Yes.
If you have a legally purchased DVD (your personal property or checked out from a library), you can play the DVD on your computer and share your screen via Zoom. This is an option to consider if/when the library cannot obtain a streaming license for a film (due to it not being available).
Screening a DVD over Zoom falls within copyright Fair Use under the following conditions:
- The session is not recorded
- Only allow registered students in the course are given access the session and the Zoom link is distributed via your LMS (Sakai/Canvas)
- You use only the portion of the film which is necessary to support your pedagogy (i.e., don't show the whole film unless it is essential to the lesson/course)
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You include commentary/lecture/learning outcomes along with the viewing of the film
The library has portable DVD-RW drives which attach to your computer with USB and may be borrowed by students, faculty and staff.
Steps to share a DVD over Zoom:
- Insert the disk into the DVD-RW drive
- Open Zoom and click the share screen button at the bottom of your zoom screen
- Select the option for DVD
- Click the box to share computer sound
- Click the box to optimize screen sharing for video clip
- Click the share button
- Make sure that your volume is at the appropriate level then press play.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
- While DVDs will work for screen sharing, most streaming services--Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, etc.--are often set up to detect screen-sharing software and will automatically disable that ability.
- Free video sharing websites like YouTube and Vimeo can be screened over Zoom, and they can also be shared/embedded within your LMS (Sakai/Canvas).