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Screencasting Tools

Presenter

Director of Professional Development 972-275-9251 dbenner@tcea.org @diben

Diana Benner

@diben

@tcea

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Goals

• Understand what screencasting is

• Identify useful screencasting tools

• Discuss the process for creating screencasts

• Examine ways in which

screencasts can be used

Session Resources

http://goo.gl/g7ExzZ

Today’s Meet

Today’s Meet

https://todaysmeet.com/screencast

1. Introduce Yourself

• Name, Position, Campus

2. What is your knowledge of screencasting?

About Screencasting

What is Screencasting?

Why Screencast?

Administrator Uses

1. Share information with parents

2. Flip faculty meetings

3. Explain a concept

4. Give school updates

Screencasting isn’t just for

teachers

Share Information with Parents

http://youtu.be/z2fjqLbYAS0

Flip Faculty Meetings

http://youtu.be/htrzLus4Qhc

Flip Faculty Meetings Con’t

http://youtu.be/k3NDTlCfHqw

Monthly Principal Update

http://youtu.be/YN0eQYWFriI

Explain a Concept

http://goo.gl/6uSVS2

Why Administrators Should

Screencast

1. Model technology use for

teachers

2. Engage your audience while

teaching a concept

3. Demonstrate value and show support of technology

Teacher Uses

1. Flip your classroom - Create content videos for your students.

2. Demonstrate how to complete homework

3. Create training videos for your staff or students

4. Explain to your sub what the students are to do for the day

5. Introduce material if you are out for a substitute

6. Make screencasts of your student’s presentations

Flip Your Classroom

(Create content videos for your students)

http://youtube/JTqt0IB2cjE

Training Videos

http://www.mrwrightsclass.com/2013/09/24/my-math-online-tour/

Give Feedback

http://screencast.com/t/bVOxn6ybaUKU

Substitute Plans

Screencast Student Work

http://digitaldollar.edublogs.org/2010/03/08/screencasts-turn-students-into-digital-teachers/

Student Uses

1. Show understanding or teach others

2. Show off work

3. Illustrate concepts or solve problems

4. Voice-over images or videos to tell a story

Show Understanding/Teach Others

http://youtu.be/3LAjKMXy_-8

Show Off Student Work

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c61XbyiU8

More Examples

Teachers creating screencasts Screencast instructional design process DIY screencasting task list iPad or desktop screencasting practice Screencasting in elementary math stations Teacher feedback using screencasts Research: Learning through screencasts Screencasts for educators and students Talking with students via screencasting TechSmith SnagIt tutorial for teachers Digital differentiation with screencasting

Students creating screencasts Screencasting lesson plan Amanda's Tech Tool Site lesson Screencasting 101 Screencasting for educators (Schrock) Screencasting for a visual analysis assessment

http://www.schrockguide.net/screencasting.html

Screencasting Tools

Jing

• Free

• Download the software to your computer

• Record up to 5 minutes

• Upload to screencast.com or download your video

• Captures still images and video

• Videos are saved in .SWF

(Shockwave Flash) format

• http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

Screencast-O-Matic

• Free

• Download or record directly from the site

• Record up to 15 minutes

• Allows web cam picture in

recording

• Videos are saved in .MP4, .FLV,

or .AVI format or upload to

YouTube

• http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Screenr

• Free

• Record directly from the site

• Record up to 5 minutes

• Log in with your Facebook, Google, Twitter, or

other Social Network logins

• Videos can be downloaded

in .MP4 format or upload to

YouTube

• Embed code is also

provided

• http://www.screenr.com/

CamStudio

• Free

• Open-source

• Installs on Windows

computers only

• Recordings are saved as

.avi or .swf

• Site: http://camstudio.org/

Snag It

• Not free

• Educational pricing available

• Capture great looking images

and videos with just a few

clicks

• Easily customize your screen

captures with effects

• Show off what's important with

the available markup tools

• http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html

Camtasia

• Not free

• Educational pricing available

• Record on-screen activity,

lessons,or presentations

• Import media and edit your

recordings

• Add quizzes and interactivity

• http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

Adobe Captivate

• Not free

• Educational pricing available

• Sophisticated software for creating

elearning

• Contains voice and quiz options

• Publishing content to mobile devices

• http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate.html

iPad Apps

Educreations Download this app to your iPad to easily create

screencasts from your device. Share your lesson via

email to get the URL to share with your students. You

can also embed your lesson on your blog or website.

Cost: Free

Site: http://goo.gl/OXqPZ

Screen Chomp No accounts to keep track of. Students create their video

and get a shortened URL to share with others. Students

can also download their work as an mp4 file which can

then be embedded in a teacher webpage, shared via

Edmodo, etc.

Cost: Free

Site: http://goo.gl/lSjrg1

iPad Apps

Explain Everything Have your students demonstrate mastery of concepts by

creating screencasts using this app. Easy to use and

allows students to record their screen as well as their

voice.

Cost: $2.99

Site: http://goo.gl/Ntz3gi

Show Me Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard!

ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard

tutorials and share them online. It’s an amazingly simple

app

Cost: Free

Site: http://goo.gl/QSBcz

Android Apps

Screencasting and screen recording apps for Android

AirDroid (mirror)

Antimony

Explain Everything $

Lensoo Create

Screencast Video Rec

UTGreat

ZScreen Recorder

How to Screencast

Ingredients

http://www.mrwrightsclass.com/screencastinginclass.pdf

http://www.mrwrightsclass.com/screencastinginclass.pdf

Screencasting

Challenge

Today’s Meet https://todaysmeet.com/screencast

1. Create an informational screencast that you can

share with your teachers

2. Keep it short (1-3 minutes)

3. Record your screencast and share it

“Learn Today, Use Tomorrow”

Now What?

Share:

• Twitter - @diben or @tcea

• Today’s Meet https://todaysmeet.com/screencast

What will you take back to your campus

after this session and how will it be used to

improve the education of all students?

Questions

Session Resources

1. Screencasting Links and Resources

http://www.mrwrightsclass.com/presentations/screencasting-links-and-resources/

2. Kathy Schrock’s Guide

http://www.schrockguide.net/screencasting.html

3. Redefining Learning through Screencasting

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/redefining-learning-through-screencasting-beth-holland

4. Screencasting Turns Students into Digital Learners

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/redefining-learning-through-screencasting-beth-holland

5. Screencasting Edcademy

https://sites.google.com/a/apps.edina.k12.mn.us/techresourcesforteachers/screencastin

g--eacademy

6. Screencasting in the Classroom

http://eduscreencasting.wikispaces.com/

7. Screencasting in your Classroom

http://www.iteachwithtechnology.com/2013/09/screencasting-in-your-classroom.html

8. Cybraryman’s Screencasting Site

http://cybraryman.com/screencasts.html

9. Screencasting EDU

http://screencastingedu.wikispaces.com/Participant+Examples

Session Resources

10. 7 Things to Know about Screencasting

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxmbGlwc

GVka2ljfGd4OmY4ZTQyNmUwMjA3OGI1ZQ

11. Screencasts as a Pedagogical Tool

http://law.niu.edu/taconnections/2010/spring/screencasts.shtml

12. 12 Screencasting Tools

http://mashable.com/2008/02/21/screencasting-video-tutorials/

13. 10 Free Screen Recording Softwares For Creating Attractive Screencasts

http://goo.gl/Kl7q6

14. Mguhlin’s Screencasting Apps

http://www.mguhlin.org/2011/02/screencasting-apps-update.html

15. Mguhlin’s Using Screencastin to Engage

http://www.mguhlin.org/2009/12/diigonotes-using-screencasting-to.html

16. The Principal’s Blog

http://weprincipal.blogspot.com/2013/09/lessons-learned-flipping-faculty.html

17. Talking with Students through Screencasting Article

http://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/talking-with-students-through-screencasting-

experimentations-with-video-feedback-to-improve-student-learning/

18. TeacherCast Academy

http://www.theteachercastacademy.com/index.html

Thank You!

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