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My Slides from the Screencasting Session and Please Vote.

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minute videos, map out the screencast before you actually film it, create a storyboard, write a script, use music. There's some execellent content there. Since we will use screencasting for much of the training materials and the "rollout" of the new Commons, the suggestions offered in this workshop--e.g.

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Technorati Tag Bookmarklet: The Screencast

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Surfing a tag stream (another word for a collection of content found in one screen using a tag) can also help you discover other people, s, and ideas. Here's the script. Screencasting (and the software) has three functions: storyboarding, production, editing. Although sometimes you have to sift through a lot of crap).

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The Jing Project: Embed Screencasts Into Conversation

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It was very liberating for me to create a screencast like this -- no storyboard, script, no retakes. The content that I cover in the screencast, btw, is a quick peek at two Facebook apps. WFObject is a small Javascript file used for embedding Macromedia Flash content. You can capture and narrate in snap.

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Flickr As Presentation Tool: Screencast #2

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The flickr set has notes and pointers to other resources if you are interested in the content. I created a storyboard with small scenes. I found that I don't like reading a script word for word, so what works for me is bullet points. After seeing Nancy White's experiment and discovering Amit Agarwal's excellent instructions for.

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Tips for Taking a Tech-Fueled Approach to Nonprofit Training

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With visuals of the form and walk-through examples, we were able to put the content into context and make the information easier to process. The course would walk learners through the ideal script for asking for donations over the phone and how to respond to various answers. Include interactive elements to make courses engaging.

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Digital Storytelling: Expert Tips by J.D. Lasica

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Begin Writing Your Script (I like the permission to write a lousy first draft) 4. Create a Storyboard 6. The only thing missing a discussion about the differences in the user agreements and rights assignments and mention of a few of commercial services where you (gulp) pay for hosting, but have complete control over your content.