介绍 to Creating and Editing Captions in YouTube

YouTube是 second most visited website in 的 world, 领先Facebook 2分.8 billion visits annually.  Because of this, instructors my choose to utilize YouTube as a video creating and sharing platform.

添加ing captions to your video makes your content available to a larger audience. For students who are deaf, 耳背的, who speak different languages, 谁是盲人, or have a visual impairment, captions are integral to accessing information shared in 的 video.

最基本的 of Creating and Editing Captions on YouTube

Youtube hosts media and provides Auto-generated captions. These captions are inaccurate but 的 following guide will explain how to create and edit captions using 的 YouTube website.

  1. 登录 to your YouTube user account.
    • If you do not have an account, follow 的 steps on 的 website to create an account.
  2. 点击 的 video camera icon in 的 top-right of 的 页面和 select Upload Video; this will open a new page.
  3. 点击 选择要上传的文件, or 拖放 把文件放到页面上.
  4. Select 的 appropriate video privacy 集ting.
    • Public videos are publicly searchable.
    • Unlisted videos are not listed in search results, but can be played by someone who has a URL link.
    • Private videos cannot be searched that can only be linked through URL.
    • Scheduled videos will post publicly at a predetermined time.
  5. 输入 your title, description and tags.
  6. 点击 的 高级设置 tab on 的 top of 的 page;  的 video language to 英语 and 检查 的 社区的贡献 复选框.
  7. 点击 发布.
  8.  的 P出版的视频 页面和 点击 的 齿轮 on 的 bottom of 的 video.
  9. 点击 “字幕/ CC”, select ‘添加字幕/ CC’. 将出现一个新窗口.
  10. 点击 ‘添加新的字幕/CC’; select 英语. 页面将刷新.
  11. Select 转录和自动同步’.
  12. 添加 的 appropriate text and once completed 点击 设置时间

Connect with 的 Instructional 可访问性 Group

Improve your instructional accessibility through 的 IAG live trainings, access 检查s for individual materials, 或者课程回顾.

Have more questions or need additional assistance? Email 的 Instructional 可访问性 Group