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Resource Pages :: Screencasting & Online Tutorials

 

 

 

Screencasts are recordings of actions taking place on a computer screen. Software like Wink, Camtasia and Captivate let you record mouse movement, windows opening and closing, menus being opened, forms being filled in and so on, basically anything that happens on the screen. The recordings can be edited to delete sections and to add arrows, text and other graphics. Audio can be added to further explain what's happening on the screen.  The final product is a video that users can view on a web page or download to their computer.

 

This page lists examples of library tutorials on a variety of subjects - catalogs, databases, internet searching and more. Many were created with screencasting software, others with presentation tools like PowerPoint, and some use Flash and other graphics tools that require more technical and graphics expertise. All provide interesting ideas for creating your own online tutorials.

 

Examples

 

*Camtasia examples

 

Public Library examples

  • ireadBlogs - Created with Articulate, commercial software that converts ppt to flash presentation with audio track. Also has options for adding notes, which could be transcribed audio.   ($499)

 

School Examples

 

Academic Library examples

More Examples

 

Other examples using Wink

  • Peter Rabbit Storytelling done with Wink. Clever. (copyright concern ??)
  • Optimizing Pictures in Power Point  - Tutorial created with Wink. Note they’ve customized the background of the web page that the video plays on. Use an external style sheet to do this, so you can maintain a consistent look to all your tutorials.
  • Opera Browser Tutorials - created with Wink. Nice custom callout boxes and arrows.

 

Collections of tutorial and instructional materials

Screencasting Software

Free desktop applications

  • Wink -- free, open source, capture screen action, post capture editing, audio options
  • CamStudio - free/cheap - no post recording editing. Useful for something really quick and easy.
  • uTIPu - Pretty nifty free screen recording tool. Download application and run it from your desktop. Has screen zoom option. No post recording editing, but audio track can be re-recorded. FIles saved as .flv. Free hosting on uTIPu website.

 

FREE browser based applications

  • ScreenToaster - Web based, very easy to use, no editing. Records audio and lets you record from your webcam to create a small video inset. Select portion of screen to record. Add audio & captions after recording. Upload and store on Screentoaster, upload to YouTube. Save to hard drive as .avi or .swf.
  • ScreenJelly - Quick, simple and no frills - no post recording editing. Limited to 3 minutes. Records the full screen and audio. Can record anything on your computer (browser of desktop apps) Choose whether to share via twitter, email or other social tools. Recording is saved when you share it. Embedding code is provided.
  • Screencastomatic - Create your screencast online. Java based tool lets you capture screen actions, records and exports .mov file.
  • Capture Fox - Handy addon for Firefox that will record anything on your computer screen (browser or desktop apps). Choice of recording quality and frames-per-second.  Recording is saved to your computer. Must upload to a video site to share.
  • Jing - TechSmith, free (so far).   Free hosting and sharing. Problem is limited bandwidth for free service and it's in beta. Could use it to create screencasts and host them elsewhere.  Editing?? Greg Notess has a post about jing and  hosting these screencasts on your own server.
  • Screenr - Creates a format that can be viewed natively on the iPhone.  Designed to work directly with Twitter.

 

Commercial

 

Macintosh software (I haven't tested these)

 

More Screen Capture and Screencasting Tools

 

 

Hosting your Screencasts

  • Your own servers - most control over file formats and access.
  • YouTube - Great exposure to tons of users, but might be blocked in K-12 schools.
  • TeacherTube, Blip.tv, Vimeo (free & pro options)- Other free services to consider.

 

Alternatives to Screencasting

  • Narrated PowerPoint on Slideshare.net
    • Slideshare.net - If screen shots are sufficient to explain your topic, then PowerPoint slides are a simple alternative to screencasting software.
      • Use a screen capture tool like Snagit, ScreenHunter (free), Fireshot (Firefox addon) or your computer built in screen capture options to get the screen shots
      • Paste them into PPT slides and edit as needed. Upload them to Slideshare.net.
      • Create an audio file to narrate the slides.
      • Store that on your own web site or a free hosting site like blip.tv.
      • Use Slideshare's editing tools to synchronize the audio and slides. Quite easy!
      • Examples:

 

  • Windows Movie Maker (or other video editor) - Import your screenshots, photos and other media. Add narration. Export as a video.

 

  • VoiceThread -- Create a narrated slide show from your photos.

    Great for digital storytelling, narrating presentation slides and much more. Upload your photos and images, arrange them online, narrate online. No software needed.

 

  • Zentation --  Interesting mashup of video and slides. Post your video at Google Video, upload your PPT slides to Zentation. Use their tools to synchronize your video and slides. Your video will run right next to your slide. 

     

 

Tips, Tools and Ideas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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