Screencasting (CSLA, November 20, 2009)

• I recommend USB mics whenever possibleSamson CO1U

• Samson CO3U

• Snowball

• Snowflake

Examples

How-To Demos

• Adobe Captivate Demo

• Jing Demo

• Screenflow Demo

Lectures

• Plagiarism Lecture

Mathcasts

• Lovett Mathcasts

Best Practices

Preparation is key if you want your screencast to remain relevant for some time.

Pre-Planning Stage

• • Write a script. This will help make sure you (and your students) know what the screencast will be about.

  • Storyboard Your Screencast

    • • Step-by-step helps make the process much more smooth

        • http://www.schoolhousevideo.org/Pages/Storyboard.pdf

          • Storyboard generator: http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/storyboard/

        • http://www.everythingesl.net/downloads/storyboard.pdf

  • Prepare your web browser

    • • Eliminate any unnecessary tool bars

      • Close out all tabs

  • Find a quiet location. (OK--I realize that this doesn't exactly work with kids in a computer lab, but do your best)

  • Find a decent microphone or headset/mic combo

  • Walk through the steps of your screencast at least one time so you'll feel more prepared.

Recording Stage

• • If you can get it in one take--awesome! If not, don't worry because it does get easier with practice.

  • Be sure to review your screencast at least once to make sure you got the recording you wanted.

Post-Production Stage

• • Save your screencast file

  • Upload to a service that you can share your screencast with. Many of the sites offer free and low-cost hosting packages.www.screencast.com