Screencasting is a powerful tool for online learning that can be easily implemented into classes to aid in student success. In this learning experience, faculty will make a recording of their computer screen while narrating a lesson for online students. Your screen can show a PowerPoint, PDF, Word document, Website, etc, while you discuss content with your students. Screencast o matic, a free tool, will be utilized to make 15 minute videos. After creating a screencast, faculty will learn to upload it to YouTube and link it to Moodle or other learning management system. After mastering the basics of screencasting, faculty will learn how to utilize the screencast o matic app along with Jamboard to create recordings while utilizing a digital whiteboard. The pairing of the screencast o matic app and Jamboard will allow faculty to annotate a worksheet, work problems on a blank screen, or draw diagrams to aid in student learning. Faculty will end by brainstorming innovative ways to utilize screencasting, and discuss best practices for making screencasts that are accessible for all students.
- Teacher: Cynthia Vavasseur