Loom
UPDATE: Panopto is the college-recommended and supported tool for student and faculty created video.
Loom for Education
Background on Loom
Many Pima faculty utilize Loom as a video solution for creating quick, free, short videos that introduce course content, provide student feedback, or enable students to create narrated presentations utilizing screen-sharing.
Please keep in mind that neither Loom nor ScreenPal are designated as college-supported, licensed technologies. If you are interested in exploring the free version of the tool, here are a few resources that may help:
Loom for Education: Visit this page to verify your educator status so you can get free advanced features with the educator account. As of November 2021, this includes: 1) unlimited videos; 2) up to 45-minute recordings; 3) folders; 4) HD Video; 5) Ability to pull system audio; 6) custom recording dimensions; 7) drawing tool and mouse emphasis; and many other features.
While advanced, keep in mind that Loom has monetized their auto-captioning feature; if you are seeking a free solution, upload your video to the free YouTube Studio
Common Sense Education Review of Loom.com
Creating Videos for Teaching: an overview of tools and recommended practices which includes our video standards shortlist.
Faculty FAQs
Can I upload videos to Loom for editing?
As of Dec 2021, you can only upload videos if you have a Business or Enterprise account (an "educator account" doesn't allow for that. For videos you create in Loom using an educator account, Loom does now allow you to trim at the beginning, ending or middle of a video. For a tool that has more robust editing features, try out Screencast'O'Matic.
Keep in mind that when you upload any video from your computer to YouTube "Studio," it also allows for a range of basic editing features. For more information, visit How to Trim Your Videos with the Video Editor in YouTube Studio
Does Loom autocaption?
Loom's educator version does not. To auto-caption and custom edit your videos, please upload using YouTube Studio.
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