Screencasting

= =Screencasting: Instructional Videos Gone Wild=

Overview
In this session you will be learning how to create screencasts (online instructional videos made from the screen of your computer) so that you can share your PD instruction with your faculty/staff. Screencasts generally are both video and audio based and are an excellent way to differentiate instruction. The purpose of this session is for you to be able to return to your school/district with the skills to make instructional videos so that your faculty/staff can use them as a resource for professional development.

Time Allotted
1 Hour

Goals
Participants in this session will learn to use an online applet to create screencasts that can be incorporated into a platform as a professional development resource.

Outcomes
At the end of this session, you will be able to: - Identify tools that can be used to create screencasts - Organize a storyboard or template in preparation for a screencast - Create a screencast with acceptable video and audio

Content
During this session, participants will review a screencast, explore screencasting tools, create a short storyboard or template for a screencast, and then create a screencast.

Instructional Strategy/Activities
This session will be a working session using a model where participants will explore model screencasts, discuss the use of screencasts, and create/design screencasts for the professional development of faculty/staff.

Resources
PC or .mac, a browser (preferably FireFox)

Screencasts can be created using online tools or software that has been installed on a PC or .mac.


 * Online tools:**
 * Screenjelly.com
 * Sceenr.com
 * Screencast-O-Matic
 * Freescreencast.com

Windows Media Encoder (PC) QuickTime (.mac) Camtasia (Professional Screencasts) Jing
 * Software:**

Evaluation
Be prepared to share your screencast at the end of the session.

Introduction (10 minutes)
We will begin by exploring several different screencasts.

Things to think about: 1.) How could you use a screencasts for your work as a ITF or MC? 2.) What are the essential elements of a screencast? 3.) What are the limitations of a screencast? 4.) Could screencasting be used in another context within your school/district?

media type="custom" key="7111013" http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6ftqd1MA (Be careful with PowerPointless! This video incorporates PowerPoint and Screencast-O-Matic)

media type="custom" key="7111015" http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6QD2EQVM

media type="custom" key="7111019" http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6j3YXj4E

Part 1 (10 minutes)
Your session facilitator will demonstrate how to make a screencast. The purpose of the screencast will be to make a video about how to create a basic wiki. In addition to choosing a topic for your screencast, you will need to:
 * I. How to create a screencast**
 * Determine what resources are needed for the screen.
 * Write out a brief script.
 * Check the volume settings.
 * Practice your screencast.
 * Record your screencast.

Demonstration: Screencast-O-Matic Wikispaces.com

Now try your hand at creating a screencast for your school/district. Begin by formulating a overall plan for your screencast.
 * II. Create a screencast for your school/district**


 * Identify your topic
 * Determine what resources will you need for the screen
 * Write out a brief script.
 * Check the volume settings.
 * Practice your screencast.
 * Record your screencast.

Check your skills. Can you: 1. Identify screencasting tools? 2. Formulate a plan for creating a screencast? 3. Create a screencast using an online tool with appropriate audio and video qualities?


 * III. Sharing our screencasts**

Once you have completed your screencast, enter the URL into the discussion below. We will share our screencasts.

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