Wink

I have been using this free software to create some online tutorials for PEDESTAL users. It is not as feature rich as Macromedia Flash or Captivate, but it is easy to use. It captures screen shots as you work through software or website, you can record sound to accompany the demo, cursor movements are automatically captured and the path generated in wink, you can add text instructions, customise the callouts and create your own template. The template can be used to apply the same style to a series of tutorials.

Useful links

• Wink: http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
• How to create a wink tutorial: http://codex.gallery2.org/Codex:How_to_Create_a_Wink_Tutorial
• Quick instructions for using wink to create online tutorials: http://people.umass.edu/ealling/wink.pdf
• UCL - Wink creating software demos: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/learningtechnology/content/wink/Wink_workbook.doc
• Using wink to create software presentations: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/e_article000730206.cfm