by Suzanna Wong
What?
- Screencasts are recordings of what is happening on the screen of a device (e.g., computer, tablet) & capture audio
- Capture the thought process from start to finish
Why?
- When students make a movie of their thinking, they give you a window into their thought process
- Help with formative assessment and scaffold students’ learning
- Letting the teacher to see what a student writes on their page and what they were thinking about as they narrate their steps, recording their voice with the screencast
How?
- There are software that students can use to screencast
- QuickTime Player (for Mac users) – easy and quick to use
- Screen-O-Matic is free – easy to use. Records with webcam, video can be saved to your computer an mp4, uploaded directly to YouTube or published to Screen-O-Matic,
- Screen-O-Matic limitations: maximum time is 15 minutes recording, and has a watermark in the lower corner of the final published video.
- 15 minutes per screencast is manageable for a big class
- There is a pro version for $15 and will give you more time and editing feature