SCREENCASTS

• What are screencasts?
  • A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.
    The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot (screen capture, image capture) is a picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the changes over time that a user sees on a computer screen, enhanced with audio narration. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast]

• Free Screencast Software:
  • Jing
  • Screenr
  • Screencast-o-matic

• Jing
  • http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
  • free program is installed on your computer
  • can make screenshots (image capture) and screencasts
  • screenshots can be marked up with a text box, arrow, highlight, or rectangle.
  • five minute limit on screencasts
  • screencast can be:
    • saved on computer (SWF Flash video) or
    • published on the cloud at http://www.screencast.com and a URL will be automatically loaded into your computer's clipboard (just "Ctrl V")
  • you can upload video to, or post URL on, your class Blackboard site (great for Discussion Board questions)

   

  • Jing Pro
    • $14.95 per year
    • adds:
      • Webcam recording
      • MPEG-4 Videos
      • Instant sharing to YouTube

       

  • Examples:
    • Using internet pages and posting on website: http://www.notess.com/screencasting/2007/09/28/jing-example/
    • Posting on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3UW9GKrevE
    • Using tablet PC and posting on screencast.com: http://www.screencast.com/users/mhealyski/folders/Jing/media/9f0c51f5-6aec-406a-a4f4-3317c341cc49
    • Narrated PowerPoint Presentation posted on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=LcElt9N2XQw

   

  • How to use Jing:
    • Jing to make a screenshot and a screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovfeGPKC7Wk
    • Making a screencast of a Powerpoint Presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npMuCWOvmVE
    • Saving, Uploading and Sharing Your Screencast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDXKuLSCHx0
    • capturing and marking up a screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91-JlshBP7E&feature=pyv

   

• Screenr
  • http://www.screenr.com/
  • nothing to install or download (just go to screenr site and click)
  • five minute limit
  • screencast can be saved on computer or published on cloud
  • Examples: http://www.screenr.com/stream

   

• Screencast-o-matic
  • http://screencast-o-matic.com/
  • nothing to install or download
  • free (with a watermark) $12/year Pro version available
  • 15 minute maximum record time
  • can record from a webcam
  • can upload to Screencast-o-matic (SOM) cloud, YouTube, or save on your computer
  • fetures: http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXhbbqb9C
  • how to use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXUzW_de20I

• Other:
  • Tablet PC with PowerPoint http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeUp38UcbD4&feature=player_embedded
  • Tablet PC with MS Word http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rOjr6YsCdw&feature=related
  • Harper Camtasia Workshop http://dept.harpercollege.edu/cii/work_develop.html#camtasia