pdf document that has the audio embedded in it. No screen recording software is required. This is similar to the Papershow in that it uses a Bluetooth ballpoint pen and special paper to send the images to your tablet or smartphone, capturing your audio on the mobile device as well. I have the Livescribe 3 Smartpen (around $200). Like the document camera, your handwriting is accurately represented. The downside is that you must continue to purchase packs of paper as you use them, adding to the cost. ![]() This was the first of these solutions we tried and we used it quite extensively. Like the document camera, you are writing on a familiar medium, meaning, paper, but without the distraction of capturing your hand in the picture. The software then transmits the image to your computer screen, which can then be captured by your screen capture software. $200) uses a Bluetooth pen and specially formatted paper that has embedded microdots. That said, others have reported great success with it and at the cost, if it doesn’t work for you, it still makes a great trackpad. Consequently, my handwriting looks even worse than it really is. In other words, you are not looking at exactly where you are writing/drawing. The biggest difficulty is having to watch the screen and coordinate your hand movements with the tablet. It includes a pressure-sensitive stylus, which also comes with an eraser. It doubles as a trackpad, and can be used with the drawing software mentioned above (Open-Sankoré, etc). I have one of these very versatile little tablets on my desk right now ($69). Good or bad, the iPevo document camera accurately captures your handwriting, which is a major benefit. ![]() Another benefit is that you can use it to demonstrate 3D models or other objects, however, you cannot use it to illustrate or diagram on websites or images you may have on the computer screen. One of our faculty has used it effectively in a statistics course for Chemistry. The hand is also the downside, as the camera has an automatic white balance and the color shifts as you move your hand in and out of the frame. The plus is that you already know how to write on a sheet of paper, this simply records a video of everything, including your hand. iPevo Document Cameraįor a mere $69, you can grab the iPevo document camera and point it at a sheet of paper and simply write away. Here are some, but not all, potential solutions, arranged roughly by cost from low to high. If you are going to capture handwriting, then you need something to write on. Of course, there are some hardware alternatives which are included below. On the Mac side, there are a couple of candidates. OpenBoard is a workable alternative.) Khan Academy is well known for their engaging videos (PC only) which works with SmoothDraw. (Note that the latest version of Open-Sankoré does not work with Mac OX Yosemite. A great freeware app is Open-Sankoré for Mac/PC/Linux. (I use ScreenFlow.) Next, depending on the hardware solution chosen, you will need a drawing tool. The most robust, paid versions include Camtasia Studio for Mac and PC (also from Techsmith) and ScreenFlow on the Mac. Free screen capture software includes Jing and Screencast-O-matic. ![]() First you need a screen capture software to record the screen and audio. Softwareīefore going on to the hardware, I should mention some of the software tools. I will focus primarily on the hardware for this post, the software is worthy of another complete discussion. This presents a particular challenge when creating screencasts for online delivery, which requires a combination of hardware and software. My courses are computationally intensive and often require the professor to write equations or diagrams on a white board. I currently teach online and hybrid Mathematics courses in the College of Science and Health.
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