This document provides an introduction to screencasting, including what screencasting is, who uses it, and different screencasting tools. It demonstrates the Camtasia and Explain Everything screencasting tools and has an activity where participants work in pairs to create a 1-minute screencast using the Adobe Voice app on iPad about an overview of the PLUTO BL 2014 program. It concludes by mentioning scheduling consultations and reserving screencasting tools.

1. “A Crash Course in
Screencasting”
Theme: Instructional Materials

2. Intro to Screencasting

3. What is Screencasting
• Recording of screen
• All mouse actions
• Accompanying audio
• Presenter narration and application audio
• Picture in Picture webcam ability

4. Who Screencasts?
• Faculty wanting to reuse learning materials
• Anyone in the world with knowledge to share

5. Screencasting Tools

6. Screencasting Tools
• Techsmith Camtasia
• PC and Mac

7. Screencasting Tools
• QuickTime
• Mac

8. Screencasting Tools
• iPad Apps
• Explain Everything
• ShowMe
• ScreenChomp
• Adobe Voice

9. Demo:
Camtasia Studio
5 Minutes

10. Demo:
Explain Everything
5 Minutes

11. Activity:
PLUTO BL 2014 Overview
15 Minutes

12. Activity: PLUTO BL 2014 Overview Video
• Task
• Create an engaging 1 minute video
• Teams
• Partner with 1 other person
• Tools
• iPad
• Adobe Voice app
• Timing
• Creating = 8 Min
• Reporting = 7 Min

13. Next Steps

14. Activity: PLUTO BL 2014 Overview Video
• Schedule consultation
• Reserve screencasting tools for checkout
• View online resources in Sakai