PowerPoint meets Camtasia
Why talk for five periods???
Recording my PowerPoint Presentation
For my last skill, I decided to learn how to record a PowerPoint presentation so I can have kids watch the video, instead of listening to me give notes. So, after talking with our Technology Peer Coach I decided to use the program called "Camtasia" which is available to all of the teachers in our district. Camtasia allows you to record the screen of your computer (which I had on the slideshow of my PowerPoint) and publish a video.
It took me several failed attempts of recording the whole presentation before I realized it was not recording my headset. Talk about being frustrated! However, I finally figured it out and was able to record my voice. I went through the presentation once, knowing that I could edit out any parts where my voice cracked, or whatnot.
After recording the video, I set to editing. I cut out a few parts where I had paused to catch my breath (pregnancy lungs....) or where I messed up on reading something and had to back track. I also added what Camtasia calls "Call Outs", or graphics used to highlight certain aspects of your video.
Finally, I had to publish my video. I published the video with a self-contained media player, so it should play on all devices. It took forever to render, but that gave me enough time to do this part of the assignment :) I couldn't find the video file for a while, so that was another panic moment thinking I would have to re-render the whole thing. However, I found it in a never used file on my C drive (not sure how that happened but at least it was there!) I then uploaded the file to Vimeo so I could share it on here!
I hope the kids will react well to this way of receiving notes. I like the fact that they can pause the video in order to write something down, as well as go back to the video anytime they need a refresher. I think this is also something I could use while I am on maternity leave. If my sub is not certified to teach LA, then I want to make sure that new concepts they will learn while I am out are being taught correctly. I could make videos for while I am gone.
It took me several failed attempts of recording the whole presentation before I realized it was not recording my headset. Talk about being frustrated! However, I finally figured it out and was able to record my voice. I went through the presentation once, knowing that I could edit out any parts where my voice cracked, or whatnot.
After recording the video, I set to editing. I cut out a few parts where I had paused to catch my breath (pregnancy lungs....) or where I messed up on reading something and had to back track. I also added what Camtasia calls "Call Outs", or graphics used to highlight certain aspects of your video.
Finally, I had to publish my video. I published the video with a self-contained media player, so it should play on all devices. It took forever to render, but that gave me enough time to do this part of the assignment :) I couldn't find the video file for a while, so that was another panic moment thinking I would have to re-render the whole thing. However, I found it in a never used file on my C drive (not sure how that happened but at least it was there!) I then uploaded the file to Vimeo so I could share it on here!
I hope the kids will react well to this way of receiving notes. I like the fact that they can pause the video in order to write something down, as well as go back to the video anytime they need a refresher. I think this is also something I could use while I am on maternity leave. If my sub is not certified to teach LA, then I want to make sure that new concepts they will learn while I am out are being taught correctly. I could make videos for while I am gone.
figurative language video
Record!
This is the record function of Camtasia. I set this window up on my extra monitor so it doesn't pop up during my video.
Editing
This is the editing page for Camtasia. Until you render, or publish, your movie, it is saved as a "project" file and cannot be shared with others.
Rendering
It took around 15 minutes for this video to render, or publish. Once it was done, you can open your video.