Wink can be useful for anything that is a combination of screenshots, text boxes, and (optional) voiceover - recommended by TechDIS. So it can be used to create guides to any piece of software or online tool.
Covers using Windows Movie Maker to create screencasts, with reference to information literacy use in FE LRCs
An add-on for Mozilla Firefox browser that enables you to record screencasts or videos of activity on your screen including audio commentary. Creates an .avi file.
Download for Windows Movie Maker (which usually comes bundled with Windows XP/Vista). Can be used to edit video or combine screenshots with audio and captions to make a tutorial video (in .wmv format).
An online screen recorder- no software to install & easy to use. Videos can be hosted on their site or downloaded (but with limitations on functionality).
Guidance notes from Educause on using screencasting in education.
Free software to record your screen and audio and create video tutorials. Files can be .avi or .swf.
Create videos and screenshots quickly and easily. Free software, highly recommended. Creates a .swf video file that can be downloaded or hosted on their website.
A free web-based screencasting tool: record video & audio, add simple notes. Videos can be hosted on their site or exported (.flv/.avi/.mp4 formats).
A powerful screen capture and image editing utility. It allows you to take screenshots from any part of your screen in more than 10 ways, and save images in BMP/JPG/GIF formats. Supports hotkey, auto-saving, clipboard. You can edit the screenshot by drawi
Snippy makes it easy to capture screen areas. Simply click on the little Snippy icon in the taskbar notification area, and mark out the region of the screen that you want to copy. The cut-out image will now be in your clipboard, and you can paste it in
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A small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen. Current version is capable of capturing the whole desktop, a highlighted window, an active menu, a control, or a fixed or free rectangular part of the
A completely free screen capture software for you to easily take screenshots.
VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP), licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined f
Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add audio and annotation, explanations boxes, buttons, titles
Record your screen, sound and webcam. Share movies with one-click upload to Youtube and other video sharing sites. Save movies as Flash or AVI files.
An overview of all the elements involved in producing screencasts at different levels of complexity, and for a variety of educational purposes. We examine some technical tools and methods for screencast creation from the ground up, and for those already f
Screen Castle is a simple screencast creation tool that is completely web-based. To use Screen Castle simply visit their website, click the start button and you're recording. You have the option to enable voice recording for your screencasts. Screencasts
Screenjelly records your screen activity with your voice so you can spread it via Twitter or email.
Screenr is a very simple, easy-to-use tool for creating screencast videos. You do not need to register in order to use Screenr, but if you want to save your recordings you do need a Twitter account. Screenr uses your Twitter ID to save your recording and