Screencasts

The following is my experience creating a screencast using Screencast-O-Matic. It was very fun. The screencast is a basic tutorial on how to create a book trailer using Animoto. This is my first screencast and had to practice it several times to try to get my narration to be easy to follow. Take a look at my screencast and read my evaluation. Since this is my first video, any constructive criticism is appreciated.

Screencast-O-Matic

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

I thought the entire process for creating this screencast was very user friendly. Anyone who has ever use a video camera before can easily get the hang of this screen recorder. It works the same way. It contains a record, pause and stop button. It allows you to rewind or go back in the video and record over any mistakes. That was sure helpful. This program however, had a time limit so it requires you to be efficient with your navigation and narration. I believe the program is easy for students to use and the time limit is actually a good way to help students stay focused on the video rather than getting distracted after it runs for too long.

Overall, I really like the concept of a screen recorder. With technology resources developing every day, teachers can use these screencast to teach students how to use web tools from the comfort of their own home. These videos can be stored or uploaded to an online sharing website such as YouTube or a school website and students can have access to them just as any other informational resource. I plan to continue using Screen-O-Matic in the future and continue working at making resources available to my students by teaching them how to use them.

If you are interested in creating a screencast, follow the link below:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/