Slidecasting is an alternative to screencasting that involves creating a slideshow presentation from screen shots, recording an audio narration, and uploading the slideshow to Slideshare while linking to the audio file to synchronize the two. The document provides instructions for creating a slidecast, including taking screen shots, using presentation tools like PowerPoint and OpenOffice Impress to create the slideshow, recording audio with Audacity or PodcastPeople.com, uploading the slideshow to Slideshare, and linking the audio file to synchronize the slideshow and audio.

1. Slidecasting an alternative to screencasting

2. Screencast

3. Wink - debugmode

4. Camtasia Studio - TechSmith

5. Captivate – Adobe

6. But what’s a Slidecast?

8. Getting the screen shots

9. Which presentation tool?

10. MS PowerPoint

11. Impress - OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/product/pix/impress-big.png

12. Google Docs

13. Zoho

14. Audio

15. Audacity – sourceforge.net

16. PodcastPeople.com

17. Record an episode online

18. Record

19. Record

20. Get link to mp3 file

21. Edit the link

22. Slideshare.net

23. Slideshare.net

24. Upload your PPT

25. Upload your PPT

26. Link to mp3 file

27. Link to mp3 file

28. Link to mp3 file

29. Synchronize

30. Slidecast is ready

31. Created by Polly Farrington Screencasting Workshop Connecticut State Library Continuing Education Class March 2008