Screencasting Adds a New Depth to Teaching and Learning

for You and Your Students Going Digital in the K-12 Classroom

An Advancing Literacy Workshop

Technical Issues

• During the Wimba session we are limited in our ability to solve most technical problems. However, if you experience technical problems during this Wimba workshop, you can call:

866-350-4978Wimba Technical Assistance

Welcome

Today’s Agenda:• What screencasts are and some ways to

create your own, plus where to upload them on the web

• Ways to use screencasts for teaching and learning.

• Independent Practice & Follow Up Discussion• Questions & Answers

Introductions

• Amy Beavers - abeave18@uncc.edu

• Tim Chase – tchase4@uncc.edu

• LeAnne Hilderbran – lhilderb@uncc.edu

• Wayne Honeycutt – lhoney16@uncc.edu

What is a screencast?

A movie that captures the display from acomputer screen along with someone talkingabout what is being shown

Who can create a screencast?Anyone with something to teach or present

Uses of Screencasts

• Tutorials for students and teachers• Video book talks • Fluency practice • Share projects • Explain answers• Demonstrate software features• Read-aloud accommodations

What are your ideas for using Screencasts?

Use the text tool on the e-board to type your idea in the blank space below or use the text chat box in Wimba.

Advantages of Using Screencasts

• Can learn by example

• Learner can see every step of a process in detail

• Learner can pause or rewind to move at own pace

• Creator can explain in detail what is difficult to explain in words (Clear, complete instruction)

• Can mimic a one-on-one classroom experience

What is required?

• A good idea

• Video capture software

• Microphone

• Site for distribution

• Willingness to share ideas

Jing from www.techsmith.com/jing

So, you’ve created a screencast video from Jing….what’s next?

Share your Work

• Add to a SmartBoard lesson• Post to a blog• Upload on YouTube

Masher.com

Home Page Registration

How to “Mash”

http://www.screencast.com/users/Wayne518/folders/Jing/media/118ac0b2-c8cc-49af-8fe5-697f8b3424a5

• Allow a little time for video to buffer before viewing

• Please press the large play button

Other Mash Features

Other Web & Computer Tools

– Movie Maker (FREE with Windows)

– Audacity – an additional MP3 plug in is also required…all for FREE http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

– Freemake http://www.freemake.com/• FREE video downloader AND converter

Questions & Answers

• To ask a question:– With a mic: press the “hand” button at the

bottom of the screen and you will be acknowledged and may ask your question.

Then press “Ctrl” on your keyboard to speak.– Without a mic: type your question in the text chat

box at the lower left of the screen

Next Steps

• Over the next two days try out some of the tools we’ve shared with you here and think about how you can use them in your classroom with your students.

• Briefly share your ideas and creations via our professional development blog

Next Steps

• That discussion is at the Adolescent Literacy Ning at:http://adolescent-literacy.ning.com/group/advancingliteracy

• Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum for this presentation titled:

Screencasting Adds a New Depth to Teaching and Learning for You and Your Students• Information about this is included in the

workshop packet we sent out in an email.

For More Information

For more information about this workshop and others go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies website at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/

Presentation materials including this Power Point are posted at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-development

Thank You!

Thank you for joining us today. In about a week, you will receive a short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in advance for filling that out.

For additional questions contact:Bruce Taylor

Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies at UNC Charlotte

bruce.taylor@uncc.edu