Category Archives: Intermediate

iMovie

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iMovie is a video editing software application available on Apple devices. It turns video clips into movies and trailers. Users can add special effects, captions, and still images to videos.

How it is useful to technical communicators:

Technical communicators can use iMovie to create videos for client websites, product tutorials, demos, or instructional videos.

Learn more:

iMovie is an application that comes installed on Mac computers. For mobile use, iMovie can be downloaded from the App Store.

Similar software:

Light works, Fantashow, Windows Movie Maker, Adobe After Effects

Camtasia

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Camtasia provides screen recording and video editing tools to create professional videos. You can record movements on the screen, or import existing video files to edit.

How it is useful to technical communicators:

Camtasia can be used for creating instructional videos.

Where you can learn more about it:

You can learn more about Camtasia and purchase the software through the TechSmith website.

Other software like it:

Jing, SnagIt

Moodle

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Moodle is an integrated system to create personalised learning environments for educators and learners.

How it is useful to technical communicators:

Moodle is more closely related to instructional design. It is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other e-learning projects in schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors. Moodle offers a wide range of features that can be used for e-learning like:

  • Integrating videos
  • Linking google docs
  • Building quizzes
  • Calendar
  • Gradebook

Where you can learn more about it:

Moodle

Other software like it:

DigitalChalk
Efront