Archive for the ‘Screencasting’ Category

7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers

Saturday, October 1st, 2011


Richard Byrne at Free Technology for Teachers gathers 7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers. These are all great applications that can be used to quickly and easily create instructional screencasts. Here are his top four:

  1. Jing
  2. Show Me What’s Wrong
  3. Screenr
  4. Sketchcast

5 Free Tools For Creating a Screencast

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Sarah Kessler at Mashable has put together a guide to 5 Free Tools For Creating a Screencast. If you want to show your patrons how to use your library’s electronic resources through video you’ll want to check out this quick post.

That’s Infotainment! Screencasting in Libraries

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

infotainment
Illustration by Jim Paillot

I have an article in this month’s issue of School Library Journal titled That’s Infotainment! If you’re interested in a primer on screencasting you might want to check it out if you have a chance. This is what’s covered:

  • What is Sreencasting?
  • Ideas for Library Uses
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • The Process
  • Distribution
  • Fast Tips
  • More Resources