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Register now for ScreencastCamp 2013!

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Campfires, s'mores, BBQ, tech, geek crafts, sporks and lots of screencasters. What more could you ask for over a weekend? Mark your calendars for our third ScreencastCamp on August 2 - 4, 2013! Once again, we're having it at our TechSmith offices in the lovely Lansing, Michigan area. Already sold on it? Register now (it's free to attend!) Update 5/8: We've filled the 100 spots available for ScreencastCamp but have opened a wait list. If you register you'll be added to the wait list and notified Continue reading

How screencasting has helped one student feel more prepared for college

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Guest post by Tiana Kadkhoda Milo of Croton, the early Olympian, was renowned for his legendary strength. Every day Milo would carry a calf on his back up a large mountain. As the calf matured into a full-grown bull, so did Milo’s strength. Mathtrain.tv, a website that encourages kids to learn through teaching, was my calf. Starting with the first video I made while in sixth grade, as mathtrain.tv developed, I thrived. Can't see the video? Watch it on Mathtrain.tv Any sixth grader Continue reading

Meet Ron Hogue, 2012 ScreenChamp Training Category Winner

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At one point while working at a New Horizon's Computer Learning Center, Ron Hogue thought that screencasting was going to cause his job to disappear. The technology made it look as if instructors were no longer going to be needed, and if he didn't figure out the technology, he was done for. So that's exactly what he did. Ron went out and learned about screencasting and in December, he was the winner in the Training Category for the 2012 ScreenChamp Awards. His video, 5-ish Screencast Tips is Continue reading

Forge Episode 27 is now posted

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Missed the Forge? No worries, we've got it here: We talked with Jonathan Halls about video, and given his experience he knows a thing or two. Here are 9 tips that we pulled from the interview. Jonathan pointed out "Video gives a lot of exciting opportunity that we've never really had." "We get benefits of saving money, saving hassle, saving time, so forth, at the same time it is avery useful tool for learning. Video is not always good for learning, we got to be honest about that. The reason Continue reading

Vote Now for ScreenChamp Award Best in Show

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Here in the US, the election frenzy has finally died down. Now it's time to move on to matters of supreme global importance...like choosing the top screencast video to win this year's ScreenChamp Award - Best in Show! A team of TechSmithies screened and scored all 153 entries to find the cream of the crop. Now it's your turn to watch these 16 best videos and vote for your favorite. Vote now! Unlike a political election (ahem), in this contest you can vote early and vote often! That's right, Continue reading

The Forge Episode 23: “Education here, Education there, Education Everywhere”

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Another month has come and gone, and we've finished another episode of the Forge. Check out James Gill (@jagill), Coach's Eye, and how TechSmith tools are helping educators solve some of their problems in and out of the classroom. Can't see the video? Watch it on YouTube! Here's what happened on the Forge James Gill is a Education Technology Coordinator just outside of Vancouver Canada at the 3rd largest school district in British Columbia. He and other teacher technical coordinator support Continue reading