"Screencasting for Educators and Students"

Screencasting for Educators and Students
Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD
Peter McDermott, PhD
Invited Presentation at Games in Education Symposium, Co-Sponsored by WMHT & Schenectady Community College, Schenectady, NY, August 23, 2011

Want a copy of materials? Give Kay your email!

Who is Kay?
Associate Professor in Literacy, The Sage Colleges
Secretary of NYSRA, Co-Chair Digital Literacy Committee
Teach online, ftf and hybric courses on literacy and digital literacy
Sloan-C Certificate in Tools and Techniques of Online Teaching
Publications

Who is Pete?
Professor at Pace University
Vice President, NYSRA
Co-Chair Digital Literacy Committee
Teaches courses in secondary literacy and digital literacy
Publications

Do you Jing? How screencasting can enrich teaching and learning (in press)
PDF: Available in Dropbox

Promise of Web Authoring Tools (2011)
Source: http://www.nysut.org/educatorsvoice_10035.htm

Social Bookmarking (2010)
Source: http://www.nysreading.org/node/57

Social Bookmarking
Join Us: NYSRA 2010
More than Bookmarking
Sharing
Tags
Highlighting
Identify tools/websites
Commenting
Following
Groups

Purposes of Workshop
To provide practical ways to incorporate screencasting for educational uses.
To teach participants how to use Jing and Screencast-o-matic, free Web 2.0 tools.

Questions for You
How do you use video in your classroom?
How do you use YouTube or TeacherTube?
How do you use Vimeo?

What is screencasting?
Definition: Video of the computer screen while an author-producer narrates what is displayed.
Developed for targeted purposes
Often incorporates a variety tools/websites

Why does screencasting matter?
Expectation that students will compose digitally
CCSS
NET*S
21 Century literacy demands
Development of critical reading/viewing
Multimedia – learning styles and student expectations

CCSS—Use technology and media strategically & capably
“Students employ technology thoughtfully to enhance their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use. They tailor their searches online to acquire useful information efficiently, and they integrate what they learn using technology with what they learn offline. They are familiar with the strengths and limitations of various technological tools and select those best suited to their communication goals.” [color emphasis added]
Source: CCSS for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects

ISTE: NET*S
“…expected to apply the basics in authentic, integrated ways to solve problems, complete projects, and creatively extend their abilities.” (ISTE NET*S, 2007)
Demonstrate creativity and innovation ✓
Communicate and collaborate ✓
Conduct research and use information ✓
Think critically, solve problems, and make decisions ✓
Use technology effectively and productively ✓
✓ = Screencasting addresses

Roleof Web 2.0 Tools
Multimedia world reading
Social nature (Facebook, MySpace)
Open Source
Easily Used used
Tools for task, not reverse
Engaging, motivating students
Complex reading and writing

How is Web 2.0 different from Web 1.0?
Web 1.0
One way communication
Software aid and installed
Mostly receptive
Web 2.0
Collaborative
Free & Open Source
Focus on communication with much variety in tool s
Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/popoever/234877734/

Collaboration
Key Value of Web 2.0—Working with Others via Internet

Jing
Modeling how to screencast with Jing
Have a go! (10 minutes)

Jing (Video and Screencasting)
Recommend for grades two through four
Adding images or short video to PPt, glogs, etc.
Screencapture too.
Time limit = 5 minutes
Safe

Suggestion:
Limit Time!!
Adding images or short video to PPt, glogs, etc.
Screencapture too.
Time limit = 15 minutes
Note: stored on screencast-o-matic website

Screencast-o-matic
Modeling how to screencast with Screencast-o- matic
Have a go! (10 minutes)

Screencast Ideas: Teachers
Minilessons
How-To sessions
Orientation to class website
Examples for parents
Student of the week
Introduction of units of study
Remedial instruction
Review sessions

Screencast Ideas: Students
Summary of learning in content areas
Collaboration with others (Google presentation)
Step-by-step solutions/models (teach others)
Multimedia responses
Digital storytelling
Integrating online and book content
Image Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/money-making-ideas-for-college-students.html

Research to support screencasting
Carr, A. & Ly, P. (2009). “More than words”: Screencasting as a reference tool. Reference Services Review, 37(4), 408-420.
Das, S. (2010). Increasing Instructor Visibility in Online Courses through Mini-Videos and Screencasting. Online Classroom, (Jul), 8-7
Educause Learning Initiative. (2006). 7 things you should know about screencasting. Retrieved from www.educause.edu/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutScree/156815
Mckin, D. (2009, October 13). Jing: How to Screencast. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZKGMTxDMro
New London Group. (1966). A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures. Harvard Educational Review, 66, 60–92.
Sewell, W. & Denton, S. (2011). Multimodal literacies in secondary English classroom. English Journal, 100(5), 61-65.
Wilbur, D. J. (2010). iWrite: Using blogs, wikis, and digital stories in the English classroom. Portsmouth: Heinemann.

Literacy: Digital, New, Multiple
New Literacies (IRA Position Paper, 2009)
Collaborative
Read and write differently
New Strategies
Donald Leu and Colleagues
Handsfield, Dean & Cielocha& Moran

Animoto
Animoto Features
Multimedia
Fast!
Integrates photos and music
Visual effects (transitions and animations)
Recommend Paid Version

Screenflow
ScreenFlow 2.1
New Flash Publish feature.
64-bit support for audio capture.
Automatic saving of documents.
Captures screen, microphone, computer sound, video camera.
NOT FREE– about $100 with educator’s discount
Three steps:
Record
Edit (Control + one button)
Export
Optional--SAVE in DROPBOX

Questions

ContactingUs
Kay: gormlk@sage.edu
Peter: pmcdermott@pace.edu
Thank you!
Hope to see you on Diigo!

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