These slides accompany a Project Play Webinar presented on June 24, 2009. The webinar recording is available at http://blip.tv/file/2284237.

1. Creating Online
Tutorials
with
Screencasting
Beth Carpenter, OWLS
Stef Morrill, SCLS

2. What is
Screencasting?

3. Screen•cast skrēn kast n a movie
that captures the display from a
computer screen along with someone
talking about what’s being shown.
This might take the form of a formal
narrated Powerpoint presentation, a
software demo, or an informal walk-
through of a particular concept.*
* Definition from http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page6885.cfm

4. A movie....

5. ...that captures the display from a computer
screen.....

6. ...along with someone talking about what's being
shown.

7. A formal narrated Powerpoint
presentation...

8. a software demo...

9. or an informal walk-through
of a particular concept...

10. Why
Screencasting?

12. People have different learning styles

13. People learn at different speeds

14. People learn at different times and in different
places

15. People look different places for help

16. People are busy

17. People want their privacy

18. People want a human touch

19. Examples

20. Camtasia Settings for YouTube Best Results

21. Using Truncation (Library Instruction)

22. Placing a Hold...
So Easy, But Can a Caveman Do It?

23. InfoSoup
• 7 screencasts hosted on blip.tv
• online catalog help
• linked & embedded in help pages in opac
• embedded in blog posts and member
library web sites
4,373 views
http://infosoup.blip.tv/

24. How?

25. You will need...
• computer
• microphone or headset
• screencasting tool
• a host
Excellent getting started article at
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/training/page6885.cfm

26. Screencasting Tools
• Camtasia $
• Jing
• ScreenCastle
• ScreenToaster
• + lots of other options (see Wikipedia list)

27. Time for Demos!

28. Hosts
• Screencast.com
• YouTube
• Blip.TV
• Vimeo
• Viddler

29. Tips

30. Tip #1
plan, but don't script

31. Tip #2
control your mouse

32. Tip #3
record your screen actions
first - add audio later

33. Tip #4
embrace imperfection

34. Tip #5
be enthusiastic,
share your passion!

35. Tip #6
be brief

36. Tip #7
consider adding captions

37. Tip #8
save your outtakes

38. Questions?

39.
Beth Carpenter, OWLS
bcarpent@mail.owls.lib.wi.us
Stef Morrill, SCLS
smorrill@scls.lib.wi.us

40. All photos used under the Creative Commons
license.
Photo credits:
http://www.flickr.com/photos http://www.flickr.com/photo
/wonderlane/1425117940/ s/iiiii/3078375045/
http://www.flickr.com/photos
/87777282@N00/87075666/
http://www.flickr.com/photos
/bastard_admin/1095001183/
http://www.flickr.com/photos
/kalleboo/2215469666/