1. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play ! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun PPL ‘07

2. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun Introduction A couple notes – if it wasn’t for… – Forest Gump of technology What is screencasting? – A digital recording of computer screen output Why do I screencast? – I use it to teach (online IT/other Profs) – I use it to learn (lynda.com) PPL ‘07

3. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun Why Screencast? I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Demos/Training/Presentations/Learning – Examples Basic xhtml (mine - local file)Basic xhtml Web 2.0 youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOEyoutube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE Add video to your blog (downloaded from freevlog)Add video to your blog Fun – Audio, Video, Screen Capture can all be used together Directions to your house Sharing an event with someone who couldn’t be there…pictures, video, text, voice, etc. PPL ‘07

4. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun Software (there are more…) Wink (free) – http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Sourceforge CamStudio (free) – http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio TechSmith Camtasia ($320 w/SnagIt) – http://techsmith.com/camtasia.asp http://techsmith.com/camtasia.asp Adobe Captivate ($599) – http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/ http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/ PPL ‘07

5. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun Tips/Tricks The files are big/Attention spans short – Keep your recordings short/break ‘em up – Don’t forget about loading to services like YouTube, screencast.com, libsyn, blip.tv…(esp 4 rss) Resize when possible (800x600 or smaller) Don’t forget to prep Have a good microphone Relax and remember Pause Have some water handy PPL ‘07

6. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun 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 - An 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/ – Quick and easy vidblogging tutorial PPL ‘07

7. Steve Garwood, Asst. Professor SCILS, Rutgers University Just Push Play! Screencasting for teaching, training, and fun Camtasia Demo PowerPoint – (The Pets) Browser Application* – (Phrase search in Google) *Application – can be any application PPL ‘07