Google Cloud Platform: Cheap Hosting for eLearning and Interactive Videos
What is Google Cloud Platform?
Google Cloud Platform provides a cheap way to share eLearning modules and interactive videos using public links. It allows you to share interactive media to your online portfolio, email, or social media. This tutorial shows you how to use one of the best cloud storage solutions for interactive media today.
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Best Cloud Storage for eLearning and Interactive Videos
If you’re creating elearning or interactive videos, you’ll need to store your published files somewhere. Check out Google Cloud Platform, (also known as Google Cloud Console) if you don’t have an LMS or FTP tool. This tutorial shows you how to upload your interactive media files so you can share them with the world.
How to Share Articulate Storyline Files
First you’ll get a quick overview of the possible tools you might use to share elearning modules and interactive videos. If you have a current Articulate Storyline 360 subscription, you can share links with Articulate Review. But if you’re using Articulate’s free trial, you’ll need to publish your files some other way before your trial runs out.
How to Share Camtasia Files
If you’re using Camtasia, you can share links with Screencast or by exporting the file with the TechSmith Smart Player. The free version of Screencast will give you 2 GB of storage and will store files for up to 12 months. To learn how to create and share interactive Camtasia files, watch the video below.
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How to Share Adobe Captivate Files
Adobe Captivate files need to be stored somewhere after you publish them for the web. If you aren’t able to upload them to an LMS or use Filezilla to upload to a website, you can use Google Cloud Console instead. Follow the instructions in the tutorial below and use index.htlm to get a public link.
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What are Other Cloud Storage Solutions for eLearning?
Other hosting options include Amazon S3 also known as AWS S3, Filezilla, Tempshare, Scorm Cloud, and Google Cloud Platform. Each tool has its own pros and cons, but I’ve found Google Cloud Platform to be one of the best cloud storage solutions for eLearning and interactive video.
Does GCP Work for SCORM?
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) storage best for creating publicly shareable links, not for Scorm tracking. If you need a way to track learner results with Scorm, you may want to use an LMS. But if you don’t need SCORM, watch the tutorial to see how GCP works for eLearning modules.
Google Cloud Platform Tutorial (Cloud Storage)
1) Sign up for a free account at cloud.google.com/free
2) Go to the cloud resource manager to create your Project
3) Enable billing for your project
4) Create a public Bucket to generate sharable links
5) For details, watch the video below
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Is Google Cloud Platform Free?
Google Cloud Platform has a free trial and comes with a $300 USD credit for new users. It includes many free services (such as 5 GB free storage in the US). Other services may have a fee based on type and usage. The tutorial in this post covers the best cloud hosting method for eLearning and interactive media.