What you need for this book

You will need to acquire the following software and items to take full advantage of the information in this book:

• Camtasia Studio: The Try it exercises in this book were done with version 8.4. A free trial version is available at http://www.techsmith.com/.
• Audacity (freeware) or other audio recording software is optional. Some of the Try it exercises feature use of Audacity, which is recommended. It is available at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
• Word processing software is needed. The samples and templates were created with Microsoft Word 2010. If you don't have that, the files can be opened and edited with freeware such as Open Office.
• A good microphone is highly recommended. The best option is a high-quality USB microphone, commonly available for less than US $100. Headset microphone combinations are not recommended.
• A video camcorder or webcam is optional. You will need one of these if live video will be included in your e-learning projects.