Instructional+Media+Screencast

= Instructional Media Screencast =

Description
A screencast is basically a video capture of whatever you show on your computer. You can show multiple screens and narrate the screencast to better explain what you want the view to understand. Using Jing, you are able to capture a screencast and narrate it very easily. This screencast is a way of showing students how to create an Animato video that they will need to complete for their assignment. I decided to do a screencast of Animato because it will most likely be a new application for my students and the screencast is a great way of showing the process of creating an Animato video. By hosting it online they are able to view it whenever they need. I wanted to use Animato in my unit to create an political ad and this seemed to be the best application that I know of.

=Reflection= I love using Jing and have done so on several occasions for just this purpose. I used it to show my students how to submit assignments in my Moodle classroom. They found it very helpful because, as 9th graders, none had really done any online learning. The videos were step-by-step instructions on how to post vocabulary and submit assignments through Moodle. I have shown it to several teachers in the building who are interested in using it to create short video-podcats for their classes. One teacher plans to incorporate more art into the classroom using Moodle. I think it would be an excellent way of teaching students how to analyze documents.

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Instructional Media Screencast Resources

//Animato// [Create dynamic slideshows]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2010, from http://www.animato.com

//Screencast// [Video]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2010, from []

//The Lincoln Institute// [Pictures]. (2010). Retrieved February 1, 2010, from The Lincoln Institute website: []