Video Players       

* Most downloaded videos work well on Real Player, obtained from: http://www.realplayer.com/

 * Most also work with QuickTime Player, obtained  from:  http://www.apple.com/quicktime/player/   

 

Windows Minimum Requirements

 * Pentium processor PC

 * At least 128 MB of RAM

 * Windows XP Service Pack 2 or VISTA

Three Major (free) Online Courseware Sources:

 * 6.1 YouTube, 
 * 6.2 iTunes U, and
 * 6.3 Direct from colleges.

6.1) YOUTUBE;  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcMHBushl00

  
a)  730 MIT videos on YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=MIT&p=r

To store course-lecture video: double-click desired video;
   *  point mouse in upper right corner of screen;
   *  click “download this video;”
   *  wait for download to complete;
   * using Explore, find course in  desktop/user name/Videos/Real Player Downloads;
   * copy desired video from Real Player Downloads to portable Flash Drive or DVD.
                                   
 
When disconnected from internet,
  * on computer, read from Flash Drive or DVD; double click desired video, sending to video player.
  * or show DVD via DVD player and TV


 

 b) 270 U. Calif at Berkeley videos on YouTube:
       http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ucberkeley 

To store course-lecture video: see MIT YouTube procedure, above.

6.2)  iTUNES U:  http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu_mobilelearning/itunesu.html
 

a) Stanford Univ. videos  on  iTunes U.  http://itunes.stanford.edu/index.html
   20 courses; many lectures on video, others audio or text.
      * Click “open Stanford on iTunes U” (upper right);
      * click “see all” in upper right of “Stanford courses;”     

 

To store course-lecture video: double click course;
 *  select lecture; double-click “get movie”;
 *  wait for download (rotation symbol) to complete;
 *  Using Explore, find lecture in  desktop/username/Music/iTunes/iTunesMusic/Movies
 *  copy selected lecture (by copy and paste) to portable Flash Drive or DVD.

 When disconnected from internet,
  * on computer, read from Flash Drive or DVD; double click desired video, sending to video player.
  * or show DVD via DVD player and TV    

b) MIT videos on iTunes U: http://web.mit.edu/itunesu/ 
 *  Click “Enter MIT on iTunes U”
     21 course-subject areas; many courses, many video lectures.

To store course-lecture video: see Stanford video procedure above.

 c) Duke University video on iTunes U: 
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/new.duke.edu.1360740605
            Course: Introduction to Engineering.

To store course-lecture video: 
 * double click “full course: video/VGA;”
 * see Stanford video procedure above.          

d) K-12 on iTunes U: some videos. http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu_mobilelearning/beyondcampus.html
  *  select “beyond campus” on bar;
  *  select “visit beyond campus,” at lower right;
  *  double-click “K-12;” at upper right;
       - video or text courses from high schools in Arizona, Maine, Michigan, East Orange NJ, Hunterdon NJ,  
        Montclair NJ, Perth Amboy NJ, Union City NJ, Pennsylvania, and Utah.

To store course-lecture video:
 *  select state source; see Stanford procedure above.

           

6.3) DIRECT FROM COLLEGES.

 

a) 24 U.Calif. at Berkeley courses; many video lectures:  http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php

 

To store lecture video: double  click course subject;
 *  pick desired lecture;
 *  double click left yellow box (view archived webcast);
 *  click “open”;  video will start in Real Player;
 *  point mouse to upper right of screen;
 *  click “download this video;”
 *  wait for download to complete;
 *  using Explore, find lecture in desktop/user name/Videos/RealPlayer Downloads;
 *  copy desired video from Real Player Downloads to portable Flash Drive or DVD.

When disconnected from internet,
  * on computer, read from Flash Drive or DVD; double click desired video, sending to video player.
  * or show DVD via DVD player and TV

 

b) Yale U.:  7 video courses; multiple lectures:  http://oyc.yale.edu/courselist

To store course-lecture video:
  * double-click course;
  * select “downloads” (in left column);
  * pick a lecture; double-click a bandwidth;
  * select “save;” select Documents;
  * wait for download to complete;
  *  using Explore, copy desired video from Documents to portable Flash Drive or DVD.

When disconnected from internet,
  * on computer, read from Flash Drive or DVD; double click desired video, sending to video player.
  * or show DVD via DVD player and TV

 c) Other colleges and courses:

  * Find other OpenCourseWare Consortium colleges in many countries, including Spain, France, Taiwan,
     and  Japan.  See  http://www.ocwconsortium.org/   (click “members” in upper bar)

 *  Find other OpenCourseWare Consortium courses  See http://www.ocwconsortium.org/  (click “find
     courses,” upper  right)

 *  Find other sources on iTubes U. See
     http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu_mobilelearning/beyondcampus.html  (select “visit beyond
     campus on iTunes U,” lower right)