Every Sunday through the end of May we're publishing a new web page with a new, awesome free tool to try. The Try-a-Tool-a-Week Challenge started March 1st. Now, you know the drill … AFTER YOU TRY Screencast-O-Matic, be sure to comment below and tell us about your experience (so you have a chance at winning one of our give aways at the end of the challenge)! If you've already used Screencast-O-Matic, we want to hear from you too! How did you use it for? Was it easy to use? What did your students have too say about it? The ways you can use screen casting for teaching are truly unlimited! Show students how to solve a math problem (you can use a tool you draw on, like MS Paint or Educreations).The old classic … narrate over a Powerpoint slide deck you use to deliver a lesson in class.Navigate a favorite web site and explain what's available there – this could be a museum's online site, a science site, a news resource, or one of so many other awesome online resources.Open a document and discuss it – a section of an ebook, a paper, an article, whatever!.Maybe you want to share the works of a favorite artist or photographer, or pictures of some geographic area, or something scientific. Open a picture, or several pictures, and talk about them.Screencasting can be used to do so many things! Here's a few ideas for different ways you can use screencasting for teaching: Here's a 3 Minute Teaching With Tech Tutorial for Screencast-O-Matic:
The free version of the tool limits you to 15 minute videos and does not permit editing (but you can get editing and unlimited video length for a meager $15 a year!). You can use it as a web app, or download a version for your PC or Mac. There are numerous free screen casting tools available, and one of the longest standing mainstays is Screencast-O-Matic.
Screencasting, or capturing what you do on your computer or tablet in a video format while you narrate your actions, is one of the many benefits modern computer technology has provided to today's educators.
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