Creating Your Own Instructional

Videos - Without a Camera

Rena Petrello

renapetrello@vcccd.edu

Equipment

• Headset Microphone• Target, Staples, Walmart, etc. $12-$75• Recommend purchasing a microphone that has a noise cancellation feature

(to block out external noises like cars driving by, dog barking, etc.)

Equipment (optional)

• To handwrite using digital ink, use a pen tablet (pen mouse) or a Tablet PC.• I recommend the Wacom Intuos line

• Wacom Intuos5 Touch Small Pen Tablet - $215• Wacom Intuos5 Touch Medium Pen Tablet - $341• (I use Wacom Intuous 3 – refurbished tablets are great too)

Recording and Editing Software

• Camtasia Software• Camtasia for Mac $99, Camtasia for PC $299• Download a free 30-day trial of Camtasia at

http://www.techsmith.com/download/camtasia/

Software to “Write” On and/or Share Slides

Suggested software:• Microsoft Office One Note• Products like MimioStudio has free software (online download) for

writing www.mimio.com• PowerPoint

Let’s Make a Video!

• I’ll now share my desktop…

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