Recording Your Screen Actions with Free Online Tools

Screencast-O-Matic

Rationale for Using Screencasts

Offers opportunities for Differentiated Instruction…Another way to differentiate content is

simply to permit the apt student to accelerate their rate of progress. They can work ahead independently on some projects, i.e. they cover the content faster than their peers.

--Priscilla Theroux, Teacher Alberta, Canada

Rational for Using Screencasts

Offers opportunities for learning in various modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) Text and images accompany audio students may select to stop the

screencast and write down what they need to remember

Students may choose to listen as they complete the task being explained

Rationale for Using Screencasts

Substitute Teacher Assistance

Rationale for Using Screencasts

Absent students Important portions of lessons may be

recorded so that students hear what what was discussed and view an audio playback in addition to written directions, examples or slides

Screencasting Products

Screencast-O-Matic

ScreenToaster

Jing

CamStudio

Product Name

No Download

Audio & Video

Web CamMulti-platform

Screencast-O-Matic in Blended Course

Why Screencast-O-Matic Can be saved in .mov, .avi, .mp4, .flv or

as an html link or YouTube video to be embedded

Free Easy to Use Lots of support tutorials online

Window opened in S.O.M.Frame around a minimized document on my desktop

The buttons on the bottom of the frame allow you to record, pause and play back your screencast.

The gray bar at the bottom allows you to grab and move your frame to the area of your desktop you want to display.

When you click “Done” you will see a preview screen. Find a format to publish your screencast.

Choose a format

Select how much of your screen action you want audience to see

Enter any necessary notes to find information easily

SAVED AS FLV UPLOADED TO S.O.M.

URLs and Embed Codes

Hints

Have a written script before you begin recording

Keep screencast to under 5 minutes

Use the notes function to help you and users easily navigate to topics within the screencast

Questions?