SCILS 25th Anniversary: 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

ScreenCasts as part of blog posts:

My SCILS' blog post on changes in Word 2007 (also explains use of blip.tv)

CEBuzz blog post on screencasting itself (screencast using PowerPoint and animations)

ScreenCasting Software:

• Wink (free) http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
• Sourceforge CamStudio (free) http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio
• Jing Project (free (for now)) http://www.jingproject.com/
• TechSmith Camtasia ($320 w/SnagIt) http://techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
• Adobe Captivate ($699) 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

• Park, Daniel. Camtasia Studio 4: The Definitive Guide (Wordware Applications Library). Plano: Wordware Publishing, Inc., 2007.
  Must have if you are a Camtasia User...I used Camtasia for 2 years and learned lots of new things from this.
• http://www.lynda.com
  Great web based learning site that makes use of screencasts. Additionally, there is a lesson on Captivate.
  This is a subscription site - it's the best $25 that I spend a month.