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Capture it!

Capture it!. Screencasting in information literacy instruction Dana DeFebbo Loex of the West 2010. Why you should screencast. Reduces re-teaching at the reference desk Lets you focus on specific skills in the limited class time you have Great for communicating with distance learners

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  1. Capture it! Screencasting in information literacy instruction Dana DeFebboLoex of the West 2010

  2. Why you should screencast • Reduces re-teaching at the reference desk • Lets you focus on specific skills in the limited class time you have • Great for communicating with distance learners • Appeals to visual and auditory learners

  3. Ways to use screencasting • Use screencasts to prepare students before you have an instruction session with them • Use it as a refresher resource after a session • Use it to cover a mundane (to us) concept • Citations • Peer review • Full text searching (SFX, Webbridge, 360 Link)

  4. Getting faculty buy-in • Requires no class time (biggest selling feature) • Requires little to no effort on faculty part • Assign watching tutorial for pre or post instruction homework • Takes little of student time, but extends your exposure to them • Great resource for faculty members themselves • Include screencasting in your elevator speech

  5. Keys to Successful Screencasts • Outline your topic and cues • Write out a script, even for a 30 second video • Know what key toggles you need to use to pause and restart your recording. • Do a test run • Don’t just end it, make sure your recording is wrapped up neatly • Remember the 80/20 Rule • 80% Preparation • 20% Recording

  6. Screencast-o-Matic • Web based • Exports to MP4, AVI and Flash • No download or account registration necessary • Works on all platforms (Mac, PC and Linux) • Free hosting on Screencast-o-matic.com (with free account registration) • Inexpensive pro upgrade – one time $5 fee. • Gives you 1 hour of recording time • No watermark • Start/End Trimming

  7. ScreenToaster • Web based • Exports to MOV, SWF and supports direct upload to YouTube and Screentoaster.com • Built in subtitling • Post recording audio • No limit on recording time • Webcam recording • Panning not available

  8. Jing • Installation required • Mac and PC compatible • High Quality • Can be edited and expanded with Camtasia Studio • Limited editing features for video • Limited to 5 minutes, even with Pro account • Has great screenshot feature

  9. Jing: Free v Pro

  10. CamStudio • Installation needed • Only available for Windows • Built in annotation features (only free option that has this feature) • Built in auto-pan feature • Records audio from microphone or speakers • Post-recording audio

  11. CamStudio • Open source = Lots of versatility • Not for the novice • Requires some skill or lots of patience to learn on your own

  12. Hosting Options • Your own servers • YouTube • Screencast.com • Vimeo • Viddler • Google Video • Blip.tv (if it is generic enough, consider posting on the Animated Tutorial Sharing Project)

  13. Let’s try it! • Pick a platform and create a 1-3 minute screencast. Try uploading it to one of the hosting sites. • 12 headsets with microphones are available if you want to try out some audio. • Ask me if you have questions.

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