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== Where do I find screencasts about Moodle? == | == Where do I find screencasts about Moodle? == | ||
You may find links to screencasts at the bottom of many MoodleDoc pages with external links to [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=moodle Moodle screencasts on YouTube | You may find links to screencasts at the bottom of many MoodleDoc pages with external links to [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=moodle Moodle screencasts on YouTube]. | ||
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== Tools for creating screencasts == | == Tools for creating screencasts == | ||
* '''Screenr''' (free, not open source, owned by Articulate) - http://www.screenr.com | |||
* '''CamStudio''' (open source) - http://camstudio.org | * '''CamStudio''' (open source) - http://camstudio.org | ||
* '''Jing''' (free, but not open source) - http://www.jingproject.com | * '''Jing''' (free, but not open source) - http://www.jingproject.com | ||
Latest revision as of 17:11, 20 January 2014
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.
Favorites include:
- the Moodle HQ channel which has a series of videos on Moodle 2.5 and screencasts of the latest features., and
- the MoodleBites videos uploaded by MoodleBites facilitators HRDNZ, official Moodle Partner
Tools for creating screencasts
- Screenr (free, not open source, owned by Articulate) - http://www.screenr.com
- CamStudio (open source) - http://camstudio.org
- Jing (free, but not open source) - http://www.jingproject.com
- recordMyDesktop (open source, for GNU/Linux systems) - http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net
- Camtasia Studio (commercial, 30-day trials and educational-pricing available) - http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
- Screentoaster (web-based, free) - http://screentoaster.com/
- Wink (free, but not open source) - http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
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.
