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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Electronic Business Card Sheila Young http://screenr.com/mbA Linda Shackle http://screenr.com/CAK Olivia Sparks http://screenr.com/GM1

6. Library Orientation http://screenr.com/his

7. Instruction Demo “How to Use the Library One Search to Find Engineering Articles“ http://screenr.com/hTM http://screenr.com/hTM Online Course CHEM 108: Chemistry and Society “Critical Evaluation of Resources” http://screenr.com/ze8 http://screenr.com/ze8 Homework assignments ASU 101 (Karaday) “Answers to Library Quiz Questions #1-3” http://screenr.com/arM http://screenr.com/arM

8. Reference “On the Fly” Demos for email & chat Calculating the H-Index for specific years http://screenr.com/72K http://screenr.com/72K How to access the ASU Libraries online resources http://screenr.com/VxA http://screenr.com/VxA Access the ACM Digital Library http://screenr.com/t5d http://screenr.com/t5d

9. 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

10. 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

11. Screenr.com

12. More information Olivia.sparks@asu.edu Sheila.young@asu.edu Linda.shackle@asu.edu Olivia Bautista Sparks. Five Minute Screencasts – The Super Tool for Science and Engineering Librarians. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Winter 2010. http://www.istl.org/10-winter/tips.html http://www.istl.org/10-winter/tips.html