Echo360 help guide

• Share PowerPoint slides, images, and other course materials through Brightspace
• Post an audio recording of your lecture
• Create and share a narrated (voice-over) PowerPoint presentation
• Use Echo360 Q&A to capture and share student questions
• Create a Brightspace discussion forum for ongoing questions and discussion
• Share pre-recorded video content, ensuring that students are not included unless you have obtained their consent

Some instructors also choose to record lectures using Echo360 or Zoom on a personal laptop. Keep in mind that recording quality may vary depending on factors such as Wi‑Fi performance, microphone and camera placement, ambient noise, and classroom lighting.

Classrooms may not be recording-enabled due to equipment limitations or because the existing classroom technology infrastructure does not support recording installations.

• Find out more about classroom types
• Book a demo
• Watch the Echo360 universal capture demo

1. Sign in to the classroom computer using your UVic NetLink ID and password
2. Set up any accessories you plan to use, such as the lapel microphone located in the AV cabinet
3. Open Echo360 Universal Capture and enter your primary @uvic.ca email address
4. Enter a recording title. This title will appear in your Echo360 library after the recording is uploaded.
5. Add a description (optional)
6. Review the recording inputs and confirm that:
   • The correct video sources are selected
   • Audio levels are active and responding to sound
   • If no inputs are available, restart the computer and try again
7. Set the capture duration to match the length of your class
8. Select the desired recording quality (the default setting is High)
9. Choose where the recording will be uploaded: your personal Echo360 library, or specific Echo360 course
10. Complete any remaining recording settings
11. Select Start Recording

Universal capture is pre-installed on all Classroom resident computers. Before, you begin recording you will need to set specific details including the name, location, quality and any inputs (e.g. mic and screen, webcam).

Configure your capture details

1. Open Universal Capture
2. Log in
3. Select Inputs (e.g. webcam, monitor, and mic)
4. Select the pencil icon to give it a name
5. Enter a Title
6. Enter a Description
7. Select Publish To and choose a location to save your file
8. Click Save

Echo360 allows instructors to upload and share recorded lectures, video tutorials, presentations, and other media with students through Brightspace.

Supported file types include:

• Video: MP4, M4V, MTS, WMV, MOV, AVI, FLV, MKV
• Audio: MP3, M4A, MKA, AIFF
• Presentations: PDF, PPT, PPTX

Upload a media file

• Log in to Brightspace
• From the navigation bar, select Echo360 Media
• Select Create
• Choose Upload Media
• Drag and drop your file, or select Files to Upload
• Select Upload

Important: Do not close the upload window until the upload is complete. Closing the window will cancel the upload.

Once uploaded, the file will appear in your Echo360 Library while it is being processed. Newly uploaded files may appear dimmed until processing is complete. If you do not see your file right away, refresh the page.

• Record to the Cloud: The recording is automatically added to your Echo360 media library
• Record Locally: The recording is saved to your computer and is not automatically uploaded to Echo360

1. Navigate to a Brightspace course and go to Content
2. Create a module or select an existing module
3. Select the Existing Activities button
4. Select External Learning Tools from the list of options
5. Choose Add Echo360 Course from options available
6. Choose the Add Echo360
7. Rename “Add Echo360 course” to something you would like
8. Once the Echo360 course has been created and linked to the course, you can now add videos from your Echo360 library)

Note: You will only need to complete this step once. If you complete this step again, multiple Echo360 courses will be created which can cause issues within the course.

1. Navigate to a Brightspace course and go to Content
2. Create a module or select an existing module
3. Click the Upload/Create button
4. Select Create a File from the list
5. Add a title for the page
6. Choose the Insert Stuff icon
7. Choose Add Echo360 Media
8. You can select the file from your current library or upload a new file

1. Navigate to a Brightspace course and go to Content
2. Create a module or select an existing module
3. Select Existing Activities and from the list select Single Echo Video Link
4. You can Choose Existing Content (which already lives in your personal Echo360 library) or Upload Content (directly from your device)
5. Click the Next button
6. Choose your Embed options
7. Click the Embed button

• Instructors can create and edit recordings, manage course content, add captions, and publish media to Echo360 and Brightspace courses.
• Students can watch videos and access transcripts, but they cannot download video files.

1. Customize thumbnails to choose the image displayed for your video
2. Trim the beginning or end of a recording to remove setup time, pauses, or unwanted content
3. Split a recording into multiple videos
4. Remove specific sections from within a video
5. Insert additional audio or video clips into an existing recording
6. Add, remove, or replace audio and video tracks to update or enhance your media

1. Go to Library and find the video
2. Click the 3 dots and then select More Actions and then select Edit Transcript
3. Click the Edit Transcript button
4. Click the Apply to CC button
5. View the video and click the CC icon to view the captions

1. Go to your Echo360 Library and locate the video
2. Select the three dots (More Actions) next to the video
3. Choose Edit Transcript
4. Select Edit Transcript again to begin making changes
5. Update the text by selecting the sentence you want to edit
6. When you have finished making changes, select Save as New Version