This week’s learning involved using screencast and podcast
tools online. I have been exposed to
these online tools before but I have never used them myself. Therefore it was quite the learning
experience for me to make a screencast of my own. In creating my own screencast I decided it
was appropriate to use it for educational purposes.
LinkedIn just released some modifications to their privacy
settings and I outlined how to make the appropriate changes. This tool
could be used to share a trip by going through the photos while providing
dialogue or would be a great tool for FAQ sections of websites.
Ultimately this is a great tool and is very easy to use as long as the
user has a microphone handy. To make this video I used a site called www.screencast-o-matic.com. It was very easy to use the software as
you can pick what part of your screen you want the tool to capture while
recording. You can pause if you need to take a break and continue on with
your screencast.
There are various other sites that can be used to create
either a podcast or screencast. SoundCloud
is one of them. This site is very
popular in the music industry as it allows you to record and publish any form
of audio. Therefore this is a great outlet for aspiring musicians to upload and
share their music with the world without needing a video and posting to
YouTube.
Ultimately these tools can be used for personal purposes but
also have a great educational function to them as well.
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