Chapter 17
Directing Your Own Screencasts
In This Chapter
Exploring the role of screencasting in education
Creating simple screencasts with ScreenChomp
Designing more elaborate screencasts with Explain Everything
Recording your iPad screen directly with Display Recorder
A screencast is basically a recording of the interactions you see on a computer screen. For example, you might create a software tutorial by recording menu selections and button clicks on your laptop as you narrate the process. You may want to critique a piece of art by displaying it onscreen and commenting as you zoom and point at sections of the painting. Screencasting is a simple process that has many educational applications, some of which I discuss in this chapter.
Screencasting on the iPad differs slightly from traditional screencasting on computers. If technical discussions bore you to tears, feel free to put your fingers in your ears and jump quickly to the next paragraph. Screencasting software runs in the ...
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