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.

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 (Retired on November 12, 2015)
• 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
• Wink (free, but not open source) - http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
• Screencastify (free, chrome browser-based for videos up to 10 minutes in length, upgrade options available) - https://www.screencastify.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.