Image result for crestron capture logoSeveral classrooms on campus are installed with New Paltz’s lecture capture systems, Crestron Capture. The program allows the recording of lectures using a camera already mounted to the ceiling. Audio is captured with a small microphone that can be attached to a lanyard or clipped to the speaker’s clothing. The students’ dialogue can additionally be picked up by the microphones also mounted on the ceiling. Crestron allows the speech volume to be adjusted, or options to record just the presentation, just the speaker, or the camera and the computer input. Once the recording has started, it can be paused, muted, or stopped. When the presentation is over, it can be easily uploaded online after stopping the recording. All videos are accessible on Blackboard or Ensemble. Crestron creates a platform for education to be more intriguing and easily accessible for later reviewing. Instructional videos can be found on the Instructional Media Service’s website at www.newpaltz.edu/ims.