Camtasia in Higher Education

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INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE FOR EVERYONE
Jim Patterson, Faculty, Business/IT, PVCC
SOLUTIONS FOR EDUCATION
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What are we going to cover today???

• 1. Intro to Camtasia 4 for Higher Education
• 2. Show a few Camtasia movies Introing Neat
  Features
• 3. Some Examples From Others
• 4. Show Some Examples Ive Done
• 5. Do one right here!

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Technology in Education

• Have you ever wanted to.
• Provide a video that helps students review
  difficult concepts?
• Post your lectures online?
• Explain a new process, Web page or program to a
  group?
• See a demonstration on how to do something
  described in the manual?

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Innovative Software
SHOW THE WORLD
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PowerPoint Recording
Share online , CD
Click Record
Present as normal
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Some Examples

• From Santa Rosa Junior College
• From Jackson Community College
• More Camtasia Examples from Higher Education at
  http//.www.techsmith.com/community/education/high
  eredcasestudies.asp

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Who Uses Camtasia Studio?

• Education professionals from around the world

Students
Professors Teachers
Webmasters
Instructional Designers
Software developers
Trainers
Tech Support
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How is Camtasia Studio used?

• Record a class lecture to CD
• Pre-record a lecture for later review
• Create Web-based tutorials or demos
• Train remotely

• Record an error path
• Demonstrate a new LMS feature
• Embed videos into help files
• Rehearse review presentations

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How is Camtasia Studio used?

• Camtasia Studio has changed my classroom for
  the better, allowing me to provide individualized
  instruction for each student that comes through
  the door.
• Kevin SuhrDirector of KC CampBlue Valley
  Middle School

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How is Camtasia Studio used?

• Camtasia Studio was the perfect solution for
  developing video tutorials to teach some of the
  technology concepts. Its much easier to
  demonstrate skills we teach with movement than
  with still text.
• Margaret Riceassociate professorThe
  University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa

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Camtasia Studio Advantages

• Fast
• No assembly required, just record in real-time

• Flexible
• Record any application, Web site, or presentation

• Complete
• Clear recordings
• Import or add personalized video
• Cut, combine and enhance clips
• Produce it in any major format

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Features for Teachers

• Quizzing
• SCORM-compliant, or get results by e-mail
• 508-Compliant Captions
• Make videos more accessible and memorable
• Picture-in-Picture
• Record presentation and the presenter
• Smaller Flash Files
• Best quality at even smaller sizes
• Production Wizard
• Assistance for choosing settings

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University Customers

• Michigan State University
• University of Texas
• Harvard University
• Wharton Business School
• Stanford University
• University of Pennsylvania
• Brown University
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Dartmouth College
• Princeton University
• Yale University
• University of Illinois
• Virginia Tech
• Temple University

• Penn State University
• Ohio State University
• University of Minnesota
• University of Iowa
• University of Notre Dame
• MIT
• University of Michigan
• Boston College
• University of Miami
• Georgetown University
• Providence College
• Rutgers University
• Florida State University
• Duke University
• Clemson University

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Community College Customers

• Oakland
• Henry Ford
• Lansing
• Columbia State
• Houston System
• Austin
• Oklahoma
• San Bernardino
• Garden City
• Tulsa
• Connecticut
• San Jose / Evergreen
• North Shore
• Suffolk County
• Mt. Hood

• San Diego
• Seattle
• Houston
• Mass Bay
• Houston
• Northern Virginia
• Palm Beach
• Miami-Dade
• Northeast TX
• Laramie County
• North Seattle
• St Louis
• Iowa Western
• Durham Technical
• Lane

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K-12 Customers

• School District of Philadelphia
• Independent School District of Boise City
• Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
• Vallejo City Unified School District
• Peoria Unified School District
• Columbia School District
• Hillsboro School District
• Concord School District
• Florence School District One
• Palmdale School District
• Brentwood Union School District
• Rankin School District
• Birdville Independent School District

• Parma City School District
• Blue Valley School District
• Bay City School District
• Frisco Independent School Dist.
• Macomb Intermediate School District
• Lubbock Independent School District
• Jackson County Intermediate School District
• Cotulla Independent School District
• Dallas Independent School District
• Clark Lewisville Independent School District

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TechSmitha Company to Trust

• Privately held company founded in 1987 and
  located in Michigan
• 98 of the Fortune 500 uses TechSmith products
• Committed to exceeding customer expectations
• Free, fully functional 30-day trials
• Free technical support before and after purchase
• Special pricing available for educators

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Next Steps

• Contact our sales department at
• (U.S. Canada) 888.750.0685, 1.517.381.5901
  or
• sales_at_techsmith.com
• TechSmith provides a series of licensing options
• Single unit license (Retail 299.95)
• Multi-user licenses
• Site licenses
• OEM licenses
• Volume, government, education discounts

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Additional Resources

• Education Web site www.techsmith.com/edu
• Customer stories
• Educator tools
• Free Microsoft PowerPoint and Camtasia MenuMaker
  templates

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Some Camtasia Movies

• Whats New in Camtasia 4?
• How do Others Use Camtasia?

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An Off the Cuff Demo!

• Watch as I make a Camtasia Right Before Your Eyes!

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Camtasia 4 What Ive Covered

• Intro to Camtasia for Higher Education
• Neat Camtasia Features Movies
• What Others Have Done
• Some of My Examples
• A Demo on the Spot

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Some of My Examples

• Online Welcome Video
• NAU EDF PiP Example