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Explains how Panopto automatically generates captions when a video is uploaded, how to view and enable captions in the player, how to change the captioning language for a folder, and how to edit captions for accuracy.

Instructions for downloading a plain text transcript from a Panopto video using the interactive viewer, the embedded viewer, or video settings. Applies to all Bowdoin users with access to a captioned Panopto video.

Instructions for hosts to enable live captions and auto-transcription in Zoom meetings, and for participants to view subtitles or the full transcript — including tips for improving caption accuracy.

Instructions for applying a virtual background in Zoom on a computer or iPhone/iPad, including how to download and use Bowdoin's custom background image library.

Best practices for Zoom hosts to make meetings and classes more accessible — covering audio quality, recording, chat, screen sharing, polling, and captions.

How to find and enable accessibility features on a Bowdoin-issued iPad, including options for vision, hearing, motor control, and learning. Covers navigating to Accessibility settings and enabling or customizing individual features.

Help you evaluate and improve the accessibility of instructional materials, digital platforms, or communication environments.

Do you want to make your presentations better understood for everyone in the room?  People may have difficulty hearing from the back row or with other noise in the room or be a native speaker in another language. Live Subtitles are available in PowerPoint and can provide captions for your presentation or on a blank slide on the screen to show captions.

Adding captions to videos used in your class is helpful for all students. It helps those who learn better through reading, those needing to watch videos in noisy environments, or in spaces where sound needs to be turned off.

The Catchbox is a soft foam throw able microphone that can help amplify student and instructor voices and be a teaching tool to increase discussion and interactive participation activities in medium to large classroom spaces. There are Catchboxes set up in a various classrooms that are connected through the room's sound system.

Word documents have a set of properties or metadata such as author, title, and subject. Filling in the document title field is helpful for those using a screen reader and helps to organize and identify information about the file.