Camtasia

Camtasia is a recording software that allows instructors to record Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and add voice over commentary. This is especially beneficial to history classes that feature a lot of lecturing via PowerPoint. Mind you, this software can be used in almost any class but I would assume it is more beneficial in lecture oriented class sessions. Though I've experienced instructors who post their PowerPoints online for their students benefit, they can sometimes be confusing to the students. After all, PowerPoints do not always provide all of the information that was discussed in class. Additional bits of insight that the professor mentions are seldom explicitly included in PowerPoint documents. With Camtasia, teachers could include voice over commentary that includes the footnotes that they mentioned in class. This could be especially helpful in cases when students want to go over and study for upcoming tests. Camtasia can also be used for students who have missed a day of class. So as a result, the student will not be as behind on their studies because it would have been like they had never missed class. Though Camtasia serves a simple purpose, the simple addition of recording a lecture and PowerPoint concurrently, allows for further instruction outside of the classroom.



http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html