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My Slides from the Screencasting Session and Please Vote.

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If more of us are screencasting, then all I have to do is remix other people's work, provided they've licensed their material using creative commons licensing. minute videos, map out the screencast before you actually film it, create a storyboard, write a script, use music. no more than 3.5

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Technorati Tag Bookmarklet: The Screencast

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Marshall has a great post about a technorati tag bookmarklet that can save you a lot of grunt work. There are lots and lots of bookmarkets around, some good, some bad, and some designed to work specifically with Web2.0 Now, thanks to Marshall, you don't have edit so it is even less work. Here's the script.

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The Jing Project: Embed Screencasts Into Conversation

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And, I have to prepare some instruction in a completely different context, get organized to visit Sharing Foundation projects, pack T-shirts, AND finish the massives amount of work before I go. It was very liberating for me to create a screencast like this -- no storyboard, script, no retakes. That's the only thing missing.

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Flickr As Presentation Tool: Screencast #2

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My work flow. 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. In the end, I decided to produce as a SWF at 640x480 size with second to highest audio/video quality. So, I set up each scene. Capture my rehearsal. Listen to it.

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NTEN and SalesForce Screencast: Learnings About the Interview/Documentary Approach

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you're making a screencast, and you end up having a vertical monopoly on the process (you write the script, do the filming, operate the mouse, do the editing, and produce it), you need to become a super learner. I made a few tests to see how it might work I also got some advice from Jon Udell.

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Tips for Taking a Tech-Fueled Approach to Nonprofit Training

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But, just because your current in-person training efforts are technically working, that doesn’t mean that they’re the best solution for your overall organization, staff members, and volunteers alike. They believe in the work of your organization and they want to play a role in advancing that work.

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Digital Storytelling: Expert Tips by J.D. Lasica

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" I subsequently joined the group of volunteers working on the project and am working on some how-tos myself, including a primer on screencasting. Begin Writing Your Script (I like the permission to write a lousy first draft) 4. Create a Storyboard 6. a "Democratic knowledge clearing house." Add Music 9.