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You can record a video clip using your mobile phone itself, using the camera on the phone. While recording the video, take care to ensure that you are not shooting copyright materials or private spaces. You can copy the video file from your phone to your computer for editing and re-mixing to create OER.   

You can record a video clip using your mobile phone itself, using the camera on the phone. While recording the video, take care to ensure that you are not shooting copyright materials or private spaces. You can copy the video file from your phone to your computer for editing and re-mixing to create OER.   

==== Creating a video resource using a screen-casting tool - [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php RecordMyDesktop] ====

==== Creating a video resource using a screen-casting tool - RecordMyDesktop ====

Screen casting is also a very simple yet powerful way of creating a video resource. The [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php RecordMyDesktop] software records the computer output display as the video and audio. This can be used to record the functioning of a software or any educational application. In addition to the audio played on the computer as part of the running of the application, additional audio spoken and provided as an input to the computer can also be recorded as a part of the video.

Screen casting is also a very simple yet powerful way of creating a video resource. The [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php RecordMyDesktop] software records the computer output display as the video and audio (image 18). This can be used to record the functioning of a software or any educational application. In addition to the audio played on the computer as part of the running of the application, additional audio spoken and provided as an input to the computer can also be recorded as a part of the video.

There are some powerful ways of using this tool for creating video OER:

There are some powerful ways of using this tool for creating video OER:

# You may have used a particular software or educational application to demonstrate a concept in class. You could use the screencast application to re-create the lesson by recording your description of the activity and sharing with students.

# You may have used a particular software or educational application to demonstrate a concept in class. You could use the screencast application to re-create the lesson by recording your description of the activity and sharing with students.

# One of the important ways of editing a video, is to dub it.  In a teaching setting, you may want to use an existing video, and voice over it to add explanations to reflect the language and learning context of your class; this can be done quite effectively using the screencast application.   

# One of the important ways of editing a video, is to dub it.  In a teaching setting, you may want to use an existing video, and voice over it to add explanations to reflect the language and learning context of your class; this can be done quite effectively using the screencast application.   

Make sure you are not displaying copyright material on the screen when recording the video. If you record any copyright material in the video, it will be a copyright violation.  Select <u>Applications →  Sound & Video →  RecordMyDesktop</u> to open Record My Desktop.

Make sure you are not displaying copyright material on the screen when recording the video. If you record any copyright material in the video, it will be a copyright violation.  Select <u>Applications →  Sound & Video →  RecordMyDesktop</u> (image 17) to open Record My Desktop.

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|[[File:RecordMyDesktop_1_Main_Window.png|left|thumb|450x450px| RecordMyDesktop main window]]

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|[[File:COL_-_Recordmydesktop_select_area_to_record.png|right|thumb|450x450px| RecordMyDesktop select area to record]]

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|You can define the audio and video quality of your recording by moving the slider shown.  A higher quality video means a larger file, so, you would need to decide based on the content as well as the intended use (if the video is to be published, it may be better to have a smaller output filse size).  A quality of 50% is good enough for most purposes and will keep file size lower).  You can also click on Advanced--->Performance to adjust the frame per second to adjust video quality. <br>

|You can define the audio and video quality of your recording by moving the slider shown.  A higher quality video means a larger file (image19) so, you would need to decide based on the content as well as the intended use (if the video is to be published, it may be better to have a smaller output filse size).  A quality of 50% is good enough for most purposes and will keep file size lower).  You can also click on Advanced--->Performance to adjust the frame per second to adjust video quality. <br>

|You can also select the window of the screen which you want to record. Click on <u>Select window</u>, you will be asked  to grab the area to select. You can select only that part of the screen that you want to record. This is useful if you are opening photos or playing a video on only part of your screen and want to record that part only.

|You can also select the window of the screen which you want to record. Click on <u>Select window</u> (image 20), you will be asked  to grab the area to select. You can select only that part of the screen that you want to record. This is useful if you are opening photos or playing a video on only part of your screen and want to record that part only.

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|[[File:RecordMyDesktop_6_Red_Button.png|left|thumb|450x450px| Recording video using RecordMyDesktop]]

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|[[File:Exporting recording as video.png|thumb|650x550px|Exporting output file on RecordMyDesktop]]

|[[File:Exporting recording as video.png|thumb|650x550px|Image 22 - Exporting output file on RecordMyDesktop]]

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|When you click on <u>Record</u> button, desktop recording will start. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time, by right clicking on the RecordMyDesktop icon in the top panel and selecting <u>Pause</u> (and later <u>Resume</u> when you want to continue recording). Clicking on ‘Stop’ will stop the recording and initiate the export of the video output.

|When you click on <u>Record</u> button, desktop recording will start (image 21). The recording can be paused and resumed at any time, by right clicking on the RecordMyDesktop icon in the top panel and selecting <u>Pause</u> (and later <u>Resume</u> when you want to continue recording). Clicking on ‘Stop’ will stop the recording and initiate the export of the video output.

|We need to wait till the export is completed, to get the output file. If we close the process before, we will lose the output file. The output file will be saved in your "Home" folder by default, with .OGV format. The file will usually have a name like ‘out.ogv’, however you can use the ‘save as’ button on the RecordMyDesktop screen to give a file name.

|We need to wait till the export is completed, to get the output file (image 22). If we close the process before, we will lose the output file. The output file will be saved in your "Home" folder by default, with .OGV format. The file will usually have a name like ‘out.ogv’, however you can use the ‘save as’ button on the RecordMyDesktop screen to give a file name.

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