screencast

Screencast using Jing __Description __

This assignment was meant for us as students to research and familarize ourselves ourselves with the website, jung, a free video recording of our computer. The point of a screencast is to video record the process or steps that you want the students to take in completing an assignment. Even though an instructor may not be in the same room with the student they can still demonstrate an activity or lesson using this free recording system from the web. The video can then be shared between teachers, students, parents and community. This website can also be used in the business world and community to help demonstrate or share with others around the world. For this assignment we were to use this website, jing, to make a screencast that we could use in our instructional unit as a resource to our students. We needed to create a video presentation to teach the students information that they needed to know or demonstrate to the students how to complete a particular activity. After we were done we were to share our websites with others in the class.

__Process __

This assignment took me a while to understand. I knew what I needed to do but wasn't clear about how I was going to get there. I had to put myself in the students shoes and figure out what they would want a video of to help them learn. Once I thought about that I was able to get started with the screencast. I decided to do an introductory lesson about how to use microsoft word to create an outline and how to use bubbl.us to create a graphic organizer. I took it step by step in the screencast to make sure the students understood the process. Before I started to video I had all my websites and word documents ready to be pulled up during the video. I even used the screencast in other parts of my unit to show the students how create the outline in a word document and using the website.

__Reflection __

I think that this assignment was very beneficial for myself and my future students. Many times we get frustrated with having to type everything out for the students. This website allowed us the opportunity to speak to the students to give them directions, rather then typing. I know that I am auditory and visual learner, I need both. I think that most students are the same way, they need to hear it and see it, this assignment made that possible for them. I know that my screencast was basic and didn't have a lot of colorful attributes but I thought that it was very helpful. I think that it clearly stated what I wanted the students to know and what I wanted them to create that day as an assignment. I used the screencast in almost every lesson. I used it to show the students how to fill in the organizer with microsoft word and with bubbl.us. Not only were the students given verbal directions but they could also see the process of the assignment, which should have been a huge help. I will be using this website in my classroom going forward. I think that it would also be helpful for students to use as well and do a presentation for the whole class.

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__Resources __ Edelman, K & Amelyan, L. (2006) //Bubbl.us beta// Retrieved from http://bubbl.us

Eisenberg, M. (1987) //Cambridge rindge and latin school outline maker// Retrieved from http://www.crlssearchguide.org/NewOutlineMaker

TechSmith Corporation (2010) //Jing// Retrieved from http://www.jingproject.com/download/mac/