How to Make Demo Tutorial for LMS

For common end users, Desktop recorder can be a tool to create interactive tutorials and demos. Meanwhile, teachers and trainers can also use it in efficient teaching. It is a powerful video presentation tool that creates video courses with SCORM/AICC compliance. Thus the video content can be used on any LMS.

The following are steps to guide you through the process of creating SCORM screen casting.

1. Create a software course

Record screen activities in real time and then add annotations as visual instructions. In addition, you can integrate animations and other interactivities with final content output.

2. Publish for LMS

Click on “Publish” button on the top toolbar. Select “LMS” and “SCORM1.2”, and then click on “Publish” button on the bottom to generate the courseware package.

3. Upload to LMS

Login to your account in LMS, for example, Moodle and WebCT, upload the SCORM package.

3.1 Upload SCORM Package to Moodle

• Run a Moodle course in Edit mode
• Add an Activity, Select SCORM/AICC from the drop-down list
• Browse to the SCORM Zip file created by DemoCreator
• Upload the zip file

3.2 Upload SCORM Package to WebCT

As you add content to your WebCT course, you will encounter a Browse button. Clicking this button will open the WebCT Browser. This feature lets you select files from your WebCT folders for use in WebCT tools such as Calendar, Quiz, and Content Module. You can also upload files from your computer.

Video Plus Facebook

I'm getting involved with Facebook now. Since screencast is one of the most important part of my job. I should share, or just tell something about screencast, of course, plus Facebook.

This guide tells you how to create a screen recording video and add it on Facebook. Since screencast becomes another upsurge in social media networking, it is a must known thing that every Facebook user should master.

What you need

A Facebook and a YouTube account
Desktop recorder

How you make it

1. Run screen recorder and create a screencast. It can be a website introductional presentation, a software tutorial or just a funny demo makes people laugh.

2. When you finish recording, click Publish – YouTube and save your screencast video as YouTube video. You can choose the proper output format from Widescreen (16:9) or Normal screen (4:3). There are also many other video file that you can choose like AVI, WMV, FLV, etc.

3. Open YouTube, login and click Upload video. It will take some time depending on the video length and file size.

4. When you finish upload, go to the video page. Click Share botton at the right bottom of video then choose Facebook. It will automatically open a new page linked to your Facebook wall. Click Share and you find the video on your Facebook wall.

5. To share any YouTube video on Facebook, you can also copy the video address (URL) of the video.Login to Facebook and go to your Facebook Wall. Click the Link icon the paste the YouTube video URL into the text box. Click Attach and the video is now embedded on yours Facebook.

6. If you want to record a short video directly on Facebook, click the Video icon so you can record one realtime with Webcam.

PS: The video sharing option is also available to many other streaming video sites like MetaCafe, AOL Videos, etc.

Now let's add video on Facebook.

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