Presentation in the T@sty Bytes Brown Bag Series at Wayne State University, December 15, 2009

1. December 15, 2009 T@sty Bytes:Screencasting Bake Off Michael C. Sensiba Next Generation Librarian ao9754@wayne.edu

2. What is Screencasting? A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast December 15, 2009

3. Why Screencast? Create demonstrations/tutorials Capture and convert movies Capture computer problems On-the-fly guided reference December 15, 2009

4. The Screencasting Process Prepare to screencast Record your screen activity Export what you’ve recorded Edit the video you’ve captured Share your screencast December 15, 2009

5. Screencasting Tools December 15, 2009

6. Screencasting Tips Do a walk-through first of all so you're practiced Speak slowly and clearly Record the audio in a quiet room Don't wiggle the mouse to highlight something, prefer to use an editor later to add highlights or spotlights Just Do It - don't worry about it, just make a recording and repeat it if it wasn't good enough. Understand “audio & video engineering” Work with templates Use “eye candy” to enhance learning Learn from other screencasts Practice narration Keep original project files Explore video sharing avenues http://thescreencastinghandbook.com/blog/screencasting-in-7-minutes-with-jing-workshop-at-barcamp-brighton-4/ http://mashable.com/2008/10/22/how-to-master-screencasts/ December 15, 2009

7. More on Screencasting http://delicious.com/msensiba/t@stybytes+screencasting Michael C. Sensiba ao9754@wayne.edu December 15, 2009