Plus you won't need an OS upgrade to use it.įor example, like QuickTime X, Camtasia for Mac captures only an entire screen, not a user-selected region. It's a user-friendly Web 2.0 digital content producer that combines powerful screen capture at up to 30 frames per second with audio recording tools and movie making options not available in Apple's free QuickTime X Player. However, if you haven't yet outfitted your computer with Snow Leopard, or you want a more robust tool than Apple's QuickTime Player, Camtasia for Mac will deliver. Pros: Some teachers would argue that Camtasia for Macintosh is an unnecessary expense because Apple Computer's free QuickTime player for Snow Leopard is all that's required to record computer screen activities and (with a microphone) even voiced narration.
Students can do likewise, presenting work, demonstrating how much they've learned, explaining how to use a particular software tool, and capturing information from their computer screen as they explore topics, conduct research, solve a math equation, run a computer program, show interaction with a Web site, etc. Teachers can use the Camtasia for Macintosh to produce instructional videos introducing or reviewing difficult concepts drawing on content they've recorded from their computers.
