screencasting

Screencasting is creating video of your computers desktop. It is useful to share software tutorials. Here are some links to findings and ideas for use.

Tools
[|Snapz Pro X] (Mac $69) Once you create your screencast clip using Snapz you can edit the file in iMovie if needed. When complete upload the file to [|youtube] or [|blip.tv]

[|Camtasia] (PC $300)
 * [|Creating Screencasting Videos Using Camtasia Studio]
 * Peter From Norwich has introductory screencast to Camtamsia [|Videos on Youtube.]

Free Tools
[|Jing] - [|Intro to Jing Screencast]

[|Camtasia Studio 3]

[|Screencast-o-matic]

[|Camstudio]

[|Snagit] May be worth checking out. From the tutorials it looks to be popular with gamers

Ideas for and examples of screencast use.
Dr. Alec Couros, University of Regina, has this wiki page full of screencasts and tutorials.

[|Dr. Alan Cann], from the University of Leicester uses [|video to share] statistic and MicroBiology Courses Sandy Winterbottom, from the University of Leicester, presentation on [|Virtual Lecturing using Screencasting and Podcasts].

[|Jake Blanchard] uses screencasts from the University of Wisconsin uses screencasts to review how to use Excel VBA and Matlab for engineering problem solving.

The [|Virtually Blind Blog], shares Elizabeth Townsend Gard, a Visiting Professor at the Seattle University School of Law has students create [|ScreenCasts on Virtual Law]

[|Chad Boeninger], from Ohio University shares[| screencasts on Business Databases]

[|University of Waterloo Library][|Screencasts]

[|David Jakes] uses Camtaisia to demo Google Street View. See his [|tutorials here]

Online Course -[| 5 Weeks to a Social Library] uses Screencasts as part of the course material.

HighSchool

[|Dan Schellenberg], from Melville, uses Jing screencasts for highschool math classes.

Joselyn Todd uses screencasts with her grade 7 class and shares findings on [|this blog.]

Resources and articles
[|What is screencasting?] By Jon Udell O'Reilly Media, Nov 16, 2005 [|Presenters University] shares these [|screencasting tips for beginners].