My first screencast is about how to repost Youtube videos on the Negosentro.com Blog. This activity is very timely as I needed to tutor one of the site's new blog posters. I already sent him a step-by-step guide on how to post his articles. But since I thought of just personally tutoring him on how to post Youtube videos as his next activity, this assignment came along. The idea of doing the actual screencast for the said purpose became my "eureka!" moment. It became a welcome opportunity to post the screencast tutorial on Youtube seen posted here. I used Snaggit to capture the screen activities. As I wanted to put a bit of text graphics, music and events, I used Sony Vegas as my editing tool. For some reason, I couldn't render the material on either .avi, .swf or . flv. so I directly uploaded the finished product to Youtube then converted it back to .avi format for uploading to this site. I'm sure my other classmates can do a much better job. Here's my first screencast:

Podcasting 101 in Distance Education

Listen to the Podcast here: Should you want you know how to embed you own podcast on your blog, here's how:

How To Embed A Podcast Into A Blogger

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How to Draw a Rose Step by Step Flower Drawing Tutorial

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This is my first step by step colored pencil tutorial. After you watch this video, you will have a solid understanding of how to draw a rose with colored pencil. I have simplified the instructions so that even a beginner could create a successful drawing. I will tell you about the colored pencils later in this video. But, for now, grab a regular pencil and some drawing paper. I have a quick recommendation before we begin. Hit the link in the video description and go to my website to download a printable page with our reference image. Lets begin.

Step 1: Draw a long rectangular shape for the stem.

Step 2: Take a moment to observe the proportions of the new shapes that I added. Notice that the leaf to the right overlaps the stem. The two shapes on top are positioned more to the left hand side.

Step 3: Now add the shapes for the bottom of the petals on the right hand side. Notice the U shape that is formed at the bottom of the rose. Notice that the upper shape on the right is slightly thicker than the upper shape on the left.

Step 4: Use your imagination a bit and notice the slightly skewed egg shape above the shapes from the first three steps. Once you notice how it fits, draw it on your paper.

Step 5: Add the four shapes which I just added around the egg shape.

Step 6: Use your observation skills and add even more shapes to the center of your rose. Do not stress if your drawing does not look exactly like mine. In portraiture, you need a likeness, but you don't need to be as exact when drawing a flower.

Step 7: The same rule applies with step seven. Use your observation skills, but don't stress extreme accuracy.