Screenbird an on-line screencasting tool

       I've tried screencasting tools such as jing and screencast-o-matic, these are good tools if you want to show what's going on in the screen of your laptop or computer.
      I found a new screencasting tool, it's called screenbird. Just go to screenbird.com

screenbird.com official website

and click "record now" and then  a java message  will pop to run the program.

click "run this time" to allow the control button to appear

 After clicking  "run this time", the screen tool will come out and ready to use.

The screen bird control button, click the red dot to record a video

       What I like about screenbird is that you don't need to sign-in an account, it's free, the video can be saved in your laptop or uploaded; and most of all, no need to install, just make sure you have an internet connection.

       Here's an example of a video I created using screenbird, never mind the singing part,  I'm not a singer. Just want to show how cool screenbird is. It's a new site in the web, so they're still improving; but so far, it works well for me.

       This tool is very useful for teachers in sharing an on-line presentation/discussion of a  topic/lesson. You can also add audio to your presentation and your students will download or view it on-line, specially for students who missed your class.

Cinemagraphs apps for Andriod phones & iPhones

        Want to be creative in presenting a short video, then go and create your own Cinemagraphs using your smartphone. It's very simple, just download a cinemagraph apps from Apps store  using your iPhone or Android  for free. Here's a link of the 7 best Cinemagraphs apps for your smartphone : http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/cinemagraph-iphone-android-apps/
         What's good in creating a cinemagraphs in your smarphone is that you don't need to transfer the videos in your computer and you can share it to other social sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or even e-mail it to a friend, what's more! save it in your phone for personal viewing.
Isn't it great to add something special to your video by making other parts of  it  in still feature while the rest are in motion.
          I've already tried these three apps: Cinemagr.Am , Echograph and Flixel

They are all awesome, here are an example of my own cinemagraphs

my son's hair is moving, while the rest of the  video  are not in motion

Watch what I did to our electric fan, I had a  hard time looking for a good subject. But anyway, just want to show  how cool cinemagraphs is!

if you want to learn more on how to create cinemagraphs just check this site: http://bit.ly/ZuqCqx