Some readers may have seen my Tweet about this earlier this evening. Screenr is a very simple, easy-to-use tool for creating screencast videos. You do not need to register in order to use Screenr, but if you want to save your recordings you do need a Twitter account. Screenr uses your Twitter ID to save your recording and publish it to Twitter (you can opt not to publish to Twitter). The recordings you make using Screenr can also be published to YouTube or you can download your recordings.

To use Screenr simply go to the site, click the “record” link, drag a box around the area of your screen that you want to record and then press the red “record” button. Screenr will record for up to five minutes. When you’re done recording, click publish and you’re done. It really takes just a few minutes to create a screencast video using Screenr.

Embedded below is the sample video I made using Screenr.

Applications for Education
Making screencast videos is a good way to create a record of the instructions that you may have to frequently give to students or colleagues. Post your screencasts online and your students and colleagues can watch them when you’re not available to answer their “how-to” questions. In the past I have created screencasts for my students about adding pages to wikis.

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