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Think It’s Impossible To Find Cost-Effective Screencasting Software? Say A L O H A ! To Three Free Programs & Their Applications In Library Instruction. Objective.
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Think It’s Impossible To Find Cost-Effective Screencasting Software? SayALOHA!To Three Free Programs & Their Applications In Library Instruction Objective To compare and contrast three popular free screencasting programs and their effectiveness in delivering library instruction to remote users. Methods • Identified three free screencasting programs to evaluate and created a variety of library tutorials with each. • Screencast software and resulting tutorials were then ranked by librarians on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest rank. • Each tool was ranked based on the following criteria: • Ease of use in creating and using screencast software • Maximum video run time provided by software • Ease of software installation • Accessibility and quality of vendor technical support • Audio & video clarity • Ability for Interactivity with or feedback from users Conclusion Of the three screencasting programs tested, Screencast-o-Matic was clearly the best option for our use. Unsolicited feedback from our users supports our conclusion. Contact Us Alan T. Williams: s2atwill@vcu.eduor 804.828.1592Kristine M. Hughes: kmhughes@vcu.edu or 804.827.1150Shannon D. Jones: sdjones@vcu.edu or 804.828.0626 Alan T. Williams, Kristine M. Hughes, & Shannon D. Jones - Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries Comparison Criteria For More Product Information Jingwww.jingproject.com Screencast-o-Maticwww.screencast-o-matic.com Winkwww.debugmode.com/wink