Title: Try It Yourself! Captioning a YouTube Video
Course: Web Accessibility MOOC for Educators > Section: Creating Accessible Audio and Video Content

Now it's time to try using YouTube's auto-captioning feature to add captions to a video file. In order to do this activity, you will need to be able to sign into your YouTube account. If you don't already have one, follow the instructions on this link to get set up!

Download this  sample video to your computer and save it in an easily accessible place, such as your desktop. Use a the video to complete this assignment.

Upload thsample video you have downloaded to your personal YouTube account. (Remember, you will need to be signed in to upload a video.) A cautionary note: YouTube's captioning feature is not perfect, you will need to go in and check the captioning to ensure the captions are correct.

Check your captioning against the this version which has already been captioned by YouTube.sample video