1. Free/Cheap Multimedia for Teaching and Student Presentations
LeRoy Trusty, M.Ed
Director, eLearning
Harford Community College

2. Step 1
• What is the goal, reason, pedagogical
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learning outcomes of video recording?
Examples:
– Digital storytelling
– Instruction
– Aide to learning/teaching
– Capture lecture or instruction

3. Step 2
• Policies of campus, district, other
– Recording or capturing students
– Software use and limitations
– Storage of videos/pictures

4. Step 3
• Hardware requirements
– Computer – desk top or laptop
– iPad/iPhone
– Android
– Other tablets
– With or without camera
– Camera and Microphone
– Stand alone camera

5. Step 3 (other)
• Other tools or items
– Lighting
– Tripods or mounts
– Cables

6. Step 4
• Software
– Including apps
– Accessible
– User friendly
• Web sources
• Notes: Does it require a download? What
are the software policies? Can you deal
with the advertisements? Conflict of
interests with district or school?

7. Step 5
• Testing usability
• Testing functionality
• Testing compatibility
– Various formats that may or may not be
compatible with systems
• Note: is the video to be shared or
broadcast outside the class?

8. Step 6
• Getting comfortable with
– Technology
– Video recording and playback
Do you and your students feel comfortable being
recorded whether video or audio?

9. Step 7
• Lights, Camera, Action
– Well, there is a bit more to just turning on the
camera and rolling.

10. Software & Apps
• Each Windows computer comes with a
recording capability. If not, contact your
IT folks and have this added. It is part
of the Windows.