Author Archives: Dave McCollom

About Dave McCollom

Dave McCollom is the Education Evangelist at TechSmith.
You can follow him at @TechSmithEDU
  • He's passionate about cooking, beer, and cooking with beer.
  • His favorite spot on earth is the Lake Huron shore of Northern Michigan.
  • If money were no object he would have no cabinets in his kitchen, just a bunch of dishwashers.

    • Clear Your Friday Schedule – Lunch is on TechSmith!

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    One of the many great things about working at TechSmith is that the company is kind enough to provide a catered lunch for employees every Friday. We're very excited to kick things up a notch and invite you to join us! Beginning Friday, October 5, you can sign up to have lunch with TechSmith employees, take a tour of TechSmith, and meet the people behind the software you love. What should you expect from your TechSmith Friday lunch experience? A peek behind the curtain at the culture of Continue reading

    TechSmith at TCEA 2012

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    Hello Everyone - We're live from TCEA 2012 in Austin, TX. We'll have sessions running throughout the conference in Room M10 of the Austin Convention Center (Mezzanine level). Session topics are listed below. For the complete schedule and session times go here (PDF). You can also find us in Software Express booth in the exhibit hall (Booth #235). Teaching Tech...Intern Style! - Would you let a team of interns do the legwork of integrating technology into your classrooms? That's exactly what Dr. Continue reading

    Flipped Classroom Under the Bright Lights on CNN

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    Seeing the flipped classroom grow from grassroots to CNN has been an awesome experience. In his interview with CNN this week, Greg Green of Clintondale High School (Clinton Township, MI) did a fantastic job of representing the passion of the educators in the movement. This clip (and hopefully others to come) will introduce a new audience to these bright spots in education, but it's the discussion that follows that will shape what happens next. As I'm typing this, there are 538 comments and counting Continue reading

    Coach’s Eye Brings TechSmith to the iPhone!

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    We are thrilled to announce that Coach's Eye has just hit the App Store, kicking off our first venture into the iPhone app world. You'll notice right away that the app was built with athletic performance in mind, but that is really just the beginning. Coach's Eye has some incredible potential for educators or anyone that is interested in creating on-the-fly tutorial videos. Before I get ahead of myself, let's take a look at the app: Here are two examples of videos created with Coach's Eye. Continue reading

    Using ScreenChomp to Create Bite-Sized (pun intended) Lessons for Students + New Feature Added Today

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    Sometimes learning (and life) can be a bit easier when broken down into smaller pieces. Jamey Boelhower uses ScreenChomp to do just that in his English Comp 101 class. The students love it because the lessons are available when they're writing and can call on a particular video in that moment of need. Check out an example and get your daily tautology lesson here: http://www.screenchomp.com/t/6kdZpjcPpE If you'd like to try your hand at this you can download ScreenChomp for free in the iPad App Continue reading

    Get Hands-On Camtasia Studio Training From TechSmith’s Top Trainers!

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    Get hands-on Camtasia Studio training from TechSmith's top trainers! We're coming to Philadelphia to give you the one-on-one Camtasia Studio training experience. When: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Where: Drexel University, Korman Computing Center, Philadelphia, PA Directions to room location will be sent after registration Cost: $395 per seat Available Seats: 18 - Claim your seat quickly! Note: Computers and headsets w/microphone are provided. This is a Windows-only Continue reading

    Unlock the Power of Scrolling in ScreenChomp 1.1

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    We're thrilled that so many of our users are kicking the tires on ScreenChomp! Just in time for the back-to-school crowd, we've released an update that allows you to vertically scroll your Chomp up to three panels. Here's a little demo video inspired by our Chief Evangelist's recent adventure to Australia. Word on the street is that she ate kangaroo, but did not encounter any platypuses. Can't see the video? Click here. The actual Chomp video is here. So, what do you think? How will scrolling Continue reading