Screencasting Software - that's FREE!

I'm looking for some free screencasting software that I can download to use with my students. So far the examples I've come across have been free 30 day trials. I've played around with Community Clips but it keeps crashing when we try to use it.

Any suggestions?

Liz

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Permalink Reply by Louise on April 15, 2010 at 10:55pm

I would suggest Jing, it's a free download. Web based apps include Screenr or Screen toaster.

Permalink Reply by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook on April 16, 2010 at 1:58am

ScreenToaster is my favourite. Really easy to use as in intuitive.

Permalink Reply by Deb Rottinger on April 16, 2010 at 6:21am

I really like using Jing as well. We did have a bit of difficulty finishing the install due to the our filter/firewall, but the IT guys were able to figure out a work around.

Permalink Reply by John Sengia on April 16, 2010 at 6:53am

Just started using http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ with students. No download is required.

Permalink Reply by Paul Anderson on April 16, 2010 at 8:45am

I like CamStudio (which is a predecessor to Captivate), which is open source http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/ . I usually use it from within Quick Media Converter ( http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/ ). It is a SUPER audio and video converter and can convert to almost any format, and it also has CamStudio built into it! The CamStudio website may have newer versions of the software.

Every one that I have introduced Quick Media Converter to, really love it, as well as CamStudio!
paul

Permalink Reply by Brian K. Pierce on April 16, 2010 at 9:26am

I've just dropped in on this discussion, but found out last night that Jing will no longer be a free option. Don't mean to change the direction of this too much, but how do most teachers use screencasting in the everyday classroom?

Permalink Reply by Paul Anderson on April 16, 2010 at 1:02pm

I think that there could be many different uses for screencasting:

Lessons could be recorded so student can view the lessons from home when sick or for review.
Instructions on how to use something on the computer.
As a more live presentation.

I think these are just some of the things, I would be nice to hear from others what they use them for. I think if I remember right, there was a discussion in the regular Classroom20, where others listed what they were using it for. But I still don't think in most cases that it would be used on an everyday basis, only when it fills a need.

I use them to create tutorials for different computer programs and tasks.

Permalink Reply by Liz Ash on April 18, 2010 at 1:48am

I've used screencasting in the past to have students record their own reflections about their work. Sometimes it might be work they've created digitally, or other times it might be work they've created, scanned and then 'audio' annotated their work. Great way to get further understanding of kiddie thinking :)

Permalink Reply by Brian K. Pierce on April 19, 2010 at 7:47am

Excellent idea. That also makes it easy to "return" to a self-assessment and see how much progress they feel they have made as they move through the year.

Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Tim Musgrave on May 5, 2010 at 9:39pm

I'd agree the screentoaster fans... it's what I have used before, but at moment they're going through an upgrade process and that, or my location in China, has really slowed the site down.
Can you download the screentoaster software tho? I think they're trying, but at the moment it's an online tool.
Tim

Permalink Reply by Harry Wood on May 19, 2010 at 5:46am

www.screencast.com

www.camstudio.org

www.screentoaster.com

Those are just a few. Jing is a new one as well, but creates only .swf movies in my experience and YouTube and other similar sites don't accept that.

Permalink Reply by Tim on May 20, 2010 at 9:03pm