Presented by Steve Garwood <[e-mail]> Lecturer School of Communication, Information and Library Studies Rutgers University

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Just Push Play Screencasting for Your
Library(Be there for your students no matter
what time of dayContinued LIVE!!)

• Presented by Steve Garwood ltlibrarysteve_at_yahoo.co
  mgt LecturerSchool of Communication,
  Information and Library Studies Rutgers
  University

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Recording Notes/Comments

• Was my recording perfect?
• did it really matter?
• text

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What I primarily Use

• Jing by TechSmith
• Image captures
• Short (lt5min) Video captures
• Easy to share via email/IM
• Camtasia by TechSmith
• Lectures
• Screen Demos/Presentations
• Adobe Captivate
• Lectures
• Screen Demos
• Software Simulations

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What I primarily Use (Quick Comparison)
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Library Applications
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Library Applications What it Replaces

• Lost opportunity
• students using library resources on THEIR time
• point of need assistance
• public who cant make class/training times
• Staff overload
• same class/training again and again
• same question over and over again

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Library Applications What it Enhances

• Customer service
• Instruction
• adds to text or screen capture based tutorials
• great for auditory/visual learners
• Customer and Staff training
• follow up/review/additional resources
• specialized training
• school groups
• business audiences

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Library Applications What New Things

• Personalize
• voice and personality to your library
• Communicate
• esp. to newer generations who expect video
• Demonstrate
• Library able to effectively use technology

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What you need to get started
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Advantages

• Its easy to do the basics in each program
• Reuse and Repurpose content
• If you break things into small chunks you can
  mash-up your content to create new content
• Be timely (the world loves video)
• Who doesnt know the term Viral Video?
• Vodcast
• Podcasting is coolvodcasting is very cool

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Getting Started - Hardware

• Windows based PC
• 1.0 GHz processor minimum
• 1.0 GB RAM minimum
• adequate hard-disk space
• _at_60 MB for program installation
• 20-40 GB to store video files
• Microphone/Speakers
• headset recommended

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Getting Started - Software

• To Create
• screencasting Program
• Camtasia (recommended)
• Jing, Captivate and Snapz Pro X are alternatives
  (more in guide)
• cost
• _at_199/249 educational/govt
• To Watch
• browser with Flash Player

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Getting Started Computer Skills

• Basic
• save a file (and find it again)
• upload a file
• adjusting volume settings
• resize/move window(s)
• plug cables into machine

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Getting Started Tips

• Let goyoure not a trained broadcaster
• Water

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Disadvantages

• You have to learn something new
• It takes time to record, produce and upload
• You may have to change your approach
• Lectures should generally be chunked
• Attention spans are short and bandwidth is
  precious
• Break things apart to put them together in other
  ways
• Might have to re-do PPT slides so they scale
• 6x6 rule

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Questions?

• What are your questions for me?