Example of a Camtasia Studio Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan Title: How to Use Camtasia Studio
General Goals: Learn how to record the screen
Specific Objectives:
• Understand screen recording software
Required Materials: Computer
Lead-in:
Have the students write a list of 5 favorite television shows. Now, write down what makes them good. (Entertaining, funny, exciting, etc.)
Explain that learning can be fun and interesting like television shows - especially when recording is involved. Introduce idea that today they are going to learn how to become their own desktop celebrity - by first learning how screen recording works.
Step-by-Step Procedures:
1. Instruct students to download a free 30-day evaluation of Camtasia Studio from www.techsmith.com.
2. Tell students to follow directions:
Step 1: Open Recorder
Step 2: Select Input
Step 3: Record
Click the Record button to start the recording process. If you chose Input > Fixed Region without a starting point, a rectangle appears for you to place the recording area on screen.
• Show steps on the screen to be captured by a video.
• Click the Pause button to pause the video capture. If you want to restart, click the Record button again.
Step 4: End Recording
Click the Stop button to end the video capture session.
Step 5: Save Video
The Save Video File As dialog box displays and prompts you for a file name. Once the video is saved, it will playback for you to review in Camtasia Player.
3. Tell students to perform a brief onscreen task, such as moving a document to the Recycle bin, setting a preference in Word, performing a calculation in Excel, etc. Ask them to record it with Camtasia Studio. After they have saved it, have students pair up and show the video to a partner. After watching the video, have the student recreate what the partner did. Discuss with the students - how did the video affect how the student did the task in real life?
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