Tutorials Made Easy with Screencasting Olivia Bautista Sparks Sheila J. Young Linda Shackle

Challenges Large numbers of students Limited resources Limited personnel Wide variety of responsibilities

Solution: Screencasting Consider: Cost Locally installed or browser based? Recording features: audio, pause ability, editing Type of file created Maximum length Hosting URLs and Embed Codes Downloading – before or after publishing

Why we chose Screenr Free Minimal learning curve Browser based – no software installation needed Embed code easily located on published screencast page Flexibility - download MP4 file option or upload to YouTube Viewable on mobile devices

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Library Orientation

Instruction Demo “How to Use the Library One Search to Find Engineering Articles“ Online Course CHEM 108: Chemistry and Society “Critical Evaluation of Resources” Homework assignments ASU 101 (Karaday) “Answers to Library Quiz Questions #1-3”

Reference “On the Fly” Demos for & chat Calculating the H-Index for specific years How to access the ASU Libraries online resources Access the ACM Digital Library

Technique Narrated slide show presentation – More control – No waiting for internet screens to load – Animation options. Recorded demonstration – Use “pause” when entering passwords – Can open several screens and click to open screen Both

You Can Do it! Set up Twitter account Prepare outline and script – Create slideshow for canned screenshots – Open windows for live demos Log into Screenr Account Adjust the size of the recording window Make sure your microphone is ready Record it Publish it (Tweet it) Share it: link to or embed video

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More information Olivia Bautista Sparks. Five Minute Screencasts – The Super Tool for Science and Engineering Librarians. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Winter