Camtasia

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Camtasia

• Putting Together a Presentation

Tracie L. Nobles, CPA Austin Community
College August 2008
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Agenda

• What are Web Videos?
• Demonstration of Web Videos
• Software and Components
• Demonstration of how to create Web Videos
• Questions

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What are Web Videos?

• Screen recording
• Editing
• Sharing
• Web
• CD Rom
• Portable Players, such as iPod
• High Quality content anytime and anywhere

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What can Web Videos do for the Accounting
Educator?

• Add audio to already existing power point
  presentations
• Online learning
• Supplement to traditional classroom
• Demonstrate any software program
• Excel
• QuickBooks, Peachtree, TurboTax
• Blackboard, WebCT

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Example of Narrated PowerPoint Web Video
http//www.austincc.edu/tnobles/AAA/
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Example of Software Web Video
http//www.austincc.edu/tnobles/AAA/
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In my classroom

• Tutorial for difficult concepts in my traditional
  classroom
• Blackboard tutorial
• Excel tutorial
• Once a week presentation for my online class
• Answers to students email questions

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Software and Components Needed

• Camtasia Studio
• TechSmith www.techsmith.com
• 199 educator discount
• Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or Vista
• Windows Soundcard
• Microphone and Speakers
• Approximately 15
• iPod Apple QuickTime 7.1
• or later (optional)

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Can I really do this in less than 20 minutes?

• Yes!

Watch how easy it is!
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Volunteer?
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Steps to follow

• Open up PowerPoint

2. Click on Add-Ins
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Steps to follow, cont.
3. Click on Record.
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Steps to follow, cont.
4. Begin recording your video.
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Steps to follow, cont.
5. When complete, the Save Camtasia Project box
will open. Locate the appropriate place to save
and click save.
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Steps to follow, cont.
6. The Camtasia software will then open with the
Post-save Options box. 7. Select Produce my
video in a shareable format. Click ok.
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Steps to follow, cont.
8. The Production Wizard will open. Click on Web.
Click next.
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Steps to follow, cont.
9. Enter Production Name Appropriate Folder.
Click next.
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Steps to follow, cont.
10. Click finish. The software will create the
video and then you can view it. 11. Upload it to
your website or course platform.
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Hints to get you started!

• Dont try to be perfect!
• Keep them short.
• Have a script written or at least an idea of what
  you will say.
• Give it a try!
• Your students will love it!

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Questions?
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Contact Information
Tracie Nobles Austin Community College tnobles_at_aus
tincc.edu 1.512.223.4989