week10-spr09

24 March 2010: Screencasting

• • Attendance (Section 62) - Etherpad backchannel (via PiratePad)

  • Attendance (Section 63) - Etherpad backchannel (via PiratePad)

1- Overview

The ability to effectively create and share a screencast is one of the most important skills of teachers in the 21st century. Teacher-leaders will learn what screencasts are, see examples of educational screencasts, and create their own.

2- Lesson

• 1. Intro Videos

     1. Live from San Diego / the Pacific Ocean via Ustream Broadcaster

• • 1. Gotta Keep Reading (reference post)

• 1. Did You Know 4.0

• • 1. Our digital world is now filled with how-to videos and requests for help: help with bow drill set

• 1. Review Google Map and Google Site mini-project assignments.

  2. Other Q&A.

  3. Next two weeks: Dr Owens (Integrated Unit Plan) and SMARTboard Training 2. (no Wes)

  4. Screencasting

     1. Read the definition of Screencast in the English Wikipedia

  5. Screencast about using Screen Flow

• • 1. Sample Screencast created in our computer lab with Screenr, IE, a mic and headphones on WinXP: Moderating VoiceThread Comments (cross-posted to Screenr and YouTube)

• • 1. A Screencast about making screencasts with Screenr!

• • 1. Be aware SMARTboard software (and other interactive whiteboard software) permit screen recording / screencasting as well!

3- Assignments

• 1. Use Screenr (login with your Twitter account) to create a screencast explaining how to do something online which someone else who has not taken our T4T class this term probably doesn't know how to do.

• 1. Post your Screenr screencast, using both the direct link to the screencast as well as the video embed code, to your T4T blog.

• 1. Watch the K12Online09 presentation, "Orientation in Second Life."

• 1. Write and post a reflection about Sam's video on your T4T blog using our video reflection rubric.

  2. Read and share a thoughtful, constructive comment on at least TWO posts written by your T4T classmates. Use our T4T Netvibes Page and our T4T Class Blog Bundle (from Wesley's Google Reader) to find posts.

4- Resources

PI Chapter: Screencasting and Podcasting

Free Screencasting / screenrecording tools

• 1. Screenr (Screenr screencasts recorded by wfryer)

1. Jing

Commercial Screencasting / screenrecording tools

• 1. ScreenFlow (Mac)

  2. Camtasia (Win/Mac)

Comparison of Screencasting Software on Wikipedia

MultiMedia Presentation Publishing Options

• 1. SlideShare (free - Slideshare presentations by wfryer)

  2. Articulate Presenter (commercial, Windows-only)

  3. Profcast (Mac/Win)

5- Review

What is the link to one of the K-12 blog posts you commented on this semester?

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by Wesley Fryer and Karen Montgomery