CLOSEED CAPTIONING OPTTIONS IN D
DISCOVERY
Y STREAMING Base
ed on the com
mputer sett ings in MCPSS M
Many students can beneffit from seeing the text aalong with hhearing the aaudio in a vid
deo. It is reecommende
ed that you tturn on close
ed captioning wheneverr the option is available tto you. O
Overview of o
options for closed captiioning W
When using vvideos from DE Streamin
ng, you have
e the option of playing th
he video direectly from th
he web (SSTREAMING VIDEO) or d
downloadingg the video and playing itt from a savved location (DOWNLOA
ADED VIDEO) AMING VIDEEO: From the
e File menu in Windowss Media Playyer, choose PlayLyricsOn if  STREA
availa
able  DOWN
NLOADED V
VIDEO: You n
need to dow
wnload both the video and the Closeed Captionin
ng file into th
he same fold
der in orderr to see the ccaptions in yyour downlo
oaded video
o. Also, from
m the Tools menu in Wiindows Med
dia Player, choose Optio
ons, and theen click on th
he Security ttab. Checkk the boxes n
next to Run script comm
mands when
n present an
nd Show locaal captions w
when present NOTEE: Teachers a
and studentss do not havve access to the Securityy tab in Wind
dows Media
a Playerr. Only the IITSS can do this. D
Detailed dire
ections for ST
TREAMING V
VIDEO 1. Checkk that the vid
deo you havve chosen haas closed ca ptioning avaailable if so, tthe CC icon w
will appear in the video listing 2. Checkk that you ha
ave closed ccaptioning tu
urned on if so, the CC icon unde r the video aarea will be “pressed” 3. Click tthe Downloa
ad button. M
Make sure W
Windows Meedia is selected. This w
way, you will have the op
pportunity to
o change thee settings in Media player. 4. Click tthe Downloa
ad button and then click the Play V
Video icon to
o play video. Windo
ows Media P
Player will sttart playing tthe video. A
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5. Turn o
on captions,, if they are not already showing. TTo turn captions on, go tto the Play m
menu and ch
hoose Lyricss, Captions, and Subtitle
esOn if Avvailable Tip: Iff you can’t fiind the Play menu, then
n right click oon the dark bar somewh
here to the left off “Now Playiing” Once they are turrned on, you can view yo
our videos fuull screen wiithin DE Streeaming or in Media Playerr and the cap
ptions will sh
how either w
way. D
Detailed dire
ections for D
DOWNLOADEED video 1. Down
nload the vid
deo and the close captio
oning file intto the samee folder a) Log into DE Streamingg he cc ico
on b) Choose a vvideo with th
dia Settings, make sure tthe c) In the Med
Media as D
Download Tyype Selectio
on. d) Open the Download taab. Right click the Downlload buttton is depresssed and cho
oose Windo
ows icon and choosse Save Targget As to savve the windo
ows media viideo file. icon and
d choose Savve Target Ass to downloaad the .smi ffile. e) Right click on the cc ed captions.. If you do n
not also dow
wnload this fiile, you The .smi file is the textt of the close
will not be
e able to see the caption
ns. Note: Make sure to save botth files in thee same foldeer. 2. Turn o
on the securrity options so that closed captionss can be view
wed in Mediia Player a) Open the W
Windows Media Player program by going to Programs and Window
ws Accessories. b) In the Navvigation bar, click on Too
ols and openn Options. c) Under the Options win
ndow, click o
on the Securrity tab Note: You may N
NOT have acccess to the SSecurity tab,, but your ITSS d
does. d) Choose Ru
un script com
mmands whe
en present aand Show local captions when prresent. e) Click OK. d open the W
Windows f) Go to yourr saved video folder and
Media Playyer file (.asf)) You should
d see the clo
osed‐caption
n play as sooon as the narrrator beginss speaking.
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