Princeton Public Library: Just Push Play - ScreenCasting

Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun

Short Program Description:

Screencasting is being used increasingly to do computer-based training, online education delivery (PowerPoint with voice narration), software demonstration, and even video podcasting. Screencasts can be delivered online as part of a website, setup as a video podcast, or burned to a CD.

Presented by:

Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor, SCILS, Rutgers Univ. | librarysteve (at) yahoo.com

PowerPoint Presentation:

screencast.ppt

ScreenCasts created for presentation:

The Pets (hosted on YouTube)| The Pets (Flash)

Phrase Searching in Google (hosted on YouTube) | Phrase Searching in Google (Flash)

Both of these circulated on iPod during presentation

ScreenCasting Software:

• Wink (free) http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
• Sourceforge CamStudio (free) http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio
• TechSmith Camtasia ($320 w/SnagIt) http://techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
• Adobe Captivate ($599) http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/

Resources:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast
  Nice Screencast definition and general information
• http://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews/Archive/ScreenCasting/index.html
  GREAT review site of screencasting software
• http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2005/06/13/primetime.html
  Screencasting Strategies by Jon Udell (coined the term screencast)
• http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=71
  Show and Tell The Easy Way - Introduction to Screencasting from the SirsiDynix Institute
• http://www.presentersuniversity.com/visuals_screencasting.php
  Screencasting tips for beginners, by Betsy Weber of TechSmith
• http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/category/tutorial/
  Nice little tutorial on how to make your blog a video blog