Learning Preference Options

*Note: For Vimeo videos see "Amara" tab. 

YouTube Community Contributions 

First check to see if Community Contributions feature is enabled.

• If Community Contributions feature is enabled, begin editing the captions Links to an external site. if possible. 

Sample YouTube Comment to the Author (Turn On Community Contributions)

The easiest way to communicate with the author of a video is to comment on their video. Feel free to copy and paste the sample below or adapt it. 

Hello! I found your video to be extremely helpful. If it is all right with you, I would love to use your video in my course, but I need to provide quality closed captioning to my students. I would be happy to help all viewers enjoy your video, and help with closed captioning. If you can please turn on "Community Contributions" for this video, I would really appreciate it! Please use this tutorial to grant me access to the captions.

Turn on or off for a specific video: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6052538?hl=en Links to an external site.

 

Thank you so much! 

Note: Notice the that the URL above is not descriptive. Unfortunately YouTube has a very basic comment editor. Hopefully future improvements will allow for descriptive hyperlink application. 

Search for Captioned Videos 

If you’d like search results to only show videos with captions available, you can enable a search feature by either typing in "cc" in the search bar after entering the keywords or by using the closed caption Filter.

Option 1:

Enter your keywords in the YouTube search bar followed by ", cc."  For example, type in "Captioning video, cc" in the YouTube search bar to find captioned videos whose keywords include "Captioning video"

Option 2:

1. Enter your keywords in the YouTube search bar
2. Click the Filters button
3. Click CC (closed caption)

This will limit your search to only videos that have closed captions available.

Videos with captions available will have a “CC” icon underneath the video summary in search results.

... if you are unable to find a captioned version of the YouTube video that you would like to use in a course, first refer to the Captioning Decision Tree and then use the appropriate platform to locate or add captions in a video.

Amara

Before using Amara check with your institution's copyright guidelines. 

Getting Started 

1. How to register for an Amara account. Links to an external site.
2. How to sign into Amara. Links to an external site.
3. Browse Amara Support Center Links to an external site. for specific help. 

Curating/Search for Closed Captioned Videos

It's good practice to use closed captioned videos as you're building new instructional content. Here are a couple of resources you can search for closed captioned videos. 

1. First check your school's library to see if the institution subscribes to video streaming services. Some of these video databases can be added into Canvas, which is very convenient! You should be able to view the video in the Rich Content Editor under More External Tools. 
2. In addition, check the following resources:
   • 3C Media Solutions 
   • YouTube 
   • Amara 
   • Vimeo 
3. If there is a specific video you'd like to use, but cannot find an accessible version, you may want to consider in trying to find an equal alternative accessible video. 
4. If there is a specific video you feel would be valuable to students, please discuss your options with your Distance Education Coordinator and/or Canvas Admin.