Screencasting is the process in which a screencasting tool captures and records everything that is happening on your computer screen while you narrate.
Benefits of Screencasting:
- Caters to a variety of learning styles: Audio, Visual, Kinetic
- Visual & Audio Feedback for Student's Digital Work
- Student Centered
- Personal & Self-Paced Learning
- Engaging & Authentic Learning Experiences
- Gets Students Communicating and Creating
- Students can Learn and Review 24/7
- Reinforces Concepts, Topics, Objectives
- Improves Retention
- Flipped, Blended, or Online Learning Options
Ideas for Screencasting:
- Visual & audio feedback for students
- Have students "show and tell" what they know
- Leave a message for when you are not able to be in class
- Make how-to/tutorial videos for students who need extra support
- Make videos notes for students and parents to use when students are absent
- 7 Classroom Screencasting Activities from Screencastify and Eric Curts
- 10 Ways to Use Screencasting for Formative Assessments from the CoolCat Teacher, Vicki Davis
- Screen Record and Narrate in any APP with iOS11 from Tony Vincent,
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Tips before Screencasting:
- Plan, plan, plan - Planning is so important and time saving. Create a storyboard or dialogue of what you will do on the screen and say while recording.
- Practice - Many of the free screencasting tools do not offer edit features and limit record time.
- Prepare -Get your area ready that you will use for recording: quiet, nice lighting, etc. Get your screen ready that you will use for recording: open all necessary materials, check sound, close windows/tabs not used, etc.
- Perform - Record, Watch, Post/Share, and have FUN!
Screencasting Tools to Try:
- Screencastify (Chrome Extension)
- Loom (Chrome Extension)
- Screencast-o-matic
- Explain Everything
- Awesome screenshot: Screen Video Recorder (Chrome Extension)
- iPevo Whiteboard (iPad)
- Draw and Tell (iPad) *Great for K-2
Resources:
Ruffini, M. (2018). Screencasting to Engage Learning. [online] EDUCAUSE Review. Available at: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2012/11/screencasting-to-engage-learning [Accessed 30 Aug. 2018].
Wolpert-Gawron, H. (2018). The Ultimate Screencasting Guide for Teachers and Students. [online] tween teacher. Available at: http://tweenteacher.com/2016/11/11/the-ultimate-screencasting-guide-for-teachers-and-students/ [Accessed 30 Aug. 2018].
