What tool should I use?

There is no single correct answer to this question, but if you choose to create a video, we recommend one of the three tools listed below. If you have a favorite tool of your own, we'd love to hear about it!

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Adobe Spark Video

PROS: Free, EASY, choose from existing templates or start from scratch, using video clips, images, and text. Access to openly licensed icons/images. Available in desktop or mobile version (the iPad app is great; I use it WAY more than the desktop version!! -Mary)
CONS: Works great for this type of uber-short "marketing" video, but might not be the right tool for creating lecture content.

• Quick Guide
• Tutorial for Adobe Spark Video (9 min):

This is VERY basic, created at 11PM on a Friday night on my iPad - I'd love to try incorporating some short video clips, too!

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Screencast-o-Matic

PROS: Free, EASY, includes ability to record your screen and/or your webcam. 
CONS:Editing is available, but only with the paid account. Good news: The lower-tier paid account is only $1.65/month!

• Beginner’s Guide to Screencast-O-Matic
• Tutorial for Screencast-o-matic (2 min):

5 Tips for Designing A Hybrid Course

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Just use your phone!

• PROS: Zero additional hardware cost, plus lots of great free/low cost video editing apps available (see below)!
• ​CONS: Works great for basic videos; once you want to create more intricate projects, you may want to move to your computer (but nothing is stopping you from using those clips from your phone...)

• 8 Tips for Filming & Editing (c|net.com)
• Best Video Editing Apps 2021 (Tom's Guide)
• Top 10 Best Free Android Video Editors in 2021 (filmora)
• Best video editing apps 2021: the 8 best picks for Android, iPhone, and iPad (TechRadar)

Yes, I edited this with TechSmith's Camtasia, but I recorded everything on my iPhone.

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