Screencasting Basics

• Read the definition of Screencast in the English Wikipedia
• Screencast about using Screen Flow (32 seconds)

Screencasting Examples

1. Khan Academy (1800+ free screencasts about math and science topics)
1. PBS NewsHour piece on the Khan Academy and Salman Khan (YouTube)
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2. Sample Screencast created with Screenr, IE, a mic and headphones on WinXP: Moderating VoiceThread Comments (cross-posted to Screenr and YouTube)
   
   
   
3. Tutorial: How to use Compfight to save images for a presentation

Why Screencast?

1. Explain a skill or concept
2. Avoid the need to constantly repeat yourself (Example: T4T FAQ)
3. Flip Your Classroom (Dale Eizenaga, Educational Vodcasting by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams. Karl Fisch as reported by Dan Pink)
   

Screencasting Tools

Free Screencasting / screenrecording tools

Screencasting Tutorials

1. A Screencast about making screencasts with Screenr!