ScreencastInstructionalStory

**For Assignments 10_1 and 11_1**
[|VoicethreadEDU]: collaborative, narrated, multimedia slide show that holds [|images, documents, and videos] and allows people to navigate slides and leave [|comments in 5 ways] - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). [|Powtoon]:PowToon is the brand new Do-It-Yourself animated presentation tool that supercharges your presentations and videos! Save massive amounts of time and money by creating Presentoons that bring the WOW!-factor to product demos, business presentations, social media clips, and much more. • User-friendly, Intuitive interface • Countless style, image, and effect combos • Professional results, powerful responses
 * Some possible tools for you to use!**

[|SlideRocket]/ [|SlideRocket EDU] (part of Google Apps package). I’ve been playing around with Lite. Watching her [|tutorial/pitch] for the application, I am sold on the free EDU version. The presentation platform offers the ability to import presentations from PowerPoint or Google Docs, embed media, publish easily, access Flickr’s Creative Commons search, collaborate, analyize metrics, update presentations without replacing them, and store assets.

[|AnimotoEd]: Create a music video with images, music, text, imported audio

[|MyBrainshark] This promising tool allows you to add voice to PowerPoint, documents, images, speadsheets, or videos. (MyBrainshark supports nearly 100 video formats.) Polls may be inserted. Users may add narration with their phones or computer microphones or by uploading a pre-recorded MP3. Speaker notes may be displayed as a support. And visual dashboards allow creators to track viewing results.

[|Present.me]: Upload slides and images, in either ppt or pdf formats. The program converts your files and allows you to record and present into your webcam as if you were presenting to an audience. A simple self editing function for missteps. Presentations may be shared or embedded. Your initial registration offer a month of premium service. After that a basic account is free and will allow you to record pr esentations up to 15-minutes long. Check out Shelly Terrell’s example.



[|Movenote]: offers a similar arrangement of recorded side content accompanied with //photos, PowerPoint slides, text documents or even videos.// Movenote synchronizes the video and the side content for you when recording the presentation.

[|HelloSlide] is a pdf-only tool that allows you to add computer-generated voice to your documents. Upload your presentation, type the speech for each slide, and the programs automatically generates audio. Presentations are searchable, editable, and available in 20 different languages. An edit feature allows you to //tweak the speech// without re-recording the audio. Translations are available as a paid feature. This may be useful for ESL learners. The English voice reminds me very much of the one used on [|Xtranormal]. (Note: it is super easy to export PowerPoint and Keynote files as pdfs.)

[|Screenr]: This screencaster allows you to capture images from your desktop, select the location and size of the capture, and record your voice over the action on your screen. A pause button allows you to take a break. Login through Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Google, Linkedin, or Windows Live ID, and you are ready to record and instantly publish on your platform of choice. Of course, you can also embed elsewhere. You are limited to 5 minutes of recording.
 * SCREENCASTING TOOLS**

[|ScreencastoMatic]: records screen actions within the chosen dotted border. After the count-down, you may record and then publish to the Screencast-o-matic site, to YouTube, or to a video file. The free application limits you to a 15-minute presentation. Here is Andrew Steinman’s [|Flipped Classroom tutorial] description of the the tool for the Kent ISD. Registration is not essential unless you choose to save to the Screencast-o-matic site. If you are registered you can add notes and captions–a lovely feature for distant or flipped instruction! A Pro-account offers sophisticated editing functions.

[|Jing]: The free version of [|Jing] requires a download (for Windows or Mac). Using the docked //sun// tool, users may record up to 5 minutes of onscreen video and instantly share using Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or Screencast.com (Jing’s storage area which allows 2 gigs of space). You can mark up screenshots with text boxes, arrows, highlighting, or captions. Jing is also a handy tool for capturing screen images.

Quicktime: Mac users with recent versions of Quicktime can record video or audio over screen shots and edit in Quicktime or iMovie. Enables you to gather various social media into a beautiful slideshow for your blog, website or directly on slidestaxx.

[|Knovio]:Turn PowerPoint slides into video presentations with just webcam and microphone. [|PhotoPeach]: create a slideshow with photos, text, music, quizzes. [|Flixtime]: Use image, video, music or choose media from the Flixtime galleries. Record voiceovers. [|Kizoa:] create slideshows with effects, text, music [|Zentation]: combine video, slides, narration [|Vuvox]: create a linear collage of text-narrated photos/images [|Empressr]: tell stories with photos, music, video, and audio [|MuveeCloud]: for captioned-photo movie making [|Jux.com]: Artful, no-border photo sharing [|Microsoft Photostory]desktop download for PC only. //Create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail. Watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile–based portable device.//  Create slideshows using your digital photos. With a single click, you can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures. Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions. Small file sizes make it easy to send your photo stories in an e-mail. Watch them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows Mobile–based portable device.
 * [|Camtasia Studio (PC) or Camtasia for Mac]
 * [|Snagit] (for grabbing screenshots)
 * [|Screenflow]
 * [|Screencast-o-matic]
 * [|Educreations]