7. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ What to use it for… Screen captures Screencasts “visual communication” Tutorials
8. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ Practice Time! Take a screen capture! Use the capture tool Add text Save it Share it
9. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ Practice Time! Do a screencast! Use the capture tool Save it Share it
10. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ Tips for using Jing: Capture it- CTRL: Hold it down for standard screen size SHIFT: Hold it down for widescreen size Save it- Hard drive Screencast.com Share it- Jing automatically saves the URL of the screencast to your clipboard simply need to press “CTRL + V” where you want to paste the URL Want to embed your screencast in a blog, website, or LibGuides? Jing creates the html automatically for you
11. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Screencast-o-Matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ What to use it for… Screencasts “visual communication” Tutorials Compared to Jing….
13. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Screencast-o-Matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Practice Time! Do a screencast! Use the capture tool Save it Share it
14. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Screencast-o-Matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ This information appears underneath your screencast Click on this link and the screencast takes you to this timestamp and displays the note attached to it
16. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Example: Sharing a link to the NPR.org article “What People Were Reading During the Depression” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105350224&ft=1&f=1032 BECOMES: http://tinyurl.com/mz3yw6 TinyURL http://tinyurl.com Takes long URL addresses and shortens them Feature- TinyURL browser button Enable a preview feature in your browser “Popular URL shortener Cli.gs, hacked”
17. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Example: Sharing a link to the NPR.org article “Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1 Year After Record Flood” http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105285835 BECOMES http://bit.ly/RVqC5 Bit.ly http://bit.ly Takes long URL addresses and shortens them Feature- Bit.ly browser button FireFox Add-on- “Bit.ly Preview” Track link “clicks” Stores a history of your shortened links Can post link to Twitter
23. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Scenario #1 “I’m trying to use the library’s catalog to find a list of opera dvds. How can I separate books about opera from dvds about opera?”
24. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Scenario #2 “I am currently enrolled in the M.Ed. in School Health Services. I have tried several times to access journals through the library’s webpage when I’m off-campus, only to be directed to the journals homepage. I am then asked to enter ID’s and passwords. As a student, do I have access to these journals, and if so, how do I get full text articles?”
25. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Scenario #3 “I am trying to find articles on Martin Luther and his writings on "justification by faith.” He wrote "Freedom of A Christian", and I am looking for articles others may have written expounding on this work.”
26. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Best Practices Create a plan Define what role chat reference plays in the library’s overall reference practices Identify some goals for this service Incorporate it into the library’s technology plan Promote your IM screen name Email signature Business cards Website Blog Web 2.0 profiles Identify yourself to the chat user Give your responses authority Keep messages simple Messages should be short and to the point Security Instant messaging is fairly anonymous- do not provide passwords or usernames in an instant message. Instead, email it to their school email address. Utilize Away Messages Train and encourage all staff members to use IM
27. Ka-yakking OnlineTuesday, July 14 Thank you Contact information: Andrea Reed Media & Digital Librarian Eastern University / Warner Memorial Library Email: areed@eastern.edu Phone: 610.225.5004 Windows Live screen name : areed25@alum.drexel.edu Slides available at http://www.slideshare.net/areed25
Editor's Notes
Welcome and introduction
Briefly read this slide
Note the goals for today.
The main difference is you are providing an extra level of communication- not just text but now visual communication as well. Also, “As we learn these tools, you will discover many additional uses for them. They are not exclusive to chat, but that certainly is one use for them, especially the URL tools.”
“Now we are going to examine two types of screencasting tools. They each have their benefits and downsides. Hopefully by the end of the session you can identify which one suits your needs the best and which one you find to be the easiest to work with. Both tools offer the ability to show your users instead of explaining solely through text.”
Read slide. Define “Screen capture,” “screencast,” and other use- tutorials.
Practice time-“First we are going to familiarize ourselves with the Jing menu and tools. Then we’ll play with taking a screen capture and using additional capture tools. Once we feel comfortable with screen captures, we’ll save one, and look at the ways to share it.”Define Jing buttonsShow capture toolMake sure you are on the screen you want to capture before clicking on the capture toolPoint out screen size featureHave them take a screen capture of their library’s homepageShow them the tools- Text, boxes, arrows; have them use them on their screen captureSaving the captureExplain the two ways to save it- to their computer or to screencast.comHave them title the captureHave them save it to screencast.comPoint out the “uploading” screenSharing it“Now that it is uploaded we have two ways of sharing it”Link: URL already copied to their clipboard; “If this was a screen capture you did during a chat conversation, all you would need to do would be to go to the chat window where you type your messages and press “CRTL + V” and it would paste the URL address of where the screen capture is residing.”Have them open a new tab and “CRTL + V” in the URL address field to show them what the shot looks like and how to paste itSC-Embed: With a special button, Jing will copy the embed code to your clipboard and you can embed it into your website, blog, LibGuide, etc.“You probably would not use this during a chat conversation, but it’s good to keep in mind if you wanted to create a tutorial”Show them the Western Languages LibGuide, and point out the instructions on their handout (not going to actually practice this one…)
“Screencasting in Jing is just like capturing, except instead of capturing one screen, you can record the action happening on your screen. Again, just like with a screen capture, we are using the capture tool, and you must be on the screen you want your screencast to start one. Once you are screencasting, you can change screens.”“Press ‘record’ to begin. ‘Pause’ stops recording and allows you to resume once you’re again ready. ‘Stop’ will end the recording.”“Make a screencast on how to search your library’s catalog.”Save it and share it the same way you would with a screen capture.Hard drive or Screencast.comShare the link or embed itHave them open a new tab and paste the link to view their screencast.
“Review” slide. Mention the slides will be available at SlideShare.com. Point out the Jing portion of the handout.
“Screencast-o-Matic is a web-based screencasting program. No downloading necessary. Like Jing, it saves your screencasts to the ‘cloud.’ It does not have a separate feature for screen captures.”
Read slide.
“SOM provides you with a frame or capture size, unlike Jing where you can create you own. You will select ‘create’ to get started. The first time you create one, SOM will check your Java settings. If you don’t have Java on your computer, it will prompt you to install it. Once it is installed, you can continue with your screencast and SOM will not prompt you again for it. Next, pick the size screen you want. You will also see an option for audio. Click ‘Go!’ when you’re ready. Unlike Jing, you do not need to already be on the screen you want your screencast to begin on. Rather, SOM lets you select the screen even after you’ve selected your screen size.”“Click the ‘Record’ button to begin screencasting. ‘Pause’ allows you to stop and resume when ready. Click ‘Stop,’ then ‘Done’ when you are finished. Let’s try screencasting an EBSCOhost database search.”“Once you click ‘Done,’ the next screen will offer you a number of options. Take a look at your handout and you can see what each option offers.”Explain the options.Have them save it to SOM. Fill in information “Title, Description, Notes, etc.” Point out the link that they will need to copy and paste. Also mention the “Channel” features. Show them your channels. Then have them click on the link. Next slide shows what information is attached to the screencast.
“When you look at your completed screencast, SOM offers some additional information.”Explain each box.
Intro. These are just two, many other out there.
Read slide. Take them to NPR.org, find a story they like, and shorten the link. Will have to have two tabs open.
Read slide. Have them create an account. Back to NPR.org. Bit.ly preivew not yet available for Firefox 3.5 as of 7/7/09.
Difference #1: Stores your “shortened links’” history
Difference #2: Tracks your links’ clicks
Example of the FireFox Bit.ly preview (TinyURL is similar).
Mobile site
“On the following slides are 3 reference questions (real questions). To get some practice using these tools with chat interactions in mind, try answering them using your library’s resources, your preferred screencasting/capture program, and preferred link sharing site.”Show them the Meebochatroom. Explain how they will post their “visual communication” to the chat room. “This way you gain practice using these tools and you can take a look at how other participants are using the tools.”