Screencasting Tips
Record your voice and what you are doing on your computer.
Screencasting is the capture all of the action on a computer screen while you are narrating. Screencasts can be made with many tools and are often used to create a tutorial or showcase student content mastery.
Tool #1
Screencastify
This is a Chrome extension which will work on a computer (with a mic/webcam), laptop, or Chromebook. It is simple to use and great for students to use. Videos save to Drive and/or YouTube. EVERYONE should use this extension.
Screencastify 11.2019
Here are some more ideas:
- Review of content/detailed information
- Student projects
- Lesson plans for sub
- Newscast
- Feedback on student work submitted in Classroom.
Using Published View in Google Slides
7.2 C
Where will students share videos they create?
If students know they will be sharing their video with more than just the teacher, their work will be better--maybe even good!!
- Flipgrid
- Use the "Question" tool in Google Classroom.
- Share Google Slides
- Class YouTube Channel
Making the Circle Show Up on the Screen
CTRL Circle on Cursor
Tool #2
For more advanced screencasting, check out Screencast-O-Matic. It's free, or you can give them $15/year for some sweet features.
Tool(s) #3
You can screencast from you iPad and iPhone. Check for the screencast icon (Settings>Control Center>Customize Controls>Move the Screen Recording icon to the top)
If you need a screencasting app on your iPad, check out these (most of them are not free):
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