In some ways, the SWOT analysis task was much easier than I was anticipating. For starters, I didn't really realize how easy it would be to fill up 5 minutes. Because of this time limit, I didn't really have time to go into the specifics of using Google Sites, making the task much easier to accomplish. Jing was easy to download and use, just a few clicks and your off and running. However, I did feel like the audio on Jing was of poor quality than Snagit. I used the same microphone and acoustics (my office) in both recordings but it really sounds like I have a lisp in Jing and that wasn't the case in Snagit. Perhaps I did a better job of enunciating in Snagit but I doubt that was the case.
One of the biggest challenges to the screencast was the time limit. I experienced this before in my professional development project and ultimately switched to the free trial of Snagit. I felt like was rushing through the SWOT items and I couldn't really give examples or rational for my decisions. This task also made me realize how many times I incorporate "um" into my dialog. I had never noticed it being an issue for me before but now I question that. As a result of these three challenges (my newly adopted lisp, time, and "um"s), I ended up doing about 12 takes. It wasn't too much of a time investment because they were only 5 minutes long but I'm still not 100% satisfied with the product I submitted. This seems like a vicious game that could keep me recording at my desk for days.
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