1. 5 Tips for Creating Engaging Instructional Videos with Camtasia
Slides = bit.ly/camtasia5tips

2. Disclaimer:
I, Ryan Eash, admit that I do not always create engaging videos. In fact, many of my videos are down right boring. I do not have all the answers to what makes an engaging video, but I’m going to do my best to share some ideas with you, and please share your own ideas with us so that we can learn together. Thank you!

3. What is Camtasia?
Create professional-quality videos with Camtasia’s powerful screen recording and video editing tools.
Create training materials, educational content, product overviews, marketing videos, and more.

4. What makes a video engaging?
Have you ever watched a video that you felt was engaging?
If so…what made it engaging?

5. 5 tips for Camtasia videos
Webcam & Real-world Video
Sunscreen Math
Animations & Behaviors
Welcome to EDU 651
Library Media = Music, Motion Graphics, Icons, etc.
Think about your neighborhood
Quizzing (*SmartPlayer)
Annotations & Hotspots (*SmartPlayer)
4th grade science fair

6. Interactive Hotspots
Goal: Help showcase student work during the school Science Fair Night … and to try something different.
*This project was completed with 4th grade students, but the interactivity functionality can be integrated at any level and with any type of project.

7. The Setup TechSmith Fuse on my iPad to record student presentations
Lapel microphone to capture audio
Camtasia on my laptop so Fuse can send videos into the Editor

8. TechSmith Fuse

9. Camtasia

10. Sharing Interactive Camtasia Videos
Quizzing | Table of Contents | Closed Captions | Hotspots
Requires the TechSmith Player
Screencast.com
Host on your own website
Free = 2 GB | 2 GB
Pro* = 25 GB | 200 GB
*EDU = $49 per year

11. Videos of students sent from Fuse app directly into Camtasia Clip Bin.
A class photo was inserted as the title slide, so Hotspot Callouts could be added.
Interactive Hotspots were added to each student photo and linked to their video on the timeline.
Markers were added at the beginning of each student video so the Hotspots could be linked correctly. Markers are shown as small green triangles in the image, and are also needed to create a Table of Contents in the video.
Callouts with Hotspots were layered on top of each video clip that linked back to the title slide.

12. Resources Interactive Project Tutorial = http://bit.ly/fusecamtasia2
TechSmith Tutorials =
TechSmith Fuse Mobile App =
Camtasia Free Trial =
Education Online Store =
Add Markers to create a Table of Contents
Windows Tutorial:
Mac Tutorial:

13. Contact Ryan Eash | Learning and Development Specialist
TechSmith |
(517) x589 Desk | (252) Cell
Slides = bit.ly/camtasia5tips