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NOTE TO FACULTY: I was able to add the border and the captions with a program calledSnagIt(you can get a free 30-day trial of SnagIt, but the college does have a limited number of licenses available, if you ask the HelpDesk folks. Even if there are no licenses available, it's pretty inexpensive to purchase -- $39, last time I checked). SnagIt can also be used to capture screencasts.
This is a screencast, or a real-time video recording of the site that I was viewing, which I narrated using by mic/headset:
Screenr is a very simple screencasting tool that is entirely web-based.
Why is Screenr a good tool for a beginning screencaster?
Extremely easy to use
No download required; everything is web-based
You can log in to Screenr with Twitter, Facebook, Google, or Yahoo accounts.
Video displays within the Screenr player
You can re-size or move the Screenr recording frame, so you have the flexibility to record only a portion of your screen
You can send straight to Twitter or YouTube at no cost
You can get the URL or the embed code (i.e., allows you to easily include/share video via Blackboard, social networking sites, or other webpages)
Works with Mac or PC
We haven't seen anything that stipulates storage space limitation within Screenr -- I used my account to create about 40 screencasts within a couple of days (average about 4 minutes each), and had no problem.
Downsides to Screenr?
The video is one-shot - no editing after the fact
5 minute recording limit
Although Screenr videos are not searchable by others, your screencast will appear in the Public Stream (shows "Recent Screenr Activity") for a few hours after you have posted it.
Here is a sample Screenr video that I created to give feedback to a student on a website that he was building for class:
Because Screenr records everything in one shot, with no post-recording editing options, you want to :
have an idea in advance what you want to say. Five minutes goes fast, so plan accordingly!
if you are going to go longer than 5 minutes, leave some time at the end for a "to be continued" sort of a statement, then start another video.
if you don't like the finished recording, don't fuss about it - just delete it and start again. Remember, it only takes a few minutes.
The player size never changes, so the more you try to fit into your capture screen, the smaller it will look on playback; however, there is a fullscreen mode that you can use for playback, and you will get everything in clear detail, even if it looked small in the regular player:
"What kind of microphone will I need? Is it going to cost a lot?"
EVEN MORE RESOURCES . . . feel free to peruse this list of past workshops, including instructions on how to use the tools ("missing" sessions are those that were later replaced with significantly revised versions, or were for tools that no longer exist):
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