I have been using Camtasia to create short tutorials for students over the past few years and find it a very useful tool. The latest version is more powerful, allowing videos to be saved and shared in a range of formats including web friendly .flv and .swf. When teaching a new application, function or skill the teacher usually has to repeat the instruction, often several times for some individuals. By producing a Camtasia movie, the students have access to the instruction when they need it, the file can be downloaded and watch back several times.
At this point, my students do not have this software loaded onto their computers due to the cost. If they did, I could see this becoming a great learning tool allowing students to share their understanding with their peers or to provide 'evidence' of the process they went through when submitting work to their teachers.
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Heath - Jing is the answer for staff and students. www.jingproject.com
Jing is like Camtasia Studio but “lite”. The key difference is its free and the workflow. Jing is designed to be fast-visual communication shared with others in a variety of locations. Capture. Annotate. Share.
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