Screencasts

I have enjoyed making screencasts! Unfortunately I was unable to make one using Screenr. I tried and tried, but I kept having an issue with java. I looked up this issue online and many others have had the same issue with Screenr and Windows, and there is no solution that would work for me. After a solid two hours trying to make it work...I had to move on. So I decided to make two screencasts using Screencast-o-matic and Jing.

Here is the screencast that I made using Screencast-o-matic...

This site is great, and it is really easy to use! It is web-based, so there is no download necessary. You just go to the site, click record, it will give you a count down after you select your screen size, and you go from there. Once you stop recording it gives you the option to save the video to your files, which is what I did. Easy! I think this would be a great tool to use as a teacher or librarian to show screencasts to your kids on how to do an assignment or any online assignment. Especially if you are going to be absent and want to leave them instructions. I can see a librarian using this tool to post videos on the website for all students to access. Great tool!

This next video I created using Jing...

I really liked this program as well! The main difference was that you had to download Jing to your computer, but it was the fastest download ever, and I had no complications. Jing was also easy to use, and you can use it to not only capture video but images as well...like screen shots I guess. I honestly am not sure which tool I prefer, but I will say for the classroom Screencast-o-matic may be better, simply because the students wouldn't have to go through the download process. Other than that, I think these two tools are equally user friendly and wonderful for their purpose. I am excited to see what all I can do with these tools.

***Added note: After writing the above paragraph, I had a horrible time trying to get the Jing video to attach. It saves as a .swf file, and apparently blogger doesn't like that??? So, I can't do it either. I will attach the video to my blackboard submission and see if that works.

Again, I apologize that I could not create a screencast using Screenr (or Jing), and I hope that they get this issue resolved so that I can try it out!