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Rapid eLearning Through Software Simulations And Screencasts

Upside Learning

It captures the mouse movements, clicks and on screen changes along with any narration audio which can be recorded through attached microphone lively and in sync with the capturing screen. However, a screencast is not necessarily interactive. Except the playback controls, one cannot interact with the elements shown in the video.

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Very Impressed with the work TechSmith (i.e. Camtasia) is doing on iPad

mLearning Revolution

You can use the built-in microphone on the iPad to narrate the process. I personally would have preferred Twitter over Facebook as the easy way to share screencasts, but that’s just me. Here’s a short screencast I did for this post: [link]. mLearning , Screencasting , iPad , mobile , Camtasia. Leave a comment.

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How to Make a Screencast in 5 Easy Steps

TechSmith Camtasia

Thankfully, screencasts make creating videos more approachable. If you’re wanting to use more video in your presentations, trainings, or even emails (and I highly recommend you do), screencasts are a great place to start. What exactly is a screencast? You can think of a screencast as the video equivalent of a screenshot.

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How to Make a Screencast in 5 Easy Steps

TechSmith Camtasia

Thankfully, screencasts make creating videos more approachable. If you’re wanting to use more video in your presentations, trainings, or even emails (and I highly recommend you do), screencasts are a great place to start. What exactly is a screencast? You can think of a screencast as the video equivalent of a screenshot.

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What is the Best Microphone?

TechSmith Camtasia

So, I thought I’d round up a bunch of different microphones at work and compare them for you. Matt Pierce, the Training Manager, and I headed to our soundbooth and tested 6 different microphones. We tried to have as much consistency as possible, but we had to adjust the audio levels on each microphone. Give Camtasia a try!

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8 Tips to Incorporate Screencasts Into Your Online Training Course

TechSmith Camtasia

There is a broad range of applications for screencasts in online training, from software product demos to POS system tutorials. Here are 8 tips to incorporate screencasts into your eLearning course design. If you plan on narrating your screencast, you should have a script on hand to stay on track.

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Microphone Round-up!

TechSmith Camtasia

One of the most difficult parts of a screencast is getting quality audio, in my opinion. So, I thought I'd round up a bunch of different microphones at work and compare them for you. Matt Pierce, the Training Manager, and I headed to our soundbooth and tested 6 different microphones. The screencast is short - running 1:30.