Screencasting

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A digital recording of computer screen output, often containing audio narration.

What to screencast: PDF files / PPTs / Keynote / Videos / Write on computer screen

If you have no ideas on screencasting,  Read more Wikihow to screencast?

General screencasting guidelines

  1. Dozens of Tips & Techniques for Creating High Quality Engaging Screencasts

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/03/dozens-of-tips-techniques-for-creating-high-quality-engaging-screencasts/

It provides screencasting tips, like embellishing the slides, making use of the cursor, planning the content and presentation etc.

 

  1. Screencasting to Engage Learning

http://er.educause.edu/articles/2012/11/screencasting-to-engage-learning

Simple screencast introduction, with links to different screencast guides

 

  1. The 10 most useful ScreenCast Applications

http://the10most.com/entrepreneurs/10-useful-screencast-applications.html

Includes their price and function description.

 

  1. Flipped-Learning Toolkit: Let’s Talk Tech

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipped-learning-lets-talk-tech-jon-bergmann

Mainly a guide on using screencast software.

 

  1. The best screencasting software for teachers

https://andrewdouch.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/the-best-screencasting-software-for-teachers/

List of screencast software and their comments.

Recommended screencast software

(Basic)

  1. Screencast-o-matic

Download link: http://screencast-o-matic.com/home

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQeky1RG0jU

Features: 15-minute free screen recording, with no editing tools. Movies are watermarked. No need to download any software. Pay to remove watermark, make longer recordings and have access to editing tools.

 

  1. Camstudio (for Windows)

Download link: http://camstudio.org/

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9KJTC402Ng

Features: Free screen recording, with no editing tools. Have more settings to choose from than Screencast-o-matic. No watermark on videos.

  1. Microsoft Expression Encoder (for Windows)

Download link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24601

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9l1GrzTBU

Features: 10-min free screen recording, with simple editing tools. Pay for more features.

(Advanced)

  1. Camtasia studio

Download link: https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcA_PcdnrQw&list=PL69A8BC13C3311A61&index=16

Features: Paid software (Expensive) with 30-day free trial. Screen recording with video editing tools. Can add quizzes to video.

 

  1. Screenflow (for Apple)

Download link: http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/features.htm#edit

Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPAZN8eEsS0

Features: Screen recording with video editing tools. Free trial with no time limit, but movies will be watermarked. Pay to remove watermark.

Screencast assisting Software

Zoomit (for Windows)

Download link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/zoomit.aspx

Features: A free screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations.

 

 

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