Web 2.0 Tools
One-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install for FREE! Sign up for one of the two different types of accounts. The free account allows you to host 15 minutes of video per upload, record screen and webcam, publish in MP4, AVI, or FLV format YouTube HD. All videos are fully embeddable and viewable on mobile devices. For a tutorial on how to set the audio on your microphone watch this video:
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Free web based screen recorder for Windows or Mac with no install needed. Host your videos on their site with a 5 minute upload per video. Instantly share your video on popular social networking sites or grab the embed code to post on your blog or website. |
Sophia makes it easier than ever to flip your classroom with our free teacher tools for blended learning. Find tutorials for every subject area or teachers can create their own screencasts and host them directly on the Sophia website. Use Sophia's instant screencast tool to create your videos or upload your screencasts that you have created using other software. Transform your classroom into an active learning environment with our groups, quizzes, and tutorials features. Track student progress with data and analytics. The best part is it's free!
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Software for PC & Mac
Jing is a handy little tool that runs in the background and it allows you to capture any portion of your screen really quickly that can be saved as an image file or saved into your Jing history. You can also create screencasts up to 5 minutes. You can then save it to your computer or Jing will also upload your video to www.screencast.com which is a free account with 2 gigs of space. From here you can grab an embed code to put it virtually anywhere.
How to download Jing on a Mac and upload outside content to screencast.com: http://www.screenr.com/embed/jNy8 How to download Jing on a PC (Part 1): http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cl60iwSIJ How to download Jing on a PC (Part 2): http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cl60jrSIK |
Snagit is a great tool and it is a step up from Jing, but it is a paid application from TechSmith. They make some really great tools including Camtasia as well. Snagit is perfect for adding text, boxes, and other graphics to your screenshots. You can create video screencasts as well that allows to save it to an AVI file. Snagit will also upload your video to www.screencast.com which is a free account with 2 gigs of space. From here you can grab an embed code to put it virtually anywhere. This is paid software, but it is reasonably priced.
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SMART Notebook is an amazing teacher presentation tool that comes with SMARTS Interactive Whiteboards and wireless slates. Use the screen recorder option to capture a video of what you are doing and save your video file for sharing. Many districts have already purchased this software, so it might be available to you as a classroom teacher.
How to create a screencast on a PC using Notebook Software: www.screencast.com/t/9orlWW3i9ho |
A professional iPad interactive whiteboard and screencast recorder with sophisticated tools for hand-drawn graphics and remote desktop control. Subcribe to the $30 Doceri Desktop app and download the free Doceri app for iPad to have full control over your PC or Mac computer, allowing you to walk around the room as your present wirelessly. Annotate over the top of your Keynote, Powerpoint, or any other application while you are presenting. Now you can hit the record button and create a screencast as you teach. This tool has really improved with their newest 2.0 version and the price has dropped in half almost. I think it is worth the money now. If you don't want to bite the bullet quite yet, you can get free trial subcription for 30 days.
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