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Monday, February 16, 2009

The Power of Screen Casts

I have used Jing screencasts a few times on my blog to demonstrate a point I was trying to make. I think it is a highly effective way to communicate at very little cost.

While I was doing some exploring for information about Ning, I discovered their library of screencasts. They have a large series of these video and recently did one to unveil new Ning platform enhancements. I thought it was a great way to show the users the things that will be changing on the site and explain them in a more engaging way then just some text and standard screen shows.

I guess it gets back to the kindergarten tactic of 'Show and Tell' - I guess our teachers new it was not enough to just see cool stuff, you needed to explain it and bring in a real thing to demonstrate.

What are some other great uses of screen casting that you have seen?