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797T: Issues & Trends Seminar September 17, 2007

797T: Issues & Trends Seminar September 17, 2007. AGENDA MySpace Profile Editor Screencasting: Overview Uses Software Libraries Screencasting Sample Process Tips & Tricks Assignment & Questions. MySpace Profile Editor. Methods for Adding Background and Graphics to MySpace Profiles:

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797T: Issues & Trends Seminar September 17, 2007

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  1. 797T: Issues & Trends SeminarSeptember 17, 2007 AGENDA MySpace Profile Editor Screencasting: Overview Uses Software Libraries Screencasting Sample Process Tips & Tricks Assignment & Questions

  2. MySpace Profile Editor • Methods for Adding Background and Graphics to MySpace Profiles: • Find a template online; copy HTML and paste it into the About Me section of your MySpace Profile. • Use the NEW MySpace Profile Editor • MySpace Profile Editor: • Use a solid color for the background. • Shade different parts of the screen or content modules. • Use a template as your background (similar to blogging templates)‏ • Change your font size.

  3. Screencasting: Definition • Wikipedia: A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. • Early screencasting programs (i.e. Lotus ScreenCam) were created in the early 1990's but they produced large files and had limited editing features. • Today's products support more compact file formats (i.e. Flash) and have more sophisticated features and editing options. • Term coined by Jon Udell in 2004.

  4. Screencasting: Uses • Software developers: Demo a software feature. • Beta testers: Reporting bugs. • Trainers: Show how a given task is accomplished; Demonstrating how to use a particular computer program/feature (visual learning). • Speakers: Record a seminar. • Additional Uses: Orientations, clarify complex technical concepts, capture organizational knowledge about procedures, knowledge transfer.

  5. Benefits of Screencasting • Makes content more engaging and interactive. • Relatively easy to use and fairly inexpensive way to share information about a tool or service. • Easy to publish and distribute. • Can communicate what otherwise cannot be easily explained (i.e. Technical concepts or problems). • Effective for teaching someone how to use a tool or service and this teaching method appeals to different types of learners (auditory, visual). • Cuts down on the time it takes to repeat the instructions over and over again.

  6. Software for Capturing Audio/Video • Audacity: Free download that records and offers editing of audio narration. • CamStudio: Free download that offers screen and audio recording. No editing features. • Camtasia Studio: Fee-based version from the creators of CamStudio. Offers editing capabilities and a variety of advanced features. • Wink: Free download. Offers editing capabilities (not as user friendly as Camtasia Studio). • Microsoft Movie Maker: Bringing audio and video together into one file (storyboarding features). • List of Software on Wikipedia.

  7. Libraries Screencasting • CCPL - Accessing Research Databases • USC - How to Use the PsychINFO Database (scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “about” link next to the PsychINFO Database and then click on the tutorial). • Rutgers University Libraries: What is Plagiarism • UNT Video/Screencast Promote Digital Library Portal to Texas History. • Curtis Roger’s Video Tutorial/Screencast: How to Use Bibliostat Collect (look under Additional Information and Resources).

  8. Sample Process from Beth's Blog • Content, Script and Storyboard: • Who is your audience? • What do they already understand about the topic? • What are you trying to teach them? • How to tell the story: Works best in bite-sized chunks, using clear outlines and headings, in a conversational/informal style. • Pre-Production: • Think like a filmmaker and plot out your screencast in acts and scenes. • For each scene, note what narration, images, video, or titles will be needed.

  9. Sample Process Cont... • Shooting Your Screencast: Methods • Two-Step Process: Capture the video sections while practicing your narration; Record the narration synching it with your video. • Informal, Quick Process: Capture video and record narration at the same time. • Tip: Only capture the parts of the screen that are necessary for telling the story. • Editing: • Treat your recording as a “first draft”. • Import video and audio into your editing software. • Use editing features to cut out extraneous noises and to synch the audio with the video capture.

  10. Sample Process Cont... • Final Production: • Video file compression may be needed. • Producing the screencast is also called “rendering.” The longer your screencast and the higher the quality, the longer it takes to “render.” • Hosting: • Host your screencast using a service such as blip.tv or screencast.com. • Distribution: • Share the screencast on a blog or website. • Save screencast to DVD for mass distribution. • RSS feeds that have multimedia enclosures.

  11. Tips & Tricks • Remember that you are telling a story. You want to engage the user even if the topic is boring. • Have a script to keep you focused/reduce edits. • Storyboard your ideas: a rough sketch will go a long way in presenting the topic clearly. • Don't try to capture the entire screen. Generally an 800x600 window works well. • Dump anything that doesn't help tell the story: Title bar, toolbars, scroll bar, address bar, etc.. • To reduce editing time: capture your video and audio in a series of chunks.

  12. Tips & Tricks Cont... • Eliminate motion by practicing and observing the motion of the mouse. You can also tighten scenes and take out extraneous motion by editing. • Think in terms of tips & tricks and not comprehensive training (training can be done in a series of screencasts). • My personal tip: Work with a partner who can capture the screen shots as you narrate. • You won't always have editing capabilities so practice, observe, refine and then practice again before producing the final take.

  13. Assignment • Pick a Partner. • Choose a topic/product to screencast (5 minutes). • Storyboard your ideas and produce a script. • Record audio and screen shots. • Make edits (optional) and save the file. • Upload the file to Blip.TV or another hosting service. • Create a presentation: Share your finished product, your methods, problems encountered and best practices taken from the project (20-30 minutes). • Due: October 1, 2007.

  14. Additional Resources Questions? Blog: http://797t.wordpress.com Del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us/USC_797T/Screencasting

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