Ways to convert your PowerPoint presentation into a Vodcast or Podcast for mobile media for your students. PC, Mac and online applications are discussed. Comments are welcome.

1. Converting Lectures into Vodcasts & Podcasts for Mobile Devices: Options for PC & Mac Users Convergence and Society Conference “The Changing Media Landscape” November, 2009

2. The Student Today Student expectations Constant access to information In the classroom and out Information that is portable What they are used to Grew up with the computer How many of your students have cell phones? How many of those are smart phones?

3. Why bother? Technology is part of our students way of life It makes sense to teach them with what they are familiar with Keeping up with the neighbors Over half of top 500 schools use iTunes U to distribute course content to their students Mobile content works Extends the learning experience beyond the classroom Flexibility and mobility

4. Why bother? Another learning tool Review and entire lecture or specific section they are having trouble understanding Less frantic note-taking and more participation in class Home with N1H1 How stuffy are you? Allows you to connect to your students on their own turf

5. Why bother? The McKinney Study 32 students attend class in person and receive a printout of the lecture 32 students downloaded a Vodcast of the same lecture synchronized with video of the slides Results Lecture-only students Took notes = 62 average Podcast students No notes = 62 average Took notes = 71 average Listened more than once and took notes = 77 average

6. Why bother? My informal study Vodcasts of software operation of Final Cut Studio lectures for production level 2 & 3 students PowerPoints lectures also available online Results Students who downloaded at least one PowerPoint lecture Around 50% in each class Students who downloaded at least one Vodcast lecture 3-4 students out of 16-20 in each class

7. My Vodcast Users Characteristics The brighter bulbs on my Christmas tree More motivated Good time-managers Overall better students than their peers Vodcastsdidn’t make them that way Simply another learning tool for them to utilize to help them achieve their academic goals

8. Outcome of my study No more lecture vodcasts For me, for now Create video tutorial short videos focusing on one subject area No more than 15 minutes long Expected results Saves time for students No shuttling though entire lecture Download only what they need Focus on one particular area of interest Saves time for me Can do one short video on one take – no editing needed

9. Tools for Professors What do you need? Long screencasts - whole lectures Probably need a tool with post editing capabilities Short screencasts – narrow topic Do it all in one take – no need for editing Other enhancements needed? Annotations, adding images, music What could your students use?

10. PC Solutions TechSmithCamtasia Studio Toolbar added to your PowerPoint to capture while in the program Capture screen or section of screen Editing capabilities Annotations and zooming in and out 30 day demo Just released Mac version Price $300

11. PC Solutions Adobe Captivate This application has the most features, but also the most costly Interactive functions like quizzes Text-to-speech function will read yourslides Can personalize the learning experience Remembers user name Trial download available Price: $800

12. PC Solutions CamStudio Open Source Records screen and audio into AVI videos Full screen or screen portion Format can also be converted to Flash videos Flash video bug in this version (2.0) Will not play in Netscape or Firefox Need to add additional HTML to work New addition will fix this bug (2.5) Captions, picture-in-picture to include web cam Price: Box $20 or download Free

13. PC Solutions Deskshare My Screen Recorder Captures desktop or portion of desktop into AVI video Organizes your recordings into folders right in the program Pro version also creates Flash, WMV and self-playing executable files on CD and DVD Price $50

14. PC Solutions NCH Software Debut Can record from screen or other inputs like VHS and webcam Free edition features ?? – not listed on website Pro edition features Videos saved to AVI, WMV, Flash, MPG and 3GP Photo snapshots, captions and videoeffects Pro edition price: $65

15. PC Solutions Small Video Soft.com Screen Video Capture Screen recorder or snapshot maker Videos saved to AVI format Compression MSVideo1, MPG4 and DivX Set capture quality, frame rate and audio quality Pause your capture with a hot key Price: Free

16. PC Solutions Blueberry Software BB FlashBack Similar to Camtasia and Captivate Add text, sound effects, music and images Zoom in and out Good choice for slower PC’s Doesn’t affect pc performance while recording Videos saved as Mov, Flash, AVI and WMV Price: $200

17. Mac Solutions Ambrosia Software SnapzPro X Record screen, portion of screen or take snapshots Records QuickTime videos Set size and frame rate Make them Final Cut or web ready What I am using now Price: $70

18. Mac Solutions TelestreamScreenFlow Similar to Camtasia Built-in editor, callouts, and other similar features Export your video to WMV, Flash and Mov Online tutorials Trial version available Price: $100

19. Mac Solutions ShinyWhiteBoxiShowU HD Video capture presets Final Cut or web ready Upload directly to YouTube or Blip.TV Pro version: Watermarking, hot key recording, shows keys and mouse actions, audio mixing Classic version: $30 Pro version: $60

20. Mac Solutions TechSmith Jing Screen capture up to 15 minutes, snapshot maker Sun icon lives on your desktop Free account online to store your videos Code to embed your video on a web page or link to their server No editing features Works on PC, too Price: Free Pro version available

21. Mac Solutions Mien Software ScreenRecord Screen capture or a portion of your screen Saves video to QuickTime Studio version includes editing tools Combination of ScreenRecord & MediaEdit Add images, other video and audio,picture-in-picture Classic version: $16 Studio version: $40

22. Mac Solutions Decimus Software Screen Mimic Captures screencasts as QuickTime or Flash videos Mouse tracking and visual feedback on mouse clicks Editing features include transitionsand audio dubbing Price: $65

23. Mac Solutions Synium Software Screenium Capture in high definition or other presets Mouse pointer visualization, multi-channel audio input, text overlays and picture-in-picture Available in multiple languages French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch Price: $30

24. Online Solutions Screen Toaster Capture screen or portion of screen Hot key support to pause your recording Some post editing Add captions, but no cutting and pasting Post on their server for free Embed code or link to their site Price: Free

25. Online Solutions Screencast-O-Matic Works much the same as Screen Toaster Record up to 15 minutes Keep your files on their server for free or save them as WMV, QuickTime or Flash files Price: Free

26. Make Podcasts Available to Students Three options Choose an application that will stow the screencasts for you Camtasia, Screen Toaster, Screencast-O-Matic Make them accessible on your Blackboard Stow them there directly Stow on streaming server and link to them Upload them to your course on iTunes U More iPod friendly

27. Make Podcasts Available to Students Choose an application that will stow the screencasts for you If you need editing capabilities look for software that will provide server space for you Camtasia, other? If you don’t need editing toolsthese free online applicationsshould do the job Screen Toaster, Screencast-O-Matic

28. Make Podcasts Available to Students Make them accessible on your Blackboard Stow them there directly All right if you only have a few videos Stow on streaming server and link to them Create a RSTP account Ask for 10GB space Find out URLs Where your files willbe stored The link to access yourfiles

29. Make Podcasts Available to Students Upload them to your course on iTunes U Set up your course on iTunes U at your school Contact iTunes U administrators to create a course for you with administrative rights Upload your content there Set access privileges Only your students, all university students, general public Upload and download or download only

30. Links to these applications and more detail available on the paper Convergence and Society Conference “The Changing Media Landscape” November, 2009