Recording onscreen action
The best way to start teaching on the web is through instructional videos, capturing relevant screen action, providing a commentary, and demonstrating how to do it on the web. This site makes use of this approach.
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Making, editing and watching videos is potentially one of the most complicated pastimes you can have. So we will make it simple (to start).
What you will need:
- a computer (of course). A PC is good, a Mac also, but for the software we suggest here you need an intel chip based Mac;
- a web cam (these are cheap and available at your local computer fair) if you want to include shots of you talking:
- a microphone. Better quality is better, but a USB headset will be more than adequate; and
- an internet connection.
Join us - but why?
Flowta Sites is about learning and teaching. We are focussed for now on accessing the web. We want to help those who are new to browsing and using the web to get started, and get comfortable exploring what the web has to offer. We need also to have those who can help in this work by teaching, answering, explaining and demonstrating what they know of the web. You dont need to be an expert to help.
Our first priority tasks are to:- compile a range of articles and videos on web basics. What is em
ail, why is it useful, how do I start etc. Same for browsing, for using forums, for buying, remaining secure, downloading, music, videos, blogging, searching, translating, diaries, web sites, you get the picture :)
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- compile a short number of simple videos that will demonstrate to those wanting to teach these basics (and perhaps learn something as well) covering making a screen based demonstration video, scripting, where these can be hosted, editing, what software is available (especially free software), and
- attracting both learners and teachers to this site to get enough momentum going to form a community and make it work.
We want you to join. We hope you will learn something. We know you can contribute. We operate on the C4 principal, Communicate - Coach - Collaborate - Create. Flowta sites aims to provide the facilities and tools to allow this to happen. On the site you can ask and answer questions, help others, form groups and project teams, author/edit/publish, help plan the sites future, create subject areas and develop/publish courses.
So please register and join our community.
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Where to get info on Apple Stuff
There are a large number of sites on the web where you can research computer and media products functionality, software, problems and potential. The best of these are usually Blogs, and Forums. Wikipedia is always a good place to start.
I just did a search for best apple sites and there are many sites with 'top' lists for your perusal. International sites are great, but you can get more relevant info at National sites.
Here are some links to Apple relevant sites that I use regularly :)
http://www.apple.com/
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/
http://www.mactalk.com.au/
http://forums.macrumors.com/
Share your favourite sites. Your comments are welcome :)
