Class Three: Wednesday, February 4, 2009


Class Three Topics

Review Assignments from Class Two

We will spend some time reviewing the Class Two assignment in which students were asked to select and use at least one of the three methods of inserting video discussed in last week's class:

1) adding video to PowerPoint using an embedded player with controls

2) adding a video with controls to a web page

3) adding a video clip in a blog posting (other than the course discussion blog)

Please try to use an educationally-meaningful video clip when completing the assignment and when you have done so, post a blog comment under Discussion Assignment Two in which you discuss which of the methods you selected and how it worked.

If you chose to add a video to PowerPoint using an embedded player with controls, please bring both the PowerPoint file and the video file with you to next week's class. If you selected one of the other two methods, please include the link to the web page or blog posting so that it can be viewed by others.
 

Putting a Shockwave Object in PowerPoint - Brian

Click here to see Brian's tutorial


 

Screencasts

A screencast is a recording of the information displayed on a computer screen. This is sometimes called screen recording or video screen capture and a number of different software programs are available that let you record what is taking place on your computer’s screen. Many screen capture programs allow you to also record audio that is playing or add your own audio narrations to the captured video. This can be especially useful in creating instructional videos that demonstrate how a software program works or to record a video that’s playing on a computer screen.
 

Software Options for Creating Screencasts


Camtasia Studio 6
30-day trial version available for download:
http://www.techsmith.com/download/camtasiatrial.asp




Click here to see a tutorial created with Camtasia Studio created by Dr. Mary Thompson for her Intro to Technology course:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/courses/cuin3113/movies/camdemo/camdemo.html

Here's what Mary said about using Camtasia:

 I use Camtasia videos in my introductory technology in the classroom courses to introduce my students to basic skills and give them project instructions and requirements. Camtasia's full-motion recording, excellent sound quality, and ease of use allows me to present information in an individualized format. Students can review and replay materials at any time and I am able to avoid full-class lectures. I can now focus on creative classroom applications of technology tools. This approach to my course materials has drastically reduced the stress that many students felt about the class and allowed them to focus on applying their creativity and content knowledge to technology integration projects.


Click here to see how Camtasia was used by Dr. Melissa Pierson to create a narrated slideshow which is used as an orientation to the QUEST 2 teacher education program:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/courses/cuin3112/quest-videos/Q2-elementary-daytime/Q2-elementary-daytime.html

 
Click here to see a video created with Camtasia 4


Additional Camtasia Resources:

Adobe Captivate 4
30-day trial version available for download:
http://www.adobe.com/ap/products/captivate/trial/


Click here to view a test screencast created with Adobe Captivate
 

Free Screen Recording Programs
CamStudio
http://www.download.com/CamStudio/3000-13633_4-10067101.html





Jing Project
http://www.jingproject.com/




AutoScreen Recorder
 http://wisdom-soft.com/products/autoscreenrecorder_free.htm




Wink
http://www.debugmode.com/wink/




FreeScreencast.com
http://freescreencast.com/pages/whatisit




ScreenToaster - Free Online Screen Recorder
http://www.screentoaster.com/
 

 

Class Three Assignments

Reading Assignment:

Class 3 Assignment:

For this week's assignment, try using any of the screen recording programs discussed in class or any other similar program to create a brief screencast. Please try to use an educationally-meaningful topic when completing the assignment.

When you have created the screencast, post it to a web page you created, an online sharing site or in a blog so that the rest of the members of the class can watch it.

When your screencast has been created and uploaded to the web or posted to a blog, go to the Course Discussion Blog and add a comment under Discussion Assignment Three in which you include the following:

Finally, please discuss your ideas for how you think screencasts could be used to instructionally.