David Steffek
David Steffek
Training Specialist at Auto Club Group (AAA)
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"Hi, Alan! I, too, once had to use SnagIt for screen recording. I found that I could use Microsoft Movie Maker, which is included free wit..."
  • 12 years ago03/08/12 at 7:45 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Microphone recommendations
"I use the 2020 with Audacity (and other audio programs) and have never had an issue. I've never recorded audio directly into PPT, though,..."
  • 12 years ago03/06/12 at 6:04 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Picture Sizing - What's 'Best Practice'?
"Hi, Dave. This is definitely a struggle from a time investment standpoint, but from a storage and bandwidth stanpoint you should always o..."
  • 12 years ago02/29/12 at 7:34 am (UTC)
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"What about making a board game? How many different versions of Monopoly are out there? Make one where the spaces are specific to your com..."
  • 12 years ago02/21/12 at 7:15 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Screen captures
"If you can't wait for Storyline - which is great - and you need something right now, Adobe Captivate provides the functionality you're lo..."
  • 12 years ago02/21/12 at 7:01 am (UTC)
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"Along the lines of Geoff's comments, i'd like to add that the logo doesn't need to be overly complex, either. A quick look at the top 100..."
  • 12 years ago02/17/12 at 8:32 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Looking for a couple of ideas...
"Jeanette - I was going to say, you could see the pressure variances and other analog indicators in the marker streaks, so I was curious w..."
  • 12 years ago02/10/12 at 9:56 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Looking for a couple of ideas...
"Jeanette - how did you create your graphics? Do you have a drawing pad for your computer?"
  • 12 years ago02/10/12 at 9:12 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Microphone recommendations
"Chalk me up as another satisfied user of the AT2020 USB. It's a very good mic, especially considering the price. My company also purchase..."
  • 12 years ago02/10/12 at 8:49 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Course Design Help Needed Please
"What about a TV game show format? I'm thinking of those game shows from the 70's where the celebrities would trade banter back and forth...."
  • 12 years ago02/06/12 at 8:22 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Free Tools To Create Media for elearning
"Great list. Thanks, Eric!"
  • over 12 years ago11/17/11 at 12:53 pm (UTC)
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"I agree. I'm using Lynda right now to learn a new software package. I jump straight to the video that covers the task I need and then go ..."
  • over 12 years ago11/09/11 at 10:22 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Which LMS do you use and why?
"My company uses Meridian. Why did they pick that over the other LMSs they reviewed? I don't know since I wasn't involved in that decision..."
  • over 12 years ago11/03/11 at 1:18 pm (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Building graphics
"I really like the visual style. Very nice!"
  • over 12 years ago11/02/11 at 1:07 pm (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Hit Boxes
"As far as narration flow goes, I've always done my scripting/storyboarding to coincide with user-advance. So from the first stages of des..."
  • over 12 years ago11/01/11 at 9:59 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Hit Boxes
"Hi, Jennifer. I'm just getting started in Captivate myself, but from what I've seen so far you should be able to replicate this Engage/Qu..."
  • over 12 years ago11/01/11 at 8:54 am (UTC)
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"If some of the required interactions are "Click here to execute/access", then create a transparent shape over the proper area on the scre..."
  • over 12 years ago10/26/11 at 11:15 am (UTC)
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"I've been in similar situations. In one case, I was able to utilize callout bubbles that overlay the screen shot. On any given slide I wa..."
  • over 12 years ago10/26/11 at 6:33 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion A/V Start-Up & Software Advice Needed
"As far as video editing software, I have been using Pinnacle/AVID Studio since version 8 (or earlier; I'm on v14 and they are now up to v..."
  • over 12 years ago10/25/11 at 7:15 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Captivate 5 swf, web objects & streaming
"Could you possibly use a pre-loader, downloading all of the swf's at the beginning of the course so that when they get to the page with a..."
  • over 12 years ago10/20/11 at 6:58 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Course Navigation
"Can you do this? Copy the first page of the course where it says everything is locked Paste it at the end of the course and remove the ..."
  • over 12 years ago10/18/11 at 12:06 pm (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Microsoft Live Meeting
"The "replay" recording of a Live Meeting is WMV format."
  • over 12 years ago10/14/11 at 8:07 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion video editing programs
"I've been using Pinnacle (now Avid) Studio for years. The basic program is $60, and I believe they offer a free 14-day trial. It provides..."
  • over 12 years ago10/06/11 at 11:15 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Ideas for an online course
"How about a children's book theme, like See Spot Run? See Jack. See Jack's t-shirt, shorts, and flipflops. See Jack go to work. See Jack'..."
  • over 12 years ago09/30/11 at 9:26 am (UTC)
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David Steffek replied to the discussion Ideas for an online course
"I was thinking along the same lines as Bob. Provide a brief overview of what is acceptable attire and then have a quiz (or even a game sh..."
  • over 12 years ago09/30/11 at 6:30 am (UTC)