Camtasia™ Using Technology to Enhance Online Instruction

Ronnie Faretta, Patricia Carter, Aaron Hurd, Tori Millikan, and

Marcus Jordan

Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC)

Jamestown, NC Faculty integration of Edmodo™

Face-to-Face PPT, Guided Learning, Quizzes

Mobile 24/7 access equal experience PPT, Guided Learning, Quizzes Camtasia Studio

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Experiencing Camtasia

http://www.screencast.com/t/2UI6I2rOhPNy (Class will watch video then return to PPT)

General Usage and How the Software works Video made using Camtasia™ Software Time to Make: Recording Time (8:49) + 15 mins

editing 1 hour to render/upload

Edmodo™ Instructional Video Flipped Classroom “How-To” Instructions for Students

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Strengths

Easy accessibility Smooth transitions Hotkeys are available In program editing Editable sound Various file formats Built in testing and quizzes

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Weaknesses

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Hardware Requirements

Minimum of 2 gb

4 gb recommended

Slow Upload

Individual Cost

Educator Discount - $179.00

Usability

Desktop recording tool User-friendly Training Video editing software Tutorials Teaching

Business Create videos with

ease Record lessons Add quizzes* Accessibility MacOS and Windows

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Sustainability

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Camtasia™ is beneficial and safe to use in creating lectures in distance learning and meets the needs of students virtually.

Meets the market criteria for cost and performance to endure in education.

Meets the needs of the student to receive course information without compromising their schedule and the advantage of lectures that are similar to being in a classroom.

References

Faretta, R. (2013). Camtasia: Software Exploration and Program Integration. Written for EDUC 633 Course.

Grotta, S. W. & Grotta, D. (2013, January 17). Review: Camtasia studio 8 raises the bar on interactive video creation.

PCWorld, Retrieved from http://www.pcworld.com/article/2025498/review- camtasia-studio-8-raises-the-bar-on-interactive-video- creation.html

Matt Egan. (July 5th, 2012). PC Advisor. In Camtasia Studio 8 review. Retrieved September 25th, 2013, from http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk /reviews/software/3368115/camtasia-studio-8-review/.

TechSmith. (2013). Tutorial Guides. Retrieved from http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-cs8-user-guides.html

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References

Vergragt, P. (2013). How technology could contribute to a sustainable world. Retrieved from http://www.gtinitiative.org/documents/PDFFINALS/8Technology.pdf

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