Tutorials Made Easy with Screencasting Olivia Bautista Sparks Sheila J. Young Linda Shackle

Tutorials Made Easy with Screencasting

Olivia Bautista SparksSheila J. YoungLinda Shackle

Challenges

• Large numbers of students• Limited resources• Limited personnel • Wide variety of responsibilities

Solution: ScreencastingConsider:• Cost• Locally installed or browser based? • Recording features: audio, pause ability, editing• Type of file created• Maximum length• Hosting• URLs and Embed Codes• Downloading – before or after publishing

Why we chose Screenr• Free• Minimal learning curve• Browser based – no software installation needed• Embed code easily located on published

screencast page• Flexibility - download MP4 file option or upload

to YouTube• Viewable on mobile devices

Electronic Business CardSheila Younghttp://screenr.com/mbA

Linda Shacklehttp://screenr.com/CAK

Olivia Sparkshttp://screenr.com/GM1

Library Orientation

http://screenr.com/his

Instruction• Demo

“How to Use the Library One Search to Find Engineering Articles“ http://screenr.com/hTM

• Online CourseCHEM 108: Chemistry and Society “Critical Evaluation of Resources” http://screenr.com/ze8

• Homework assignments ASU 101 (Karaday) “Answers to Library Quiz Questions #1-3” http://screenr.com/arM

Reference“On the Fly” Demos for email & chat• Calculating the H-Index for

specific yearshttp://screenr.com/72K

• How to access the ASU Libraries online resourceshttp://screenr.com/VxA

• Access the ACM Digital Library http://screenr.com/t5d

Technique

• Narrated slide show presentation– More control– No waiting for internet screens to load– Animation options.

• Recorded demonstration– Use “pause” when entering passwords– Can open several screens and click to open screen

• Both

You Can Do it!• Set up Twitter account• Prepare outline and script – Create slideshow for canned screenshots– Open windows for live demos

• Log into Screenr Account• Adjust the size of the recording window• Make sure your microphone is ready• Record it• Publish it (Tweet it)• Share it: link to or embed video

Screenr.com

More information

Olivia.sparks@asu.edu Sheila.young@asu.eduLinda.shackle@asu.edu

Olivia Bautista Sparks. Five Minute Screencasts – The Super Tool for Science and Engineering Librarians.

Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Winter 2010. http://www.istl.org/10-winter/tips.html