From elms at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Tue Sep 1 07:57:22 2009 From: elms at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (iLearnOregon System Announcements) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 07:57:22 -0700 Subject: iLearnOregon FW: How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF818066EFC37@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> All! For those of you using Articulate for your SCORM course authoring tool - you now have access to a FREE screencasting tool! If you are using Articulate and have not subscribed to Tom's blog, I would recommend it highly. This and more eLearning resources can be found at the eLearning Resource Center - https://oregon.jivesoftware.com/community/forall/elearning. Hope to see you in there soon! Theme Grenz iLearnOregon Project Manager DAS/HRSD - Training and Development Services W 503-378-6213|C 503-729-2303|F 503-378-5731 From: noreply+feedproxy at google.com [mailto:noreply+feedproxy at google.com] On Behalf Of The Rapid eLearning Blog Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:07 AM To: grenzt at verizon.net Subject: How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning Link to The Rapid eLearning Blog ________________________________ How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning Posted: 26 Aug 2009 12:04 AM PDT You may have heard the news last week that Articulate launched a new screencasting tool called Screenr . It is a free web-based tool that lets you create screencasts without installing any software. screenr_logo I really like Screenr. If you haven't tried it out yet, you should give it a whirl. Here's what I like best: ? Screenr is super easy to use and there's nothing to download. You just click the record button on the website and you're recording your screen activity and your narration. ? The image quality is pretty darn good. You can even watch the screencasts back at HD-quality and they look great. ? Screenr gives you multiple ways to use your screencasts. It works with Twitter and the screencasts play as Flash on the web. You can also upload the screencasts to YouTube. And you can even download the videos as MP4 files. They also look nice on the iPhone. All these options give you a number of ways to reach your learners. ? My favorite...there's no branding on the downloaded MP4 files. Since you can download the videos, you're free to use them as you wish. That means you can use it in your elearning courses without looking like one of those MLS soccer players. Go Sounders ! ? And of course, Screenr is free. Free is always good. With that said, let me share some ideas on how you can use Screenr with your rapid elearning courses. 1. Add Screenr Videos to Your Blogs, Wikis, and Slides Screenr gives you an embed code. That means you can create a video and easily add it to your blog, wiki, or website (or any other place that takes HTML). If you use the Articulate products, you can the web object feature to add videos to your slides. Here are a couple of tutorials on how to embed the Screenr videos in Moodle and how to embed them in Blackboard . Below is an example of the Screenr video embedded in a slide using the web object feature. The Rapid E-Learning Blog - Screenr video inserted into an elearning course as a web object. Click here to view the web object demo . 2. Download Screenr MP4 Files & Add to Your Course As I mentioned earlier, one of my favorite things about Screenr is that I can download the videos as MP4 files and not have the Screenr logo in the video. That means I can easily use them in my courses. Here's an example of a Screenr MP4 file inside an elearning course. The Rapid E-Learning Blog - Screenr video as MP4 in an elearning course. Click here to view the MP4 demo . 3. Create a Virtual Whiteboard Use a tablet PC or something that lets you do pen input to simulate a whiteboard. All you need is a blank area to write and capture the video. Here's a demo of a whiteboard screencast in an elearning course. The Rapid E-Learning Blog - Use Screenr to create virutal whiteboards for elearning courses Click here to view the whiteboard demo . 4. Put Screenr in the Hands of Your Learners There's no reason to hog all of this goodness for yourself. Have your learners do screencasts to demonstrate their skills. It's a great way to reinforce their learning and assess their level of understanding. Screenr works with Twitter and Youtube. And as I stated earlier, the embed code means your learners could make videos and put them on their own blogs or wikis. Here's an example where both teacher and learner are going through the process together. It gives you an idea of how Screenr can add value to the learning process. Click here to view the demo . 5. Make it Mobile Many mobile video devices and smart phones can play MP4s or videos from a website. That means you can take your courses mobile. All you need to do is use the URL in your mobile device's web browser. Here's an example of what it looks like if you view the Screenr videos from an iPhone or iPod Touch. Click here to view the iPhone demo . When I first heard about playing back screencasts on the iPhone, I was a bit skeptical about what it would look like. But I'll have to tell you that I was pretty impressed with the image quality considering the size of the screen. I thought that it would be too hard to see what's going on, but that wasn't the case. Of course, you can also download the MP4 video and then upload it to your device manually. So that's about it. Screenr's a pretty cool application. It's easy to use. Free. And can be used with your elearning courses. What are some other ways you can think of to use Screenr videos for your elearning? Click on the comment links to share your thoughts. (And better yet, share your screencasts!) ________________________________ Tidbits If you want to learn more about some of the ideas I covered in this post, I added a few quick Screenr tutorials to help you get started. ? Embed screencasts in your blogs, wikis, and rapid elearning courses . ? Changing the dimensions of the embed code to fit in your blog and wiki pages . ? Download Screenr videos as MP4 files . ? Create a virtual whiteboard with Screenr and PowerPoint . ? How to add your Screenr video to Youtube . ? Add a Screenr video to your blog or wiki . ? Add Screenr video as a web object in Articulate Presenter . ________________________________ Download your free 46-page ebook: The Insider's Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro You are subscribed to email updates from The Rapid eLearning Blog To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elms at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Tue Sep 1 10:34:39 2009 From: elms at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (iLearnOregon System Announcements) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:34:39 -0700 Subject: iLearnOregon FW: How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool forE-Learning References: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF818066EFC37@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <20090901T103439Z_5B42000D0000@boli.state.or.us> Hi, Well, I seem to already registered but I can't remember my user name or password. The link to use for that information doesn't seem to be working. Can you send me a link to obtain the information? Thank you! Gabriela Downey, Employee Services Manager Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 1045 Portland, OR 97232-2180 971-673-0783 (Office) 971-673-1383 (confidential fax) >>> iLearnOregon System Announcements 9/1/2009 7:57:22 AM >>> All! For those of you using Articulate for your SCORM course authoring tool - you now have access to a FREE screencasting tool! If you are using Articulate and have not subscribed to Tom's blog, I would recommend it highly. This and more eLearning resources can be found at the eLearning Resource Center - https://oregon.jivesoftware.com/community/forall/elearning. Hope to see you in there soon! Theme Grenz iLearnOregon Project Manager DAS/HRSD - Training and Development Services W 503-378-6213|C 503-729-2303|F 503-378-5731 From: noreply+feedproxy at google.com [mailto:noreply+feedproxy at google.com] On Behalf Of The Rapid eLearning Blog Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:07 AM To: grenzt at verizon.net Subject: How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning Posted: 26 Aug 2009 12:04 AM PDT You may have heard the news last week that Articulate launched a new screencasting tool called Screenr. It is a free web-based tool that lets you create screencasts without installing any software. I really like Screenr. If you haven?t tried it out yet, you should give it a whirl. Here?s what I like best: ? Screenr is super easy to use and there?s nothing to download. You just click the record button on the website and you?re recording your screen activity and your narration. ? The image quality is pretty darn good. You can even watch the screencasts back at HD-quality and they look great. ? Screenr gives you multiple ways to use your screencasts. It works with Twitter and the screencasts play as Flash on the web. You can also upload the screencasts to YouTube. And you can even download the videos as MP4 files. They also look nice on the iPhone. All these options give you a number of ways to reach your learners. ? My favorite there?s no branding on the downloaded MP4 files. Since you can download the videos, you?re free to use them as you wish. That means you can use it in your elearning courses without looking like one of those MLS soccer players. Go Sounders! ? And of course, Screenr is free. Free is always good. With that said, let me share some ideas on how you can use Screenr with your rapid elearning courses. 1. Add Screenr Videos to Your Blogs, Wikis, and Slides Screenr gives you an embed code. That means you can create a video and easily add it to your blog, wiki, or website (or any other place that takes HTML). If you use the Articulate products, you can the web object feature to add videos to your slides. Here are a couple of tutorials on how to embed the Screenr videos in Moodle and how to embed them in Blackboard. Below is an example of the Screenr video embedded in a slide using the web object feature. Click here to view the web object demo. 2. Download Screenr MP4 Files & Add to Your Course As I mentioned earlier, one of my favorite things about Screenr is that I can download the videos as MP4 files and not have the Screenr logo in the video. That means I can easily use them in my courses. Here?s an example of a Screenr MP4 file inside an elearning course. Click here to view the MP4 demo. 3. Create a Virtual Whiteboard Use a tablet PC or something that lets you do pen input to simulate a whiteboard. All you need is a blank area to write and capture the video. Here?s a demo of a whiteboard screencast in an elearning course. Click here to view the whiteboard demo. 4. Put Screenr in the Hands of Your Learners There?s no reason to hog all of this goodness for yourself. Have your learners do screencasts to demonstrate their skills. It?s a great way to reinforce their learning and assess their level of understanding. Screenr works with Twitter and Youtube. And as I stated earlier, the embed code means your learners could make videos and put them on their own blogs or wikis. Here?s an example where both teacher and learner are going through the process together. It gives you an idea of how Screenr can add value to the learning process. Click here to view the demo. 5. Make it Mobile Many mobile video devices and smart phones can play MP4s or videos from a website. That means you can take your courses mobile. All you need to do is use the URL in your mobile device?s web browser. Here?s an example of what it looks like if you view the Screenr videos from an iPhone or iPod Touch. Click here to view the iPhone demo. When I first heard about playing back screencasts on the iPhone, I was a bit skeptical about what it would look like. But I?ll have to tell you that I was pretty impressed with the image quality considering the size of the screen. I thought that it would be too hard to see what?s going on, but that wasn?t the case. Of course, you can also download the MP4 video and then upload it to your device manually. So that?s about it. Screenr?s a pretty cool application. It?s easy to use. Free. And can be used with your elearning courses. What are some other ways you can think of to use Screenr videos for your elearning? Click on the comment links to share your thoughts. (And better yet, share your screencasts!) 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On September 22nd, you will have the opportunity to learn about: * iLearnOregon features - including classroom-based and eLearning training registration and tracking, skill surveys, individual development plans and how all of this can be tied to skill-based development opportunities for your employees. * iLincOregon virtual classroom - including how your agencies can get on board to deliver distance learning now. This is a session you do not want to miss! DETAILS What: iLearnOregon/iLincOregon Demonstration When: Tuesday September 22nd, 9:00 - 11:30a Where: Employment Auditorium, 875 Union St NE, Salem, OR. Directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=875+Union+Street+NE+Salem,+OR+97311&spn=0. 027587,0.055202&hl=en Registration: No registration required - just show up! Hop to see you there! 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