Slides used to support remote training session on screencasting. Considers the educational applications, the tools and how to use them to create effective screencasts.

1. SCREENCASTING www.flickr.com/photos/55279617@N00/124659356

2. What’s screencasting? Photo: iStockphoto

3. Photo: istockphoto Presenting your screen

4. Not just for <IT> geeks photo: www.flickr.com/photos/fstorr/168966590

5. What to present? www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/22774997

6. That’s Edu tainment Photo: istockphoto

7. Manual labour RTFM me or show me Boring manual (How to bore wood)

8. Reduce, reuse, recycle

9. Online tools

10. Online tools: slidecasting slides audio

11. Desktop tools

12. Recording tips Press Record... Press

13. www.flickr.com/photos/attilaacs/4544528795 Time is of the essence “I shall be so brief that I have already finished.” Salvador Dalí

14. What’s the story? http://axecop.com

15. Screencasts Next 5 mins… Photo: istockphoto

16. Talk to your audience (not your computer) Photo: istockphoto

18. Use images, rather than bullet points

19. Don’t stay on same screen too long

20. Subtle use of zoom/pan can help* This slide is intended to be ironic

21. Take a load off Reduce colours Reduce screen resolution Turn off hardware acceleration Close unused applications photo: www.flickr.com/photos/jpop/129502703

22. DIY time... Make your own screencast with support from us… Download practical guides Discuss issues Upload links to your screencasts Review screencasts by others http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1056708