Screencasts

Screencasts are ways to present instructional material, usually through a series of pictures with an audio track.

Screencasts in Moodle

Screencasts use the multimedia capabilities in Moodle. They can be embedded in most Moodle pages that have the HTML editor. A screencast might use a flash (.swf) file.

Where do I find screencasts about Moodle?

You may find links to screencasts at the bottom of many MoodleDoc pages with external links to Moodle screencasts on YouTube or other places, e.g. Moodle Tutorials.

A favorite is the UsingMoodle channel by Moodlefairy aka Mary Cooch.

Tools for creating screencasts

• ActivePresenter (free for non-commercial use) - http://atomisystems.com
• CamStudio (open source) - http://camstudio.org
• Camtasia Studio (commercial, 30-day trials and educational-pricing available) - http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
• Jing (free, but not open source) - http://www.jingproject.com
• recordMyDesktop (open source, for GNU/Linux systems) - http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net
• Wink (free, but not open source) - http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
• screencast-o-matic.com (free, +paid version, java applet, no install, not open source) http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

How do I create a screencast?

• For detailed instructions see http://code.google.com/p/google-highly-open-participation-moodle/wiki/CreatingTutorialVideos
• You also find instructions on the web sites of the above mentioned tools.

See also

• Flash