Group presentation final1
- 1. Angela Gisi Annie Powell Amy West http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
- 2. Why Web 2.0 in the classroom? “Web 2.0 tools can promote user participation and knowledge production and thus fit well with social constructivist pedagogical theories. These tools have the potential to transform classes from teacher-centric, transmission instruction to social constructivist, student- participatory approaches, from individual-focused pedagogies to learning community approaches.” quoted from: Rosen, D., & Nelson, C. (2008). Web 2.0: a new generation . of learners and education. Computers in the Schools, . . 25(3-4), 211-225.
- 3. Audience School Administrators Teachers School Staff Students Parents/Stakeholders Tech Support & How-to-ers Businesses
- 4. Synopsis of Tool’s Features Basic Features: Java-based applet allows users to create recordings of their screen activity and audio Screencast can contain a portion of the screen or a full screen view Screencasts can be converted to QuikTime format and downloaded to the user’s hard drive Registered users can keep track of their screencasts in My Screencasts Users can add favorite screencasts to user-created Channels Users can place a request for someone to do a screencast on a particular topic Information retrieved from http://www.appappeal.com/app/screencast-o-matic/
- 5. Synopsis of Tool’s Features Recently Added Features: Save to Animated Image Save very short recordings to an animated image. This is useful for posting a short video to forums, wikis, etc where you can't embed a video New Overlay You can overlay a colored box to highlight a part of the screen YouTube Side Bar Style If you record a video that isn't HD size you'll see black bars when uploading to YouTube. Now you can choose a different color for these bars and add a drop shadow YouTube "Unlisted" Uploading You can choose to upload to YouTube as "Unlisted" so your videos don't show up in search results or your public feed which is great for sharing with just a few people QuickScreenShare.com was created to provide a super easy way to share screens with anyone SOM Upload to Channel When you publish to your Screencast-O-Matic account you can choose a channel to add the screencast to if you've created channels in your account. Download Screencast-O-Matic On windows you can now choose to run the recorder from your browser or by installing an application to run from the Start menu Information retrieved from http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/update-10-2011
- 6. Brief Tutorial Click on the image below to play the tutorial.
- 7. Appropriate context for Screencast-o-matic? Demonstration of software use and computer functions Presentation of short lectures/lessons Provide feedback for students’ work Display visual/audio advice for tech support Show users how to solve problems Present orientation to online classes Tell digital stories Create assignments for student production of screencasts
- 8. Sample Screencasts Student generated: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c61XbyiU8 Teacher generated: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6XvY8Xc9 “How to” & Tech Support http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c6Vi3ah4Y You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qt0EEh7JYc
- 9. Costs Basic Package Feature Basic (Free) Max Record Time 15 minutes Free hosting (15 min per upload) Record screen and webcam Publish to YouTube HD Publish to MP4, AVI, FLV movie
- 10. Cost - Pro Package Feature Pro ($15 per year) Max Record Time Unlimited Free hosting (15 min per upload) Record screen and webcam Publish to YouTube HD Publish to MP4, AVI, FLV movie Publish to Google Docs Publish Screen Shots No watermark when publishing Password protect screencasts Use offline outside browser (Win or Mac) Editing tools Scripts tool Screen Shot tool Advanced recorder controls Webcam Only Recording