According to Wikipedia, a screencast is a digital recording of a computer screen, often containing audio narration.
So what?
Provides individuals with an opportunity to express and share their knowledge with a wide audience by embedding their screencasts on websites, blogs, wikis, etc.
Great example of how we can use digital media to communicate effectively to multiple audiences
How can I use screencasting in the classroom?
Students explaining a concept
Students teaching a concept to another student
Students creating test corrections
Alternative testing
Students exploring interactive web based tools like applets and explaining what they learn as they use them (See example)
Students creating online manipulatives or drawings to explain concepts
Teachers teaching material or giving directions to students or colleagues
3) If you have plugged in a microphone, choose your microphone and test the volume.
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4) Click on the Record button.
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5) Press the Record button, which is now the Stop button, when you are done.
6) You can pause anytime.
7) Save to your computer or to Screencast-O-Matic. I prefer to save my videos to my computer and then upload to Teacher Tube or School Tube afterwards so I always have a copy of the video.
What is a screencast?
According to Wikipedia, a screencast is a digital recording of a computer screen, often containing audio narration.So what?
Provides individuals with an opportunity to express and share their knowledge with a wide audience by embedding their screencasts on websites, blogs, wikis, etc.
Great example of how we can use digital media to communicate effectively to multiple audiences
How can I use screencasting in the classroom?
How do I create a screencast?
1) Go to Screencast-O-Matic.
2) Click on Start Recording.
3) If you have plugged in a microphone, choose your microphone and test the volume.
4) Click on the Record button.
5) Press the Record button, which is now the Stop button, when you are done.
6) You can pause anytime.
7) Save to your computer or to Screencast-O-Matic. I prefer to save my videos to my computer and then upload to Teacher Tube or School Tube afterwards so I always have a copy of the video.
Screencast-O-Matic Video Instructions
Screencast-O-Matic Instructions (screenshots instead of the video)
Posting Videos into Wikis
Examples:
World Language
Wendy Burgbacher - German US Teacher/US WL Department Chair/ITF
Students used screencasting to add audio or narration to a project.
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/olivere848/2011/10/biorythmus/
http://discovery.caryacademy.org/corinnae910/2011/10/eine-kitschig-geschichte/
World Language
Ming-An Lee - Chinese US Teacher
Ming-An has students show her their handwriting stroke order in her handwriting class to .
Ming-An has her junior class to make an oral presentation about the country or city they have studied.
Science
Joselyn Todd - Head of ITT
Joselyn is teaching Punnett Squares.
Student explaining a chemical compound.
Joselyn using an interactive applet to explore projectile motion.
Joselyn demonstrating the use of an interactive Punnett Square.