Resources

Video Production Resources

Camtasia

Video creation & editing tool, not free, available for Mac and PC, robust editing tools

Jing

Free, screencasting tool, available for Mac and PC, editing tools available

iMovie

Video creation & editing tool, not free, available for Mac only robust editing tools

Movie Maker

Free, screencasting tool, available PC, editing tools available

Screencastify

Free, light-weight screencasting tool for Google Chrome, for Chromebooks, PC and Mac, some editing tools, only 10-minute videos

Screencast-o-matic

Screencasting tool, not free, robust editing features, for PC and Mac

Snag-it

Free, screencasting tool, available for Mac and PC, editing tools available

Video Interaction Resources

EduPuzzle

Free, video interaction tool, enables video and audio creation and interaction tools such as multiple-choice questions, true/false, short answer, analytics, for both PC and Mac

Office Mix

Free add-on for PowerPoint, enables video and audio creation, and interaction such as polling, analytics, for PC only

PlayPosit

Free, video interaction tool, enables video and audio creation and interaction tools such as multiple-choice questions, true/false, short answer, analytics, for both PC and Mac

YouTube

Free, video creation and interaction tool, enables limited interactive activities for non-commercial videos (End Screens and Cards), for both PC and Mac

Audio Production Tools

Audacity

Audio recorder, one of the most robust (and can be complicated) recorders and editors available for free, for both PC and Mac

VoiceThread

Interactive discussion space, free, allows audio, video, text, images, documents to be displayed, shared and discussed as a community

Practice Link: https://voicethread.com/share/9435279/

Vocaroo

Easy-to-use and simple audio recorder, no frills but free. Provides a URL to the audio recording that can be shared

Practice Link: http://vocaroo.com/

QuickVoice

Audio recorder app, free for Macs (only), simple interface, quality recording, files can be uploaded to YouTube

Sound Recorder

Audio record on your PC using the built-in sound recorder

Discussion Tools

BlackBoard Collaborate Ultra

Web-conferening tools that enables video and text chat, application and file sharing and recording. Access faculty accounts through GMU log in

FlipGrid

Video discussion tool, free but limited tools (upgrade available), mulit-platform

Practice Link: https://flipgrid.com/445f9a

Google Hangout

Online video chat tool, free, also supports text, hosts up to 10 people in a video chat, multi-platform, also enables screen sharing and text messaging

Padlet

Virtual bulletin board, free, people can post thoughts, videos, images, links and reply to "posts" (like sticky notes), users must be invited to a Padlet view email

Practice Padlet: https://padlet.com/haslerwaters/v937sfma8ezd

Poplet

Brainstorming and virtual bulletin board, free, people can share ideas, brainstorm and offer feedback to one another

Today's Meet

Back channel for chats, free, easy to use, simple tool with ability to download transcript

Practice Today's Meet: https://todaysmeet.com/WorkshopPractice

VoiceThread

Interactive discussion space, free, allows audio, video, text, images, documents to be displayed, shared and discussed as a community. See examples:

https://voicethread.com/share/8315856/

https://voicethread.com/share/6980187/