For our PD tutorial, we decided to teach others how to
create a Mathcast using VoiceThread. In
order to create the final product, each of us recorded a screen cast of our
part of the tutorial. Rachel then used
iMovie to mesh the parts into one video.
The additional slides were created using Keynote and added in
iMovie. We were originally planning to
use Jing, but the free version did not allow us to save the video files in
format compatible with iMovie. Instead
of Jing, we chose to use Screencast-O-Matic.
I had never used Screencast-O-Matic, but I learned that it
is an easy-to-use tool that opens up a world of possibilities in and out of the
classroom. If I ever do online teaching,
I imagine it is something that will come in very handy. That said, I also found that it was difficult
to look at notes and manipulate what was happening on the screen at the same
time. I will need some more practice
before it looks, sounds, and feels more natural. I am also very thankful that my friend
allowed me to use his desktop computer.
It would have been particularly difficult to record a screen cast on my
little laptop.
If I ever needed to do a project like this again, I would
consider having just one person actually record the screencast to create a
smoother final product. It might also be
useful to have more finished examples.
Another thing that could be included would be a link to written
instructions that could be followed after watching the video.
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