screencasting

= Screencasting Resources =

Stretch Your Digital Dollar: Reverse and Improve Your Instruction with Screencasts, Lecture at Home, Practice at School [] Screencasts can be used to make instructional time more effective and efficient. This website explains how to use screen casting as an instructor, what tools she recommends. She even gives an example lesson plan on how to integrate it into everyday. Hannah Pontius

__SCREEN CASTS:__ Telestream @http://blogs.telestream.net/screenflow/ This web page allows you to share Screencasts and improve the delivery and appearance. This is a link to a neat article about "flipping" course material. http://blogs.telestream.net/screenflow/2012/01/using-screencasts-to-flip-education/ (Allison Restauri)

How to Make an Educational Screencast (MAC) @http://flippedclassroom.org/video/how-to-make-an-educational-screencast-mac This #|webpage has a video teaching how to create a screencast using a screencast. Paul Anderson, the instructor, walks you through the step-by-step process of creating a screencast on a Mac computer using Keynote (or PowerPoint), Screenflow and Omnidazzle. Keynote is the presentation tool, Screenflow is used for the recording and he uses Omnidazzle is a drawing tool that he uses during the presentation to highlight specific topics. He gives his personal recommendations and suggestions including using a separate microphone, zoom in to the text and use your face so that the student can see you during the presentation. He also recommends that you keep your presentation under 10 min to maximize the attention span of your students. (Jenna Mate)

@http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/using-screencasting-to-engage-and-build-community-with-online-learners/ Although the #|website focuses on higher education, I found myself at several points in the reading thinking "that could work for my high schoolers". They say the uses for screencasting are seemingly endless, but cite four main uses: orientations, lectures, providing feedback, and promoting collaboration. At the end of the page several free screencasting providers are listed, which may be helpful later on in this course. //**Liz Wascher**//
 * Faculty Focus: Using Screencasting to Engage and #|Build Community with Online Learners**

[] This is a youtube explaining the reasons that you would use screencasting in the classroom. This would be a great tutorial for teachers who are doubting incorporating technology into the classroom. The guy explains how screencasting engages learners, caters to visual learners, students can learn on their own time and keeping up the 21st century teaching.
 * Screencasting In The Classroom**
 * Jackie Finn**

This website has multiple uses. Students, teachers, co-workers, just about anyone can utilize this resource for any means. This website is great for projects, homework, or even office meetings that are outside of school settings. All that is needed is a login and for classrooms, there could be a standard class login.
 * Screencast-O-Matic**
 * @http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/**
 * //Kelly Christenhusz//**

http://www.educreations.com This website gives information about a free iPad screencasting app. On the site and/or app there is a search bar for students or teachers to find previously created screencasts. The app itself allows you to screencast a lesson. This would be a great idea to use with students of all ages. As the scenario in the article explains, with the help of screencasts students can learn at a time that works best for them as well as refresh their memory later.
 * Educreations**

How to Use This Free Screencasting Tool for E-Learning
This website is a blog that is giving information about a new screencasting program called Screenr. You do not have to download any software to your computer because Screenr is a web-based tool that is free to use.The author gives 5 excellent reasons to use this program and even gives links to learn more about the topics blogged. This would be good for teachers to use that cannot afford the traditional software.
 * //Tim Maher//**

This presentation shows the many different programs that can be used to create screencasts, while describing how to best choose the program that is suited for your needs. It also gives the different types of screencasts that can be created and used within the classroom for both the teacher or the students to use as assignments. This presentation is very informative on how to create the best screencast for you and the application you are trying to use it in.
 * Screencasts in Education Presentation**
 * http://www.slideshare.net/defenseof/screencast-in-education-presentation**
 * Yasmin Oberlin**


 * Screencasts Turn Students into Digital Teachers**

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This blog explains the benefits of screencasting and using them in the classroom. It explains how to go about using it, what programs to use. It explains setbacks and how to over come them. Not only does it do a good job explaining it but there are examples of this in use. Plus and added bonus it gives you some lesson ideas to use or build on in your classroom.
 * -Adam Brewster-**

Reverse Instruction Tools And Techniques (Part 2) – Screencasting

@http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/02/reverse-instruction-tools-and-techniques-part-2-screencasting/

This is the second article in a series on Screencasting. I chose this article because it provides information on FREE programs and ones that cost. The author also does a nice job in suggesting other articles that are relevant.

-Jenny Dennings

sitepoint 15 Handy Tips for Recording Engaging Screencasts This article is a great overview of what to do when creating screencasts for the first time or the 100th time. These best practice tips include tips such as developing an outline to ensure continuity and flow to ensuring your equipment is in good working order to editing. It’s a great resource that I’ll use when developing screencasts.

**//Heidi Aldrich//**

[] Michelle Robinson This website provides many different tools for creating screencasting. There are a number of free programs that can be used. There are also many tools that can be very expensive. The feedback at the end of the information provides feedback from people on what programs work well.
 * [|12 Screencasting Tools For Creating Video Tutorials] **

8 Screen Casting Tools for Making Video Tutorials []

This site is an overview of of 8 different screen casting tools. It gives a brief description of each and states the positives about each program. After trying all three, I preferred GoView. It seemed to be the easiest to use. For my first time using any type of screencast, it was quite simple.

Frank Kyewski