Directions for Writing ClosedCaptioning for DE Streaming Videos '

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Directions for Writing Closed-Captioning for DE
Streaming Videos.

• Kati Searcy
• Star Discovery Educator
• Fulton County Schools, Georgia
• Participant, Discovery Educational National
  Institute 2008

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Log into Discovery Education Streaming

• DE Streaming

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Click on Advanced Search
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Select Closed Captioning along with your other
descriptors
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Choose the video you want to use(make sure you
see CC)
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Click on Media Settings
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Choose Windows Media Player, Click Close
Captioning and Save
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Right-click on the Download icon and choose Save
Target As to save the .asf file.
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Right-click on the cc icon and choose Save
Target As to download the .smi file. (Use the
exact same name for the two files and put them in
the same folder.)
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Open the Windows Media Player program by going
to Start - Programs - Windows Media Player
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In the Navigation bar, click on Tools and open
Options
If you do not see the tools click here and on
the pull-down menu, click show classic menu.
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Click on Tools - Options
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Click on the Security Tab.Under Content,
choose Run script commands when present and
Show local captions when present. Click OK.
It is possible that you may not have access to
the Security tab . You may have to contact your
technology administrator
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File Open Your Saved Video File
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You should see the closed-caption play as
soon as the narrator begins speaking.Now its
time to edit the written words.
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• Right-click on your downloaded .smi file and
  click on Open With Notepad
• It may appear with a real player r icon
• (View next slide)

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Highlight and change the font size and/or color
Highlight and then edit, change, add text.
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Youre almost done.

• Save changes
• Close the .smi file
• Open the .asf file to view your edited movie

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• For more information, check out these other
  presentations about close-captioning
• Close Captioned How To Word Doc with Steps for CC
  and Promethean Boards
• Close Captioned Videos How To Find Them Tips
  and Tricks

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Thank you, Matt Monjan!

• Source http//blog.discoveryeducation.com/matt.mo
  njan/files/2008/05/directions-for-viewing-cc.doc
  8/13/08