tutorials made easy with screencasting olivia bautista sparks sheila j. young linda shackle
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Tutorials Made Easy with Screencasting
Olivia Bautista SparksSheila J. YoungLinda Shackle
Challenges
• Large numbers of students• Limited resources• Limited personnel • Wide variety of responsibilities
Solution: ScreencastingConsider:• Cost• Locally installed or browser based? • Recording features: audio, pause ability, editing• Type of file created• Maximum length• Hosting• URLs and Embed Codes• Downloading – before or after publishing
Why we chose Screenr• Free• Minimal learning curve• Browser based – no software installation needed• Embed code easily located on published
screencast page• Flexibility - download MP4 file option or upload
to YouTube• Viewable on mobile devices
Electronic Business CardSheila Younghttp://screenr.com/mbA
Linda Shacklehttp://screenr.com/CAK
Olivia Sparkshttp://screenr.com/GM1
Instruction• Demo
“How to Use the Library One Search to Find Engineering Articles“ http://screenr.com/hTM
• Online CourseCHEM 108: Chemistry and Society “Critical Evaluation of Resources” http://screenr.com/ze8
• Homework assignments ASU 101 (Karaday) “Answers to Library Quiz Questions #1-3” http://screenr.com/arM
Reference“On the Fly” Demos for email & chat• Calculating the H-Index for
specific yearshttp://screenr.com/72K
• How to access the ASU Libraries online resourceshttp://screenr.com/VxA
• Access the ACM Digital Library http://screenr.com/t5d
Technique
• Narrated slide show presentation– More control– No waiting for internet screens to load– Animation options.
• Recorded demonstration– Use “pause” when entering passwords– Can open several screens and click to open screen
• Both
You Can Do it!• Set up Twitter account• Prepare outline and script – Create slideshow for canned screenshots– Open windows for live demos
• Log into Screenr Account• Adjust the size of the recording window• Make sure your microphone is ready• Record it• Publish it (Tweet it)• Share it: link to or embed video
Screenr.com
More information
[email protected] [email protected]@asu.edu
Olivia Bautista Sparks. Five Minute Screencasts – The Super Tool for Science and Engineering Librarians.
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Winter 2010. http://www.istl.org/10-winter/tips.html