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- Providing short lecture materials and using lecture time for discussion and answering student questions - checkout the HotQuestion activity in Moodle for a good way to focus on the most pressing questions among a large cohort of students.
- For those who are trialling the Lecturecast import, here is a list of supported video formats: http://confluence.echo360.com/display/52/Import+Other+Media+for+Academic+Staff#ImportOtherMediaforAcademicStaff-ToolsandFormatsSupported
Desktop Software
- Windows: BB Flashback Express - a free unlimited length screen capture program (for Windows), which is easy to use and exports to avi for import and editing in Windows Movie Maker.
- Mac: QuickTime Player (for Mac) allows you to capture your screen and yourself (if you have a webcam). Go to File > New Screen Recording.
Others:
- Jing - free screen capture tool to create (up to 5 minute) videos and images directly from your laptop
- Snagit - low cast basic screen capture tool to create videos and images directly from your laptop
- Screencast-o-matic - free online (or downloadable) screen capturing software - start recording immediately!
- EchoCapture Personal - allows you to upload to UCL's Lecturecast system - please note that support for the desktop capture system is on a best-efforts basis (due to differences in local machine configurations)
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