you can create on at https://drive.google.com/ by clicking the “sign up” button. Once you have created an account you can upload your video by clicking on the “upload ” button.   You’ll see a window pop up asking you if you want to convert the file. You can leave the radio buttons marked as they are and click “ start upload .”   You will then see the upload progress window . When the file has finished uploading you may need to refresh the screen to see the file on your file list. You can tell it is a video file because it has the little video icon next to the file name. Click on the file name and the video player will open showing the first frame of the video. There is an option below ...

Free Educational Video Sites

 The 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration.   Academic Earth Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars. academicearth.org Big Think Video interviews with 600+ thought leaders in a range of fields. bigthink.com Brightstorm Short-form online video lessons by professional educators. Free math lessons. brightstorm.com CosmoLearning Aggregator of free, online video lessons and documentaries. cosmolearning.com Coursera Lectures taught by world-class professors and reinforced through interactive exercises. coursera.org EdX Courses designed specifically for interactive study via the web. edx.org Futures Channel High quality multimedia content ideal for use in the...

How to Build a Google Custom Search Engine

Custom search engines (CSE’s) may seem like a tool for advanced users — but in fact anyone can build one, even not knowing much about advanced Boolean operators. If you have never built a CSE, start with this: Create a Custom Search Engine on the fly . All you need is to input a site you’d like to search, such as your own website, or any site you like. Let’s try zoominfo.com , for example. You can ignore the “code” section on the left – just go ahead and use your engine. Let’s try a search for “Vice president of business development.” …This feels like magic, doesn’t it? The Control Panel Now let’s try to create something a bit more sophisticated. The start page allows you to specify the name of your engine, a description, and sites to search. Interestingly, you can include a template for your search using the asterisk *. (Note that the use of the asterisk in Google’s search engine is totally unrelated.) Here’s an example: you can use the site templates *.go...