Introduction to Netvibes Screen cast

This is by way of a test as much as anything else. I've previously been playing around with Screentoaster which is a simple to use screencast product (that is to say, a resource that you can use to capture what you're seeing on the screen and annotate or narrate it as a tutorial for example), but thought I'd try a few others as well. This one is from Screencast-o-matic and it's another free resource that will also host the screencast for you as well. I found it very simple and easy to use; it doesn't require any download and runs entirely from the browser window. You can pause and annotate the screencast, though I didn't see any easy way to edit the narration, which I was doing without rehearsal, so apologies for the relaxed approach and occasional fluffs!

It didn't take very long to create the screencast, and if you want to see what it's like on the site itself you can take a look. Of course, if you're interested in the basics of using Netvibes, feel free to watch the entire thing! I should also point out that this time around I just used a spoken narration; the screencast itself is designed to be seen either with the sound on, or with the accompaniment of a handout that I use, so apologies in advance if you're listening without speakers - but I hope that it still makes some sense! It comes with 3 different screen resolutions, original, small and tiny. The others played in the embedded version, but I can't seem to make this (tiny) one do the same, which is a learning tip as we're going along I guess! Still, clicking on the link or the image should let you see it in full size.

Comments

[Alisha Miles]

This looks neat, but I was curious about their privacy & terms of use. What if you do not want anyone else to view the video? And what about all of these applications they "temporarily" put on your computer?

I do like that you can get the video in .mov

Another screencasting site is JING: http://www.jingproject.com/

You do have to download the program but it works really well. The only thing I do not like is that it only displays in .swf. Jing does have a great privacy policy. Take a look at it and let us know which software you like better.

Thanks,

Alisha Miles, MLIS
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