Vodcasting for Mastery Learning Jeff Noll – HS Science Instructional Coach Deb Wolf –Chemistry Roosevelt High School
Objectives Describe the technology used to create educational vodcasts. Identify the applications for educational vodcasting. Evaluate the use of vodcasting for mastery learning.
History (disclaimer) AP Chem Woodland Park, CO Implementation – Successes and struggles
What Do We Already Know? iPods YouTube Screen capture
What Is Vodcasting? Conjunction Your voice and your screen Easy-hardish? – Watch and See
Sample
What Do I Need? Computer Microphone Software Writing Implement
Microphone Better – wired ($10-$40) Best – Microsoft LifeChat ZX 6000 ($50ish) Best – Samson C01U ($150ish)
Software Better – SmartRecorder (free) Better – Jing (free; 5 min max) Best – Camtasia ($100)
Hardware – “Tablet” SmartBoard – “Free” Tablet - $79-$249
What Is The Minimum I Need? SmartRecorder – Free Microphone - $10-$50 Storage space - Free to $$$$
Why Would I Want to Try it? Peer pressure Live recording Precasting Mastery learning
Is It Difficult To Do? Define difficult Record, pause, stop We did... Now you do!
About Us What do we teach? Where do we teach?
More About Us What is our favorite thing about students? Where is our favorite place to eat in SF?
Even More About Us We would like to draw you a pretty picture.
Thoughts? Q N A
How Do I Get It To Students? TeacherTube, Google Video, Blip TV, YouTube, Screencast.com, Itunes, Yahoo Video, Facebook, MySpace, etc.TeacherTubeBlip TV Wikispaces, Ning, blog, K-12 Web Site, K-12 Media Storage, Blackboard, Moodle, WebCT, etc.WikispacesK-12 Web SiteK-12 Media Storage Mobile devices (iPod, PSP, cell phone) DVD Storage, storage, and more storage! Web-based? Storage v. Bandwidth
Why Would I Want To Do This? Absences Accommodations Higher order cognitive skills Differentiation Constructive feedback Parental involvement Communicate at student’s level Others?
Why Would I Not Want To Do This? Technology implementation Accessibility Bandwidth vs. storage Increased screen time Time investment Communicate at student’s level Others?
Precasting in AP Environmental Science Back to the wiki... Accountability Application lessons Accessibility Attitude/Apathy Time
Summarize What are two things that you think make vodcasting advantageous? What are two things that you think make vodcasting disadvantageous?