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The kind of interactivity you are asking for here is not Moodle, it is the software used to create the video. I have done this using a freeware program called Wink. It is a simple program, easy to learn and allows a great deal of flexibility. One video I did ran to a point, stopped, I inserted a page with two instructions on it, then when they finished, they carried on to the next point, working their way through the video. You can do this same thing with recorded instructions. I have tried Camstudio and could not get a sufficient quaulity video, not that the Wink is all that brilliant. I understand Camtasia is regarded as the leading product, but I have never used it, and it is not freeware.

Dear Doug,

I've used BBFlashBack (http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/Home.aspx) effectively to create demonstrations (screen casts) export them as flv files and upload them to Moodle and have them play.  I was so impressed with the free version - BBFlashBackExpress - that I persuaded my employer to purchase the full version.

Before that I did use Wink but found it time consuming to edit and it did not have a highlight that followed the mouse.  Something that can help to reduce the number of 'click here' type boxes.

Cheers,

Gareth

Hi Doug

There will be better ways posted here no doubt but one simple way is to split video up into small sections and embed them in quiz questions or as the basis for assignments or any other student activity. Quiz questions can be flexible. Hot Potatoes is an alternative.

To have users confirm they have completed something succesfully screen grabs could be used if that is possible for your users. Similarly screen recordings may be possible (Jing etc etc) if your users can manage that - you need to match with user needs and capabilities.

Hope this is of some small use.

Hi Doug, We are developing exactly these types of interactions using Articulate Presenter and screen captures. Presenter allows you to overlay anotations and hyperlinks on screen captures recreating a realistic, guided user experience.

We have a demo of this on our website at http://www.kt-intl.com.au/Demo/player.html.

I am new to Moodle, but our current project is to incorporate a library of these types of interactions into a Moodle subscription site in partnership with the software developer.

Hope this helps...

Peter Ivison