Screencasts

What is screencasting?
One 'tool' or approach Steve McVey mentioned when Sandra Robinson visited, was screencasting.

So, what is it? And, how can it be used for learning?
 * **From Wikipedia:** A **screencast** is a digital recording of [|computer] screen output, often containing audio [|narration] . Just as a [|screenshot] is a picture of a user's screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of what a user sees on their monitor. ( [|View full Wikipedia entry] ).
 * **From Educause:** 7 Things you should know about screencasting ( [|PDF, 2006] ).
 * **From Jon Udell:** [|Some screencasting strategies] ( a little on the technical side, but points out some tools to get started).


 * Ideas for using screencasts in learning:**
 * There is one example of a screencast on the [|Samson homepage] . Can you find it? Have a go!
 * There are also other screencast examples here, on this very wiki! :o)