Screencasting © Dr. Frances Boylan DIT March ‘18 A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, often containing audio narration. Before we get into the ins and outs of screencasting, let’s first just contextualise it as an activity. Screencasting can of course be used to create a bank of resources for your students to turn to whenever they need to, but it’s also a very valuable tool if you start to flip your classroom. © Dr. Frances Boylan DIT March ‘18

Flipped Classroom Approach

Flipped Classroom Approach Pedagogical approach

Flipped Classroom Approach Pedagogical approach Direct instruction moves from group learning space to individual learning space

Flipped Classroom Approach Pedagogical approach Direct instruction moves from group learning space to individual learning space Resulting group space is transformed into an interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter We’ll talk in a later session today about technologies that can be used to help students apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter There are lots of different, interesting ways to flip a class. One popular, entry-level approach to flipped teaching is to deliver direct instruction (i.e. lectures) outside of class, using pre-recorded videos and screencasts covering content. Instructors then spend class time on activities that students would normally do at home, such as homework problems. There is more than one way to flip a class and putting videos online and doing homework in class is one of the most basic of those ways. Team based learning and problem based learning are all ways of flipping the classroom. The Flipped Learning Network

Free/low cost screencasting tools (desktop and mobile devices) Tips and hints Free/low cost screencasting tools (desktop and mobile devices) Other free tools to create video/animated presentations Other handy tools So in this 1 hour session we’ll be flying through these 4 things.

for creating screencasts Tips and hints for creating screencasts GIVE OUT HANDOUT AND GO THROUGH IT

Free/low cost screencasting tools (desktop and mobile devices)

ExplainEverything Vittle Screencast-O-Matic (e.g.) Jing CamStudio / Camtasia Captivate Snagit ExplainEverything Vittle DESKTOP: screencastomatic (free) doesn’t work in chrome due to java issue. Can have webcam going as well Jing (free) CamStudio (free) Camtasia Captivate Snagit Screencasting on iOS and Android mobile devices: explaineverything : an interactive and screencasting tool

Hands-on with Screencast-o-matic Quick demo Create Screencast-o-matic account (optional) Open any webpage/database & decide what your screencast will be about Create a minute screencast

Other free tools to create video/animated presentations

Powtoon Moovly Aurasma Animoto Adobe Spark Show samples of powtoon and moovly from TELTA Show Aurasma video and Animoto video from 12 Apps page Next Hands on: Zaption. Show demo video. Let them try a few from the gallery. Start to create their own using the screencast they just made earlier?

Other handy tools

Audacity Free online audio extractor VideoAnt VideoNot.es H5P TEDEd

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