Archive for July, 2009

Message from the Certificate Director

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKINGPicture of Joe Codde

Greetings Educators,

With the advent of popular social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and others we have instant access to online tools that can expand our connectivity with our friends, our peers, and those working in the same fields. Learning communities and communities of practice allow us to collaborate and share ideas and information with others without regard to boundaries or borders. Social networking is a tool that facilitates this activity.

As you may recall from a column I wrote a few months ago, I have become somewhat obsessed with, okay, *really* obsessed with Facebook.

In my last article I was struggling to get 100 friends and I am now pushing 200.

I started looking at who these “friends” are and I realized that many, if not most, are either family or people I know through my work at MSU.  As I travel and work in a number of foreign countries, many of my Facebook friends are colleagues and acquaintances from those countries.  We know that Facebook can keep us in touch, but what are some of the educational values that Facebook and other social networking sites provide?

In education we know that teachers often learn best when they learn with their peers and when they build “communities of practice” or “personal learning networks.” The potential impact of learning communities and communities of practice has grown exponentially over the past few years through online social networking tools. They have begun to define how we connect and interact with people; not just within our local “community” but also with people across the globe and in diverse cultures and environments. A community of practice can be defined as a group of people with a common interest and who have ways in which they can share best practices, ask questions, and share ideas. Living in a complex global environment, the idea of global communities of practice opens access to many who would have never before been able to communicate with others about educational issues relevant to them.

The MSU Educational Technology program has developed several ways for our students to connect to others in the field of educational technology, and remain connected long after they have completed our program.  Examples of some communities that we have established include the MSU EduTech group on MACUL Space and the MAET fan page on Facebook.

MACUL Space is a social network created on Ning for educators interested in educational technology to connect and share ideas related to the field.  Partnering with MACUL Space we have created the MSU EduTech group as a place for current, past and future students to share, collaborate and learn great ideas from each other in regards to educational technology.   Members use the discussion board area to share tips and tricks of using technology in the classroom.  In addition the 10 most recent articles from EduTech Today newsletter are displayed to keep members up to date with the program happenings as well as valuable research and information in the field.

We have also created the Michigan State University – Master of Arts in Educational Technology fan page on Facebook.  This fan page is another avenue for past, present and future MAET students to connect both socially and professionally.  The discussion board includes job postings as well as questions about technology updates.  The fan page also has links to recent articles, grants, and other valuable information related to the field of educational technology.

Some of our students have even created communities of practice to help continue their development of technology skills in the area of education.  Sergio Martinez (https://www.msu.edu/~mart1075/), a recent graduate of our MAET program, created a community of practice called the MAET Challenge on the social networking site Ning.  He states, “The motivation for starting this site was that I, as a first grade teacher, did not have the outlet necessary to maintain and/or challenge my tech skills. Hence the genesis is derived from a need to connect with other techies out there to constructively and safely display work for others to comment or simply to admire.”  You can learn more and get involved by accepting the challenge by going to http://maetchallenge.ning.com/.

Many social networking sites, such as Facebook, also provide you with the opportunity to join or create groups focused on common interests.

In doing the research for this column I joined an online community, “Teach for Lebanon” and found contact available with individual members, discussion forums, email, groups, and educators with common interests. We can share our ideas and share our needs and questions.

I would now like to challenge you the reader. Go on Facebook or Ning and find a group focused on your field or interest, sign up, and then report back to us what you found. What benefits does the group offer and how did you become a part of a “community of practice” or “personal learning network?” Think in terms of connecting with global communities and what both you and they can learn from participating.

And, if you participate in other communities of practice, share them with us and let’s learn as members of this newsletter’s community of practice as well.  We are interested in selecting a few examples of comments on this blog to highlight in future columns of our newsletter.  So we look forward to hearing from YOU!

Best Regards,

Joe Codde
Professor and Director
Educational Technology Certificate Program

Certificate News

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

ED TECH PROGRAM ON YOUTUBE

The Educational Technology Program at MSU now has its own channel on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/user/msuedutech.   We are in the process of adding all of our video tutorials from our program to the site.  Go check it out and subscribe to our channel so you can be notified of any new videos that we post.  Better yet, embed our channel into your blog or website to share with others in the educational technology community.

We are also interested in posting any MAET or Certificate student work to the site.  If you are a current student or an alumni of our program and have produced a video in the area of educational technology that you would like to have posted to our YouTube channel, please contact Carrie Albin at calbin@msu.edu.

MAET News

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Summer 2009 classes have come to a close! We had a great summer online, on campus and in Plymouth, England.  One very exciting thing that happened this summer was our Jing-Off. Ken Dirkin and I challenged the MAET Year 3 students to create 9 screencasts in 10 minutes using Jing! You can read more about the challenge and see the results on the Jing Education Blog!

TechSmith also featured our “Jing-off” on their product blog.

To top it all off, all of our students won a free copy of Jing-Pro to take back to their classrooms! Keep your eye on the Jing Education Blog, they always run contests and highlight educators using their software!

We are looking forward to seeing those of you who have signed up for courses this fall.  Very shortly you will be hearing from your fall instructors with instructions on accessing course materials.  If you have any questions about your schedule, make sure to check http://stuinfo.msu.edu — if you see errors, please contact Emily Fink at finkemil@msu.edu.

Here are some important dates for Master of Arts in Educational Technology students from the Registrar’s Office August, 13, 2009 – Initial minimum tuition & fee payment due for Fall 2009 September 2, 2009 – Classes Begin September 7, 2009 – University Closed, Labor Day September 28, 2009 – End of Tuition Refund

Make sure to follow us on twitter @maet. We will post important dates for students and links to great resources!

Additionally, if you search twitter for #maet you may run across lots of great resources posted by other MAET tweeters.  Don’t know what the # mark means? Check out this easy to follow explanation – http://kristinewirth.com/that-mysterious-sign-in-twitterwhat-does-it-mean/

Here is to a great fall semester!

Leigh Graves Wolf, Program Director
Masters of Arts in Educational Technology

College News

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

CEPSE WEB SITE GETS A FACE LIFT

Over the past several months directors, coordinators and secretaries of each program in the Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education (CEPSE) Department  were asked to review their web sites in anticipation of the upcoming redesign of the department web site.  All of their hard work and the hard work of the College of Education web team, Sueriya Pasupathy and Emily Brozovic, paid off  with the unveiling of the new, innovative site.  You can check it out at http://www.educ.msu.edu/cepse/.  Let’s us know what you think!

This is just one of many web projects that the College of Education has undergone.  Most of the other departments within the College have revised their web sites to help create a more updated and consistent look.  Pictures on all the department web sites have also been updated to showcase the newly renovated Erickson Hall giving those of you who are alumni a chance to see how far the building has come.  The final project will be the overall College of Education site so stay tuned for future updates.

Connecting to MSU

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

MSU GLOBAL FOCUS 2009 PHOTO CONTEST

The Michigan State University Office of International Studies and Programs and the Michigan State University Alumni Association announce MSU Global Focus 2009, the Tenth Annual International Photography Competition for MSU students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and Alumni Association members.

Substantial prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

These winners will also have their work enlarged and displayed in the MSU International Center and at select MSU Alumni Association venues.

An electronic photo gallery will be created within the MSU website for display of winning entries, including honorable mentions. Some of the winning photos may be used in ISP and Alumni Association publications.

Winning entries will also be featured at the annual MSU International Awards Ceremony in Spring 2010.

For more details visit – http://isp.msu.edu/awards/photocontest/

Job Postings

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER

-Exempt position

Background

The Center for Civic Education is re-imagining its online presence in an effort to provide the best possible educational tools and materials for students and teachers in classrooms around the world. The goal of this initiative is to provide an online destination that will establish the Center for Civic Education as a 21st-century leader in its field. This will both extend the current work of the Center into a rapidly emerging world of virtual learning, as well as connect the work of the Center, its students, and teachers with an online global community.

The Position

The Digital Content Manager will be tasked with making this goal a reality. Working closely with key staff, the Digital Content Manager will conceptualize, produce, and manage content for the Center’s website, www.civiced.org, on a daily basis.

The Digital Content Manager is responsible for the evolution of the Center’s digital strategy, collaborating with many individuals on a regular basis to upgrade the Center’s online presence, including:

improvements to website architecture, navigation, and content as well as the development of new features and applications that advance the Center’s mission. Responsibilities also include the development of educational materials designed to enhance the Center’s curricular programs, as well as streamlining the content development process from concept to implementation.

The Digital Content Manager will also help to plan, develop, and manage the Center’s use of online courses, seminars, social networking tools, webcasts, podcasts, user-generated content, and other means of interactive online communication.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a proven team player, able to balance competing needs and interests with diplomacy and tact. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are extremely important.

Candidates must possess strong research and organizational skills and a demonstrated excellence in writing and editing.

The ideal candidate needn’t have backend experience. However, the ideal candidate will be well versed in the use of current digital technology and content management systems and will have experience creating or managing the creation of multimedia web content. Of equal importance to technical proficiency, is an understanding of how to make such content relevant and reachable to the Center’s audiences and website users.

The ideal candidate will be a flexible, agile, and independent problem-solver with a background in utilizing a wide variety of digital tools to promote social goals, and a broad grasp of the opportunities for educational technology.  All applicants must be able to work quickly and attentively on a wide variety of projects, possess strong project management skills, and have an ability to think strategically about furthering the Center’s goals.

The ideal candidate must have a clear understanding of the Center’s mission, and a sincere commitment for improving the education of students.  Candidates should have a background in education and educational technology. A familiarity with Web tools and philosophies, including agile programming, open-source software, and Web 2.0 applications, will be a plus.

A bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, education, or related field is required, and a graduate degree is preferred – as is two years or more in digital content development and management.

Job Duties

The responsibilities of the Digital Content Manager will include the following:

  • Developing and implementing, with others, the Center’s information technology strategy
  • Managing the overall design and structure of the website, including usability and information architecture
  • Developing a master plan and schedule for website content updates and procedures; an overall content governance plan
  • Advising content providers of procedures for developing and submitting content
  • Initiating, organizing, reviewing, writing, editing, and maintaining content for the Center’s website
  • Collaborating with departments and partners to develop online content and templates; recruiting personnel, when necessary, to create content and oversee the creation of that content
  • Moderating online communication tools provided in connection with the Center’s online presence
  • Keeping current on content development trends within the industry
  • Performing additional duties, as required

For more information on the Center for Civic Education, please visit our website at: civiced.org.

The Center for Civic Education is a non-profit organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send a cover letter and resume in Word format to both Greg Bernstein, Director of Administration (bernstein@civiced.org) and Tyler Shores, Digital Content Manager (shores@civiced.org).

Salary will be commensurate with experience and training.

To learn more visit:
http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=digital_content_manager

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Instructional Technologist

Job Description:
Fairmont has an immediate need for an Instructional Technologist to lead the design and production of tools and experiences in our online course development.

Qualifications:

The qualified candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in instructional design or related field; a minimum of 5 years of instructional development experience; knowledge of applications and technologies used in K-12 and/or higher education instruction including learning management systems and e-Learning development authoring tools. The candidate must have access to a vehicle during working hours and be able to drive locally.

To learn more visit: http://www.fairmontschools.com/employment.html

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SALT (Society for Applied Learning Technology ) JOBS UPDATE

Listed below are the most recent Job Postings that have been added to the SALT Web Site (http://www.salt.org/).

1. e-Learning Specialist

Alexandria, Virginia

Maintain SHRM’s e-Learning online educational community and continually develop and enhance the SHRM e-Learning web platform by using the most up-to-date internet technology available.  Develop web-based course materials and convert existing content into a web format.  Manage customer relations for all e-Learning users. Bachelors Degree or equivalent required, proficiency in PowerPoint & Excel, knowledge of HTML coding, 1 to 3 years experience in course development and online training.

2. Instructional Systems Designer

Pensacola, Florida

Technical Software Services, Inc. in Pensacola FL is seeking an Instructional Systems Designer for design and development of e-learning courseware (primarily WBT).  Minimum Bachelor degree in ISD, instructional technology, education or related field with 2 years experience in design/development of e-learning.  Masters degree preferred.  Requires excellent research, writing, and critical thinking skills.  Active TS/SCI security clearance significant plus.

3. Learning Technology Specialist

Omaha, Nebraska

Position manages on-line learning systems for global customer service locations. Requires experience with LMS, on-line learning, and web-based applications. Responsible for planning and deployment of user acceptance and system testing, on-going improvements, day-to-day logistical activities, user training and support on tools and systems, and database management. The individual is expected to exercise considerable independence and judgment in this position. Competent in Captivate or Camtasia, SharePoint, Dreamweaver, and Flash.

To read the full job descriptions on the web site paste the following link into your browser.

http://www.salt.org/index.htm?salt.asp?pn=joblistall


Alternative High School Business/Computer Applications Teacher

JobID: 4475

District: Clarkston Community School District - website

Position Type: Instructional – High School/Business Education

Date Posted:   4/30/2009

Closing Date: Until Filled

Location: Renaissance High School

Date Available:  08/2009

Description: Business/Computer Applications Teacher
Renaissance High – Grades 9-12,  Full Time Position

Qualifications:

  • Valid Michigan Teacher Certification (6-12) required; Vocational Certification preferred.
  • Must meet anddemonstrate Michigan Highly Qualified requirements in all subjectareas
  • Business Education (GX)Computer Science (NR) major and minorpreferred.
  • VocationalCertification or eligible to become Vocationally certified highly preferred.
  • Knowledge in Fortran, C++, and basic computer programming preferred.
  • Experience with Business/Marketing, DECA and other academic business organizations.
  • Willingness and ability to work cooperatively on a teaching team.
  • Credential file documentation ofexcellent student teacher and/or teaching experiences.
  • Willingness to work cooperatively on assessments/teaching methods.
  • Candidates interested in sponsoring extra-curricular activities preferred.
  • Computer/Technology knowledge such as Microsoft Office, Internet, E-Mail, creation of web pages, on line grading etc. required.
  • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

Application Procedure:
Apply online at www.clarkston.k12.mi.us or send to Linda K. Nester, Executive Director of Human Resources, 6389 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, Michigan 48346.

Salary:
Appropriate placement on the 2009-10 pay scale


New York Institute of Technology is seeking to contract with a number of experienced instructional designers as part of its NYIT Online initiative.  Instructional designers will be part of course design teams along with NYIT faculty members and rich media and graphic design experts.  The designer’s role is to support faculty in the development and conversion of courses and programs to innovative online and other technology-assisted educational venues utilizing cutting-edge and creative design and course delivery options.

Responsibilities include the analysis, design, development and implementation of online courses; proactive consultation with faculty subject matter experts to identify and obtain learning objectives and content; draft storyboards and mock-ups, and write and develop content as needed.

These positions are part-time; actual amount of time will vary depending on the project. Projects begin in early July 2009 and are expected to continue throughout the next 1.5 years.

For more information or to apply for the positions, please contact Dr.

Harriet Arnone, VP Planning and Assessment, New York Institute of Technology, at harnone@nyit.edu

Grants and Other Funding

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

THE NEA FOUNDATION GRANTS

Beneficiary: Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers, K-12 Teachers, Middle School Teachers.

Grant Type: Subject Matter Expertise

Grants Available

Learning & Leadership Grants

These grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study.

Application deadlines: February 1, June 1, October 15

Student Achievement Grants

These grants provide $5,000 to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation’s Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.)

Application deadlines: February 1, June 1, October 15

Applicants can link directly to the application from The NEA Foundation’s Web site

T3: Technology Tips and Tricks

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

FREE WEB-BASED IMAGE EDITING

sumopaintwebIf you have been looking for a free web-based image editing software program, Sumo Paint may just be the ticket.  This free web-based program provides you with the most advanced set of tools for creating and editing your own images.   It has similar tools to Photoshop including layer support and filters as well as the shape, brush, ink, text, clone stamp, eraser, gradient, transform, symmetry, magic wand, lasso, smudge, blur, and line tools.

The program can edit images you already have including photos or you can start from scratch and create your own.  You can save them to your Sumo Account online or to your own computer.  You can open images from your Sumo Account, your computer, or from a URL.  One major drawback is that you can only save files as jpg or png.

Sumo Paint is flash-based and should work with any browser and operating system that supports Flash.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

FYC: Text to Movie Program

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

TEXT TO MOVIE WEB-BASED PROGRAM

xtranormalwebAre you looking for a fun way to have your students practice their writing skills?  Check out the free web-based text to movie program called Xtra Normal.  Let’s say students just finished reading about the Revolutionary War and you want them to summarize what they learned.  You can have them type up a script for one or two characters.  Once they have written the script they can use Xtra Normal to create a short video of their summary.  The free version provides students with 6 options of worlds to be the setting and up to 2 characters for each world.

After the student enters the script into the program they can add other types of actions as well such as different camera angles, facial expressions, looks and other movements by the characters, and sounds like applause or laughter.   Soundtracks can also be added to the video.  Students can even choose what type of voice their characters will have.

Once a movie is completed students can share the results by sending the movie URL via email, posting it to their social networking site (Facebook, MySpace) or bookmarking tool (Delicious, Digg),  or embedding it into a webpage.  Unfortunately downloading the movie file is not available with the free version.

There are some things to keep in mind when using this program with students.  First, when using the free version they must make their video public in order for others, such as you the teacher, to view it.  There is a Keep Private check box for each video created but when checked only the person that created it can view the video.  With this in mind, it would be important to limit the type of videos you have your students create to content they have learned in class.  A video of what they did over the summer or anything else containing personal information may not be a good idea to have available to anyone connected to the Internet. In addition, when they register for an account they should not be providing any personal information that would be visible on the Xtra Normal website.  For example when they choose their username they shouldn’t use their first or last name.  Rather something like Aardvark or Student1 would be better.

Second, students may end up spending way more time than necessary adding the different types of actions.  It would be important to have them enter the entire script first before adding any of the extras and then limiting them to only a certain amount of time to create the entire video.  This will help ensure that the main intent of your assignment is completed before all the extraneous items.  This will also provide students with a reward for completing the main work.

Check the commercial of the MAET program that we created using Xtra Normal by visiting our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3LbAT-QyQ

Web Sightings

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

WEB SITES WORTH VISITING

Website Description and Educational Applications

Flashcard Exchange Web Site

www.flashcardexchange.com/

Flashcard Exchange is an internet application where you can create, study, print and download flashcards.

Notely Web Site

http://www.notely.net/

Notely is the new tool for students of all ages looking for help to get better grades. Notely has all the tools a student could need, schedule, calendar, note-taking, homework planner and more.

ooVoo Web Sitehttp://oovoo.com/

ooVoo is a powerful tool that gives organizations of all sizes an easy and affordable solution for video conferencing, desktop sharing and other communication capabilities– right from their personal computers.

Edmodo Web Site

http://www.edmodo.com/

Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links, and files. Teachers have the ability to send alerts, events, and assignments to students. Edmodo also has a public component which allows teachers to post any privately shared item to a public timeline and RSS feed.

Teachade Web Site
http://teachade.com/
TeachAde combines the best features of social networking with educational resources for teachers. TeachAde is unique because it is one of the few websites for classroom teachersfree and easy to use. Members are able to contribute a variety of files, including multimedia files and complete lesson plans, for others to download and enjoy. In addition to offering blogs and free teacher sites TeachAde offers a real community of educators collaborating on projects. that is completely

Instructor / Alumni Spotlight

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

This issue’s alumni spotlight is . . . Katrina Lehmankatlehman

MAET Graduation Year: 2006

Current Employer: Taos Academy, Taos, New Mexico

Job Responsibilities:

Developer of Enrichment and Leadership Curriculum, Instructional Adviser, Digital and Classroom Facilitator

What are your “ed tech” responsibilities and challenges?

Since I’m on the faculty of a small, brand new charter school, every day brings new challenges. I’m learning the nuts and bolts of the programs that our middle and high school students use, including PLATO curriculum, Rosetta Stone, and SmartLabs: Creative Learning Systems. I’m especially excited about what could happen when students are able to self-direct and collaborate. They have access to programs that allow them to create robotics, claymation, and animation. The artistic applications and opportunities are endless. It’s all very exciting stuff!

How did the MAET degree program help prepare you for these challenges?

My MAET classes taught me, most of all, to not be afraid to dive in and try new things. As a digital immigrant, I grew up in a world without computers. My MAET classes provided me an educational framework to prepare me for 21st Century schools. Rather than fearing the technological changes that are occurring in education, I am now better able to see that the future of education is exciting, not scary. My professors served as models, and helped me to develop into a technology leader at my school. In many ways, my MAET experience was paradigm shifting: it exposed me to hands-on, student-centered educational models that I hope to emulate here in the States and abroad.

Q & A Ask the Experts

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Question: I would like to create some screencast tutorials this year for my students.  I have heard that both Jing and Camtasia Studio are great options for doing this.  Do you have any opinion on which one is better?  Also since I’m just starting out in this area and haven’t created a screencast before do you have any tips that I would find helpful before beginning?  Thanks!

Answer: You heard right.  Camtasia Studio and Jing are both great options for creating screencasts.   As you may have discovered Camtasia Studio is approximately $300 ($179 for the education pricing) whereas Jing (made by the same company) is free.  It really depends on your budget and what you need the screencasting program to do.  For example Jing can only create swf files, has a 5 minute maximum, and doesn’t allow for editing.  On the other hand Camtasia Studio is loaded with lots of editing options.

So for short, quick tutorials that won’t need any editing then Jing would be a perfect choice.  However if you are interested in doing longer, more complex screencasts with the ability to add quizzes or other interactivity, then you would be better off with Camtasia Studio.

Recently a group of our MAET students conducted a Jing Off challenge.  The students were put into teams with the challenge of producing 9 screencasts in 10 minutes using the free tool, Jing.  You can read more about it and see examples of what can be created using Jing in the MAET News column of this newsletter or at the TechSmith Education Community blog or at the Jing blog .

Some other options that are available would be Wink or CamStudio.   Both of these options are also free and include a few more editing capabilities than Jing.  You may want to check them out if the $179 education price tag for Camtasia Studio is too much for your budget.

I’m glad to hear you are thinking ahead before creating the screencasts.  I just finished completing a video series using Camtasia Studio and jotted a few notes down to remember the next time I do another series to make the process a little easier and less time consuming.

Prior to Recording Your Screen

  1. Clean off your desktop
  2. Close any applications you don’t need, especially ones that have pop up reminders/notices  like Outlook
  3. Prepare a script with designated places for pauses especially if you will be using the callouts and hotspots features in Camtasia Studio
  4. Complete a dry run to make sure you don’t run into any snags and to help you finalize your script
  5. Use an external microphone if possible and adjust the settings
  6. Chunk information into smaller videos (helps both for updating later on and keeping people’s attention).  Try to stick to less than 10 minutes for reach video.

During the Recording Session

  1. Make sure you are in a quiet room without any chance of interruptions (phones, doorbells, etc)
  2. Record in a similar screen resolution that you will produce your video in
  3. Try to get the recording right in order to avoid editing.  It will save you time in the long run.  It is very difficult to keep audio and video synced if you are editing the tracks separately
  4. Keep the cursor of the mouse still while recording unless you are pointing to something

Editing and Publishing a Video

  1. Choose project setting that is similar or the same as the production setting
  2. Minimize the number of zoom and pans (time consuming and too distracting)
  3. Zoom in on the timeline when trying to make specific edits to the video or audio.  The closer you zoom in the easier it is to make the edits
  4. Publish in Flash when possible.  (.FLV for videos or .SWF for screencasts or videos with quizzes)

You can check out one of the videos of the video series I recently put together in Camtasia Studio and see many of the different features that Camtasia has to offer in action.  From clickable hotspots to quizzes at the end of each video, there is so much you can do to make your video more interactive for the user.  Keep in mind that this was the first video series so many of the things I listed above I learned firsthand from creating this series.  See how many items you can pick out from the list above that I didn’t do this first time around.  ;)

http://edutech.msu.edu/online/Internet/FTPLesson2Full/
FTPLesson2Full.html

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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
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