2. Screencast-O-Matic
Tool Description:
Screencast-O-Matic is an online screen capture
tool. It allows you to record what is happening on
your computer screen with just one click. It is
great because it records your mouse cursor as
you navigate your computer.
It’s free!
www.screencast-o-matic.com
3. Screencast-O-Matic
Implications for the Classroom:
This tool would be of great benefit to students in an online environment. Teachers can
record how to use new tools, navigate webpages, or give instructions, and students can
watch how it was done. Also records your voice, so auditory instructions can be given at
the same time. This is hugely beneficial for students who have no real face-to-face time
with their teacher and can’t ask real-time questions. Great instructional tool.
This would also be a great tool to use in traditional classrooms. It would be a great
instructional tool paired with verbal instructions. Could also be be given as a review of
instructions for those who need to hear or see it a second time.
Students could use this tool for digital story telling, narrating projects, or to solve math
problems given by the teacher. It would be another way for students to show their work,
and explain how they came up with the answer.
Teachers can create a “channel” on the website, where students can record their
screencasts directly and they will be organized chronologically. This makes “handing in”
screencast projects very simple.
4. Screencast-O-Matic
Pros: Basic version is free, SO easy to use, provides a
visual component to instructions, complicated
instructions may be better explained, and great for an
online classroom.
Cons: Must keep screencast engaging, students may
have short attention spans for screencasts, students
using screencast may want to keep rerecording until
it’s “perfect” - time consuming. Connection speed
must be good, and Java download may be required.
5. Screencast-O-Matic
Concluding Opinion:
I would definitely try to implement this tool into
my classroom. I think it has great potential to be
used creatively by students, and effectively by
teachers. It is so easy to use, and provides a great
quality end-product. I would recommend this tool
to all teachers, and think of it as a necessity of
online classrooms.
www.screencast-o-matic.com