Remembering that I have Smart Notebook on my home Mac, I decided to try Smart Recorder. How simple!! I simply clicked Record and started talking. Besides using this with my students to help them navigate the internet, create a Google Doc, post onto our writing blog, etc, I can see this being VERY helpful on days when I have a sub - especially the unexpected days when my little guy is suddenly sick. I could record directions to an assignment from home, upload to my school YouTube channel, and Voila! SUB PLANS DONE (at least for the classes that require computer use, but this is fairly regularly in my classes). Super convenient.
I created a quick video for my math students (I teach Flipped) on how to log in to our Moodle Math site and access various components, including videos. I would rerecord this from my school computer in September before using with my students. I noticed that when I was scrolling up and down and moving them ouse quickly in my tutorial, it seemed to freeze a bit in the video (not buffered completely?). Guess I need to speak more slowly? Not sure...
Excellent use for screencasting! This casts builds the foundation that both students and parents will appreciate as they become acclimated to 5th grade.
ReplyDeleteAmanda - thanks for your thoughts. You jump straight into applying the latest tool directly into your teaching - I admire that. Very practical topic.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea and will definitely help both students and parents. Good work!
ReplyDeleteNice use of the technology. I DID think that this was the easiest thing to use so far although I used a different tool they ALL seemed relatively simple.
ReplyDeleteI also really like screen-casting. It is a great tool to use for creating helpful lessons which can be used again as well as posted for later student reference.
ReplyDeleteWhy haven't we been using this already?!?! Sometimes we need to be formally introduced to different tools, and that is why web 2.0 was created! Great work!
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