Tools+for+Creating+Content

= media type="custom" key="23518014" = = Tools for Creating Multimedia Content =

Video: YouTube & Ustream
= Screen Captures and Screencasts =

=Screencast-O-Matic is an online screen recorder for one-click recording. =

media type="youtube" key="qW0TjKzQK0M" width="560" height="315" = = =Jing (Windows/Mac/Free)= ==Jing allows you to broadcast specific parts of your screen, though it is limited to a five-minute recording restriction whether you use the free or premium version. When users launch Jing, an icon resembling the sun rises to the top of the screen and remains there until you quit the program, allowing you to capture video, view history, and more.== = =

Jing tutorial on YouTube: @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NTvkMm9HjI
==With Jing, you can share your files via the Screencast.com account. However, your content will, unfortunately, feature the Jing logo. Using Jing’s interface can be a bit overwhelming for people who are new to screencasting/screen capturing tools. However, there are tutorials aimed at educating the less tech-savvy user.==

= Podcasting = ==Podcasting has become a popular technology in education, in part because it provides a way of pushing educational content to learners. For example, Stanford University has teamed up with Apple to create the [|Stanford iTunes University] - which provides a range of digital content (some closed and some publicly accessible) that students can subscribe to using Apple's iTunes software.==

= Audacity =

To record audio with Sound Recorder:

 * 1) ==Make sure you have an audio input device, such as a microphone, connected to your computer.==
 * 2) == Open Sound Recorder by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Sound Recorder, and then, in the list of results, click Sound Recorder . ==
 * 3) ==Click Start Recording .==
 * 4) ==To stop recording audio, click Stop Recording .==
 * 5) ==(Optional) If you want to continue recording audio, click Cancel in the Save As dialog box, and then click Resume Recording . Continue to record sound, and then click Stop Recording .==
 * 6) ==Click the File name box, type a file name for the recorded sound, and then click Save to save the recorded sound as an audio file.==

@http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/record-audio-with-sound-recorder
= YouTube =

Read more on [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube]
= Ustream.tv =

@http://www.ustream.tv/
==Ustream.tv, established March 2007, is a website which consists of network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. The website has over 320,000 registered users who generate 350,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten million unique hits per month.==

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPZXkvl8cT0
= References =

Bryan Alexander, "Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and Learning?". EDUCAUSE Review, Volume 41, Number 2 (March/April 2006).
==O’Reilly, “What is Web 2.0?”, September 30, 2005. How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century Web 2.0 in Education at shambles.net== = = = =