4. The reality of screencasts
Hard to make
Very (very) hard to change
Require lots of time, energy and effort
Require considerable skill
Result seems …
– impersonal
– “set up”
– amateur
– boring
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5. Screenr.com
Lots of downsides (including)
– No editing
– 5 minute limit
Among the upsides
– Dead simple publishing process
– Browser-based so no setup or software to install
• Except Java
– Web archive
– Twitter/Facebook/YouTube integration
Surprisingly, also among the upsides
– No editing
– 5 minute limit
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6. Things I think work
Don’t over produce
– Don’t worry about editing, just let it happen,
warts and all
Don’t over think
– Keep it simple, natural and spontaneous
– … maybe even funny
Be prepared to be (very) personal
Keep it short and to the point
– The 5 minute limit works in your favor
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7. What it gives you …
The ability to provide personal and direct feedback
without having to meet
The ability to explain complex things, visually,
without having to prepare too much materials
– This is especially useful for technical problem
solving.
A “cool” factor with your students
– Not to be underestimated.
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