Screencastify Tutorial
Extra Credit Assignment
Overview
Create a video tutorial using Screencastify on a skill you have learned in Inquiry Research this year. The audience for your video is students in grades 6-8. Must be turned in by June 1.
Topic Choices
How to use EasyBib
How to cite a database in EasyBib
How to cite an image in EasyBib
How to write an annotation
How to use keywords to search in a subscription database or website
How to do a search in the library catalog
How to do an advanced search in a database and narrow down your results
How to evaluate a website for reliability
How to tell a real news source from a fake one
How and when to use parenthetical citation
How to write a thesis statement
Details
- Your video should be at least 2 minutes long. No more than 5 minutes.
- You should have a plan as to what you're going to say and do. Practice first!
- You can use Screencastify to record what is happening on your computer or yourself.
- A student in a younger grade should be able to understand and follow your video.
Using Screencastify
- Make sure you have added Screencastify from the Chrome store
- You should see the Screencastify icon on the right in your browser (it looks like a film strip)
- Click the icon and select "Record Desktop"
- Share your entire screen
- You will have a 3-second countdown
- When you are done, click stop
- Your screencast will automatically save to Google Drive
- The title of your screencast will be today's date and time. Click on the title and rename it
- Your video saves to the Screencastify folder in Google Drive.
A Screencastify on Using Screencastify
Using Screencastify