PRESENTED BY STEVE GARWOOD < [email_address] > LECTURER SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION AND LIBRARY STUDIES RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Just Push Play: Screencasting for Your Library (Be there for your students no matter what time of day… Continued LIVE!!)

Recording Notes/Comments Was my recording “perfect”? did it really matter? text

Was my recording “perfect”?

did it really matter?

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What I primarily Use Jing by TechSmith Image captures Short (<5min) Video captures Easy to share via email/IM Camtasia by TechSmith Lectures Screen Demos/Presentations Adobe Captivate Lectures Screen Demos Software Simulations

Jing by TechSmith

Image captures

Short (<5min) Video captures

Easy to share via email/IM

Camtasia by TechSmith

Lectures

Screen Demos/Presentations

Adobe Captivate

Lectures

Screen Demos

Software Simulations

What I primarily Use (Quick Comparison) Product/Desc $$ Formats Export /Produce Notes Features Jing Free flash only png/swf only <5min Great for “disposable” Easy upload Automatic url in clipboard Camtasia $299 $179 (ed) flash mov wmv avi m4v mp3 All associated files produced .html, .js Fluid Video Pan/Zoom Captions Quizzing Cursor Highlight Mouse Sounds Captivate $699 $199 (ed) flash exe “” Slide based Better for Simulations 508 & SCORM compliant PowerPointesque presentation tools, etc. Better Quizzing

Library Applications

Library Applications – What it Replaces Lost opportunity students using library resources on THEIR time point of need assistance public who can’t make class/training times Staff overload same class/training again and again same question over and over again

Lost opportunity

students using library resources on THEIR time

point of need assistance

public who can’t make class/training times

Staff overload

same class/training again and again

same question over and over again

Library Applications – What it Enhances Customer service Instruction adds to text or screen capture based tutorials great for auditory/visual learners Customer and Staff training follow up/review/additional resources specialized training school groups business audiences

Customer service

Instruction

adds to text or screen capture based tutorials

great for auditory/visual learners

Customer and Staff training

follow up/review/additional resources

specialized training

school groups

business audiences

Library Applications – What New Things… Personalize “ voice” and “personality” to your library Communicate esp. to newer generations who “expect” video Demonstrate Library able to effectively use technology

Personalize

“ voice” and “personality” to your library

Communicate

esp. to newer generations who “expect” video

Demonstrate

Library able to effectively use technology

What you need to get started

Advantages It’s easy to do the basics in each program Reuse and Repurpose content If you break things into small chunks you can “mash-up” your content to create new content Be timely (the world loves video) Who doesn’t know the term Viral Video? Vodcast Podcasting is cool…vodcasting is very cool

It’s easy to do the basics in each program

Reuse and Repurpose content

If you break things into small chunks you can “mash-up” your content to create new content

Be timely (the world loves video)

Who doesn’t know the term Viral Video?

Vodcast

Podcasting is cool…vodcasting is very cool

Getting Started - Hardware Windows based PC* 1.0 GHz processor minimum 1.0 GB RAM minimum adequate hard-disk space @60 MB for program installation 20-40 GB to store video files Microphone/Speakers headset recommended

Windows based PC*

1.0 GHz processor minimum

1.0 GB RAM minimum

adequate hard-disk space

@60 MB for program installation

20-40 GB to store video files

Microphone/Speakers

headset recommended

Getting Started - Software To Create: screencasting Program Camtasia (recommended) Jing, Captivate and Snapz Pro X are alternatives (more in guide) cost @$199/$249 educational/govt To Watch: browser with Flash Player

To Create:

screencasting Program

Camtasia (recommended)

Jing, Captivate and Snapz Pro X are alternatives (more in guide)

cost

@$199/$249 educational/govt

To Watch:

browser with Flash Player

Getting Started – Computer Skills Basic save a file (and find it again) upload a file adjusting volume settings resize/move window(s) plug cables into machine

Basic

save a file (and find it again)

upload a file

adjusting volume settings

resize/move window(s)

plug cables into machine

Getting Started – Tips Let go…you’re not a trained broadcaster Water…

Let go…you’re not a trained broadcaster

Water…

Disadvantages You have to learn something new It takes time to record, produce and upload You may have to change your approach Lectures should generally be “chunked” Attention spans are short and bandwidth is precious Break things apart to put them together in other ways Might have to re-do PPT slides so they scale “ 6x6” rule

You have to learn something new

It takes time to record, produce and upload

You may have to change your approach

Lectures should generally be “chunked”

Attention spans are short and bandwidth is precious

Break things apart to put them together in other ways

Might have to re-do PPT slides so they scale

“ 6x6” rule

Questions? What are your questions for me?

What are your questions for me?