Video Help

There are full screen, closed captioning, and transcript options for each video tutorial on OSLIS. All of the videos are hosted on both Vimeo and YouTube. Since some school districts block one site or the other, the videos are also available on SafeShare and TeacherTube. Please note that YouTube may display ads and/or questionable videos from other sources.

Full Screen

If you do not see the option to view the video in full screen mode (Full Screen Icon), try one of the other links provided above the video.

SafeShare / No Ads

    • SafeShare provides a way to watch a video with no ads or other videos on the page. (A link can be made for any video hosted on Vimeo or YouTube.)
    • The SafeShare version of the video has the same content as the original source. Some features may not work, like closed captioning.

Closed Captioning

Closed captioning (CC) is the process of displaying on the screen the written text of the words as they are spoken in a video.

  • Vimeo
    • OSLIS provides closed captioning in English and Spanish.
    • Instructions to turn on closed captioning:
      • Click on CC at the bottom right of the video.
      • Click on English or Español (Spanish).
      • Click on Play ( Play Icon ) to watch the video and see the closed captioning text.
      • To turn off closed captioning while watching a video, click on CC, and then click on None.
  • YouTube
    • OSLIS provides closed captioning in English and Spanish. YouTube also automatically generates closed captioning in many other languages, but it may not always be accurate. 
    • Instructions to turn on closed captioning:
      • Click on Pause (Pause Icon) since YouTube typically starts playing a video automatically.
      • Click on Settings (Settings Gear Icon).
      • Click on Subtitles/CC.
      • Select a language.
        • For English or Spanish, click on the name of the language.
        • For any other language, click on Auto-translate, and then click on the name of the language you want.
      • Click on Play ( Play Icon ) to watch the video and see the closed captioning text.
      • To turn off closed captioning while watching a video, click on Settings (Settings Gear Icon) again, click on Subtitles/CC, and click on Off. Or, you may be able to click on the CC button to turn off closed captioning. 

Transcripts

A transcript is a document that contains a written copy of all of the words spoken in a video. Directly above each OSLIS video are links to its transcript in both English and Spanish.