Different Ways to Create Videos

Session T2DGeorge Hurlburt

AndRay LaBounty

Corning Community College

Strengths Able to capture anything that shows up on your

computer screen Good for calculator videos and answering online

homework system questions Free (professional versions available) Web space provided to post video Can also post to YouTube (Screencast) Can save videos to hard drive (Jing - swf;

Screencast - mp-4, avi, flv, gif)

PC SoftwareJing and Screencast

http://screencast.com/t/aeUMSbeaX

Weaknesses Limited time (Jing – 5 min; Screencast – 15

min) Not useful in the classroom Limited to only what is on computer screen

PC SoftwareJing and Screencast

Strengths Inexpensive -- $120 - $200 Large time limit on video length Good for creating lecture notes - Answers to

Worksheets or Reviews Web space provided to post video (currently –

this may be changing soon) Can also post video to YouTube

Smart Pen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTg2LPKHVi8

Weaknesses Can only record what you write -- cannot

import any outside materials Cannot change color of writing No eraser Not useful in the classroom

Smart Pen

Strengths Inexpensive -- $1.99 (assuming you already own an iPad or Android

tablet!!) Great for creating quick videos (answering homework) Large time limit on video length Good for creating examples and/or lecture notes Can import pictures Web space

Option #2 - Explain Everything - $2.99 offers direct post to YouTube Can change colors and erase Can import pictures, videos and webpages Can export to mp-4 video

iPad appsShowMe and Explain Everything

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=XW9VlUe

Weaknesses Expensive if you do not own a tablet Cannot export video (ShowMe) Not useful in the classroom

iPad/Android appsShowMe and Explain Everything

Strengths Records anything it can “see” Large time limit on video length Useful in the classroom (record lecture) Easy to create “flipped classroom videos”

Document Camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jqQ8sEVzI

Weaknesses Expensive -- $550 Video files are large – best to compress before

posting online Takes time to compress and post videos

Document Camera