1. SCREENCASTING
Michele Taylor

2. What is Screencasting?
A screencast is a video recording of what is taking place on your computer screen. It can include you narrating as you show elements on the screen and/or annotations.

3. Provide training videos
Why Screencasting
You can record a procedure to perform a task and answer commonly asked questions
Give students audio visual feedback
Record lessons that students can take with them and view or listen to at any time
Use in a flipped classroom strategy
To help a substitute teacher
Provide video evidence
Share student created content
Create a live recording during a class activity
Provide training videos
A form of digital storytelling
Record Procedures
Flipped Classroom
Provide training videos

4. Some tips in Screencasting
Keep screencast short
5 Minutes, students attention span is short and most would lose interest after 5 minutes.
Prepare
Prepare with notes, storyboard, mock-up – in other words plan what you are going to do and say in the order you are going to do it.
Speak conversationally
Avoid slangs, umms, am’s and giggles. Work in a quiet location to reduce ambient background noise

5. Some tips in Screencasting
Add titles and subtitles
In order to clarify the information on the screen.
Share with your students
Via YouTube, your class blog, via , google drive, class website etc.

6. Some tips in Screencasting
Pause or Re-record
Don’t be afraid to pause or re-record your video
Keep on topic
Do not get distracted keep on topic.
Use simple backgrounds
To avoid distractions use a simple background. You want your students to be focused on what you are explaining rather than something that is irrelevant.

7. Some free Screencasting Tools
Screencast-O-matic (the one we will be using today)
Educreations
Explain Everything
Google Hangouts on Air
Jing
Screenchomp
ShowMe

8. References https://help.screencast-o-matic.com/
Technology in the Classroom: Why, How to Screencast by Jacqui Murray. Teachhub.com