Screencast Tutorial- Libby App

 Hello Everyone, 

It has been a minute since I last spoke to you all.  Welcome back to Anabel's Archives.  It has been a challenging time for me to navigate the screencast world. I have learned a lot about screen casting and what is needed to provide a visual representation of a tutorial brochure and digital resource to library patrons or the community. 

Looking back at the tutorial brochure assignment, I had to remember the digital resource I used. I designed a brochure about the Libby App for not just students, but also for parents.  In creating my screen cast, I had to think a lot about how I spoke, using easy terms and trying not to navigate so fast that viewers regardless of age, could understand.  Although the brochure was targeted for students and adults, I think that my screen cast focused a lot more on the parents' view of the Libby app and how to help their children navigate the app itself.  

One of the reasons why I first began thinking about the screencast being targeted more to parents is that not all my students can visually understand how to navigate the Libby App in such a short span of 3 minutes. I also thought that most students, such as preschool-2nd grade, might have difficulty reading text in the video as well. So, my focus for this assignment was mostly for the parents of my students and teachers.  

I then opted to use Google along with YouTube to create the screencast.  First, I looked up a Google Extension such as Awesome Screen Recorder and then recorded myself speaking and navigating not just the Libby Website but also the Brochure, to help guide my audience in the steps. 

Secondly, I then went to YouTube and added subtitles and audio to the video.  I know that there were other options for background music beyond YouTube for the screencast; however, most of the free audio offered in Canva or Purple Planet made it difficult for me to edit the sound volume of background music. When I added the music to the YouTube video using YouTube audio, I was able to manage the volume settings.  

When I added the subtitles and audio music to the video, I knew my assignment was complete. However, there were some changes that I wish I had made.  One was that I had spoken very quietly and fast because I did not want to go over the three-minute mark. If I could do this assignment over, I think I would have taken my time and solely focused on one particular thing on the Libby App, versus many different options.  

Overall, I enjoyed this assignment and hope to continue to use screen casting in my career as a future librarian.  Until Next Time :) 

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-Anabel