Jing+and+Screencast

=Task 11: Screencasting In Education=

A [|screencast] is a screen capture of the actions on a user's computer screen, typically with accompanying audio. Educators are using screencasts to create tutorials for their colleagues and their students. There are many different screencasting programs available today.
 * Introduction:**

Watch the video below to see how two teachers are restructuring a typical teaching format using screencasts: students watch a daily lecture at home, then work on corresponding problems in class. media type="custom" key="3001030"
 * Discovery Exercises:**

Teachers are also allowing their students to play the role of tutorial designers. Students can document their own learning by recording themselves solving problems. Watch [|this video] to see an example of a student demonstrating how to solve a proportions problem.

A sixth grade teacher in California, Eric Marcos, uses a "kids teaching kids" model by having his students create mathcasts. He created an entire website of these math tutorials. Click on the link to check it out. [|www.mathtrain.tv]

Activboards have built in screencasting software. With a click of a button, you can record an entire lecture. Visit the websites of these two Paideia teachers to see how they using the Activboard's screencasting capabilities for better communication with their students and parents:

[|Martin] [|Jose]

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And if you still want to see more... [|examples of Screencasts]


 * Task:**
 * Part 1:** Explore either Screentoaster or Jing

[|Screentoaster]allows you to create screencasts without installing anything. Once you create your free account, your ready to record anything from your desktop or webcam. After recording, you can export as a quicktime movie or upload it to Screentoaster, which will give you an embed code.

[|Jing] is a free screencasting program that you can download from the web. Go to the [|Jingproject] website and install it on your computer. Once you have downloaded it, open the application and try using it. Watch the videos below for assistance.

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 * Part 2:** Make your own screencast. Try creating your own tutorial (or you can even have one of your students do this part of the task for you). Once you have created your own screencast, post it on your wikipage for others to view. You can either upload the file to the wiki, upload your video to Screencast.com and include a link, or upload your video to Vimeo, YouTube, etc. and embed the html code. Also, write a few sentences that describe how you could see screencasting being used at your school.