The first tool I reviewed, TypingWeb, was something I could use easily with little implementation overhead, and could be used immediately. The second tool I evaluated was FreeScreenCast from freescreencast.com.
This tool is both a web sharing service, like many that are available, but also is a software solution to interface and provide an easy method of sharing recorded screen casts both to students and individuals that may benefit from the screen cast.
Before I go into more details, I have to point out that this service is only for the Windows operating system at this time. The software that must be downloaded to provide both screen captures and the ability to upload will only run on Windows PC’s. That being said, this is still a very useful Web 2.0 tool.
The software works similar to most screen recording applications, in that you can choose the specific window to record, or record the entire screen. While recording, an attached microphone will allow audio captures to accompany the video of what is occurring on screen.
Once recording has been completed, you may save your recording to your local hard drive, and also upload the video to the freescreencast.com site. Before uploading, a descriptive title is attached to the file, and once uploaded, the uploaded FLV (Flash video) file is displayed on the freescreencast.com web page with the needed HTML code and URL needed to either bookmark for later viewing and sharing, or the code may be embedded in web pages or blog sites for embedded viewing of the movie.
A search, not available at this time, if it were available on the main web site would make finding videos specific to any subject area much easier. The library is not very massive at this time, but the site seems to be well laid out and easy to access and will certainly grow as the number of users increases.
The video below is an example of embedded video directly from the site.
Dave: Congratulations in finding this excellent tool. This definitely can serve you in your project since you always mentioned that you are really interested in screen sharing for educational purposes and this tools can be very helpful to discover other areas.
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