Cool Programs - Additional Audio, Video, and Document Development
While many methods exist to create documents and audio or video files, I am recommending the following because of the ease of use of the programs and easy-to-medium level learning curve. Consider as well the information provided in the Podcasting and Profcasting section as you decide how to develop and deliver content
Call and Confer and Office Hours are useful offerings from CCC Confer for conducting meetings with individuals or groups. Attached are the common Telephone Features for Call and Confer/Office Hours. To set up a meeting, complete the request form at the following link: http://www.cccconfer.org/CCCC/MeetingLaunch.aspx
After the meeting is set, two emails (one for the presenter and the other for the participants) will be sent to the presenter explaining how participants access the meeting.
Camtasia and Snapz Pro X
These programs allow a user to record and narrate most programs being used on a computer as well as the narration of that activity. For example, the Profcast Tutorials were recorded with Snapz Pro X and saved as a Quicktime Movie file and then converted to a Flash .swf file.
Jing, like Camtasia and Snapz Pro X, instantly captures and shares images and video from your computer. It has limitations in that the single output is Flash's swf file type, a 10-frames per second setting, and a limit of 5 minutes of recording per session. On the upside, it is free and offers to host 2 gigs of storage for you, providing a link from which it streams the video.
Skype Presentation Directions and website: www.skype.com
Macs - The mac laptops and iMacs come with cameras that allow for the capture of images, video, and video conferencing without the need for additional equipment. Photobooth, a program on the mac, allows a user to capture images and video with only a single button, and the program has artistic filters and presets more for amusement than practicality. If interested, stop into Staff Development (AB 217) and click on the Photobooth icon. To begin recording or to take a picture, click on the red button.
Please see the page for Podcasting and Profcast.
Please see the following links for information on this very useful and easy-to-use web-based word processing suite (for documents, spreadsheets, presentations). All that is needed is a gmail account (http://docs.google.com). While individuals can use these web-based programs, groups can also collaborate online on the same document as well:
DVC Tutorial: Google Documents - Quick overview of how to use and share a Google Document
DVC Tutorial: Google Forms - Quick overview of how to use, share, and embed a Google Form
DVC Tutorial: Google Forms in WebCT - Quick overview of how to use Google Forms in WebCT
DVC Tutorial: Google Docs and Spreadshets - Quick overview of version history and collaboration
Google's Explanation Video - Quick explanation of why to use Google Docs
Wikipedia Explanation - Summary of the features and limitations of the systems (i.e., file storage. But, know that Google Docs have very small file sizes in comparison to Microsoft, and that one can share a Google Doc as an email attachment that is saved in RTF or Odt format (both small) and then open it in MS Word.
More on Forms: Text-based forms in MS Word - If you would like to use Microsoft Word to create a form, consider the following video from Brown University on MS Word Forms.
Google Form Example - Here's a link to a form created with Google Forms which contains a number of the options available (while you can use a text box, I did not for this form) when creating the questions on the form.
Do you need a simple and free html editor? If so, the Komposer html editor fits that need and html code can be easily copied and pasted into other familiar webpages and websites: WebCT, Voyager sites, and DVC's Faculty/Staff Bio-Pages.
Iphone Applications for Review
