Assessing Screencasts
I’m not in Philadelphia for ACRL today, but there was an interesting session this afternoon entitled “Do Screencasts Really Work? Assessing Student Learning through Instructional Screencasts.” Even...
View ArticleScreenjelly Dead and Gone
While their Twitter account still exists, Screenjelly has not posted for over a year. When I checked screenjelly.com today, it redirects to a strange SteinerSports picture and email request page (which...
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Camtasia Studio Minor Update: 7.1.1
Techsmith updated Camtasia Studio to version 7.1.1 last week. The maintenance release mostly includes various bug fixes,but the announcement also highlights: Updating the My Screencast.com plug-in...
View ArticleUpdated Captivate: 5.5
Just before last weekend, Adobe updated Captivate to version 5.5. The new features include the following Gradients, shadows, and rotation Updated quiz templates Publishing to MP4 Ability to publish to...
View ArticleNew Version Camtasia for Mac
Techsmith has released a new version of Camtasia for Mac. The new 2.0 version features include the following: Redesigned editor interface Ability to Extend Frames Callouts can be animated and...
View ArticleNew Snagit for Screencasts, Jing Pro Dead, and Webinar
Techsmith released a new version of Snagit on Feb. 28. Snagit is a great, full-featured screen shot (still image) program. With versions 11 for Windows and 2 for Mac, Snagit now has much more robust...
View ArticleEditing Tips Screencast
For those of you creating screencasts with software that includes editing capabilities (Camtasia Studio, Captivate, Screencast-O-Matic Pro, etc.), here is a quick, one-minute video from Techsmith with...
View ArticleCamtasia:mac 2.1 Adds Green Screen & Clip Speed
Techsmith announced today an upgrade to Camtasia for Mac to version 2.1. The announcements mentions two significant new features: Clip Speed: Like in Camtasia Studio 7, Camtasia for Mac can now speed...
View ArticleAudio Resources: YouTube & Soundcli.ps
For those taking more time with your screencasts and looking for audio resources and sound clips to add to your screencast, two recent news items seem to have some potential to offer such resources:...
View ArticleMy New Book is Out!
ALA has published my new book on screencasting! Screencasting for Libraries is now available. See more information on my Book page or browse the first chapter below. Screencasting for Libraries
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