John Udell of O'Reilly Digital Media describes a screencast as "a digital movie in which the setting is partly or wholly a computer screen, and in which audio narration describes the on-screen action."

Screencasting is an excellent way of creating short tutorials or providing and demonstrating examples of a particular online feature.

Accessible practices to consider:

• provide a clear written description or text transcript of the actions taking place in the screencast
• provide captioning that syncs up with the audio
• offer multiple viewing options or formats
• ensure that any interactive features can be controlled by means other than a mouse

Watch a sample screencast tutorial made in Camtasia Studio, from TechSmith.

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