Difference between revisions of "Tools: Screencasting"
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===Screencasting Best Practices and Considerations=== | ===Screencasting Best Practices and Considerations=== | ||
| − | * If you want to find out seven tips for creating your screencast: | + | * If you want to find out '''seven tips''' for creating your screencast: |
** Check out this [http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1587956 video] (4 minutes, 9 seconds) | ** Check out this [http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1587956 video] (4 minutes, 9 seconds) | ||
| − | * If you want ideas about | + | * If you want ideas about screencasting you should consider before starting out: |
| − | ** Check out this | + | ** Check out this [http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1587969 short video] (2 minutes, 13 seconds) |
Revision as of 16:06, 25 October 2013
Contents
- 1 Screencasting
- 1.1 What is Screencasting?
- 1.2 How do you create a Screencast?
- 1.3 Demonstration of creating a screencast using Jing (free tool) and displaying it on Sakai using the Text Editor
- 1.4 Demonstration of creating a screencast using Camtasia and displaying it on Sakai using Lessons Multimedia button
- 1.5 Screencasting Best Practices and Considerations
Screencasting
What is Screencasting?
- Check out this short video (2 minutes, 10 seconds) from Brutus Partners to discover:
- What is Screencasting?
- What are some samples of a Screencast? (From: YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy)
- Why are Screencasts useful?
How do you create a Screencast?
- In this video (8 minutes, 31 seconds) from Brutus Partners, you'll find out:
- What are the eight steps to create a Screencast and why are they important?
- 1) Gather content, 2) check your microphone, 3) get ready to perform your presentation using a microphone/computer device
- 4) Use a free screen capture tool, such as Jing, or pay for a tool such as SnagIt or Camtasia, to capture your presentation (PowerPoint, PDF)
- 5) Edit your presentation (optional, available with Camtasia), 6) upload your presentation to a location to share your presentation (screencast.com, Sakai, YouTube)
- 7) Set access options, and 8) give students access to your presentation (on Sakai, for example)
- What are the eight steps to create a Screencast and why are they important?
Jing FAQ's: Jing videos are limited to 5 minutes, can't be edited in Jing (they can be edited in Camtasia), and are "branded" with the Jing logo at the end of your video. You can't upload Jing videos to YouTube; you can upload Jing videos to screencast.com or download them to your computer.
Demonstration of creating a screencast using Jing (free tool) and displaying it on Sakai using the Text Editor
- Watch this video (11 minutes, 15 seconds) to see a screencasting creation demo:
- Note: Before recording your presentation, create a PowerPoint with your content (or create a Word document or PDF)
- Watch a demonstration of using Jing, a free screencasting tool, to record a PowerPoint presentation
- Find out how a Jing screencast can be uploaded to screencast.com to store your screencast (free with Jing)
- Discover how a screencast can be displayed in Sakai, using the Sakai Text Editor
Demonstration of creating a screencast using Camtasia and displaying it on Sakai using Lessons Multimedia button
- Check out this video (8 minutes 30 seconds) to see a screencasting creation demo:
- Again, you'll need to create and display a PowerPoint or Word Document or PDF
- Watch a demonstration of using Camtasia, a non-free screencasting tool, to record a presentation and edit it
- Find out how to upload your Camtasia screencast to YouTube
- Discover how easy it is to display your screencast in Sakai, using the Lessons Multimedia button
- For YouTube videos, you don't need to use embed codes. You only need to know the YouTube video web address, to display the video in Lessons
Screencasting Best Practices and Considerations
- If you want to find out seven tips for creating your screencast:
- Check out this video (4 minutes, 9 seconds)
- If you want ideas about screencasting you should consider before starting out:
- Check out this short video (2 minutes, 13 seconds)
