If you are recording a presentation on your own, we recommend you create your presentation using PowerPoint (with or without Cameo) and that you save it as a video file (.mp4 file). Please see the following links for guidance and helpful hints and tips:

• Presenting with Cameo
• Record your presentation
• Turn your presentation into a video (.mp4 video format to facilitate submission via KentPlayer)

Save / download your recording as an .mp4 format video file.

• Please ensure that you name your file as : [MODULE CODE] presentation YOUR SURNAME your first name e.g.:
  
• ABCD1234 Presentation SMITH Tom

Note:  your Convenor might wish you to use a certain software in a certain way for an assignment and will be happy to offer any guidance accordingly.

If you have to create a group presentation, we would recommend using Microsoft Teams as much of it's functionality works well for this.

Firstly, you can schedule a Teams meeting so all group members can join from various locations. Give it a name following a naming convention for the resulting video (.mp4 file) as advised by your Convenor such as: [Module code] Presentation [YOUR GROUP NAME OR NUMBER] eg:

ABCD1234 Presentation Group 1 

During the meeting all group members have the opportunity to present their part of the presentation. To share the PowerPoint slides the first presenter will need to click the Share button to reveal options to select a presenter mode, share their screen or an application window.

As this is a group presentation, we would advise scrolling down under the PowerPoint Live heading to browse OneDrive or your computer and upload the PowerPoint file you have worked on collaboratively.

Presenting in PowerPoint Live enables group members to see any notes they made on the slides comprising their part of the presentation to aid their delivery of key points.

To start the recording the first presenter will need to click the More button (three dots) in the meeting controls and select Record and transcribe and then Start recording.

First presenter starts: The first person presents their slides and sees their own private speaker notes.

Take control: The next presenter clicks Take Control on their screen. They can now advance the slides using their arrow keys and see their own notes while the first presenter remains on standby.

Switch back or continue: When finished, the active presenter can stop control or pass it along to the next team member in the exact same way.  

What happens if I stop presenting rather than switching control?

If you happen to click stop presenting / stop sharing this will end the prersentation for all members of the group. Fear not! Teams will ask if you are really sure you want to do this and, if not, you can cancel so that the next group member can take control.

When you have finished, click the More button again to Stop recording, or simply leave the meeting to automatically save it.  

The recording will then save to the meeting organiser's OneDrive, where the group will be able to watch it back. If all is well then the .mp4 video file will need to be downloaded out of OneDrive and uploaded to the KentPlayer server as detailed below. Once processed they will then need to access and submit the KentPlayer link to the recording (and/or any supporting PowerPoint or other files as directed by the Convenor) to the Moodle assignment inbox on behalf of the group.  

Given the potential size of audio files (such as .mp3) and video files (such as .mp4) you will submit these via a link that can be found in the Assessment and Feedback tile of your module(s) that goes to a folder linked to the module that sits on the KentPlayer server.   

Having accessed the Assessment and Feedback tile, you will see:  

The Assessment Brief which you will need to consult for information on just what is expected of you for the assignment, including:

• Information on file size and file format
• Any file naming conventions

A link to submit your audio (.mp3) or video (.mp4) files to a module-linked assignments folder on the KentPlayer server (a presentation in this example).    

A Moodle assignment inbox - despite submitting the audio/video files elsewhere, you may also be required to submit associated notes or, in the case of a presentation, PowerPoint slides, to this inbox. Alternatively, the lecturer might simply just be using it to feedback on your audio/video submission.  In either case, grades and feedback will be provided to you via this inbox and, ultimately, KentVision.     

The example we are giving here is for uploading a recorded presentation video file but the following steps would be the same for uploading other .mp3 and .mp4 files.    

Having accessed the Assessment and Feedback tile, click the presentation submission link (in this example ‘ABCD12324 – Presentation Submission link’). 

In the new browser window, you will now be in the module-linked assignments folder on the KentPlayer server where you upload the file.

Drag and drop

The following points are highlighted on the screenshot below.

1. Drag and drop the file anywhere on the main part of the window.
2. You will then have a box in the bottom right corner appear indicating the progress of the upload. You MUST keep the window open until it has finished uploading.
3. Once the upload is complete, this box will display a tick.
4. Once the upload to the KentPlayer server is complete, the video will enter a further stage of processing and you will see the percentage increase until this has also completed.

You will not receive a submission receipt; to check you have made a submission successfully, close your browser, reopen and click the submission link in the Assessment and Feedback tile of the module again. If you can see and playback your video (see screenshot below), your submission has been successful. 

Now that your presentation recording has uploaded and processed successfully to your module's assignments folder on KentPlayer, you will need to access the link to the video to enable you to submit this to the assignment inbox in the Assessment and Feedback tile in your Moodle module to facilitate staff access and marking. To do this:

1. Click the 3-dots in the upper right corner of the thumbnail of your recording.
2. From the resulting drop-down menu select Share.
3. Then select Copy link.

Once you have the link, return to the Moodle assignment inbox (highlighted below) in the Assessment and Feedback tile of your module and click the link.

Once in the inbox:

1. Click the Add submission button.
2. Paste the link to your recording into the text editor field. (Note: this will not appear as a 'live' link to you here but once submitted your lecturer will be able to use it to access the recording.)
3. Click Save changes at the bottom of the screen.

Your video is then submitted for grading.