This powerpoint provides an overview of what mathcasts are and how to implement mathcasts in a classroom with students. This presentation focuses on using VoiceThread to create a mathcast, but also provides many valuable links to other screencasting methods that can be implemented to create mathcasts.

1. Creating Math Casts Using Screencasting Technology Jessica K. Frahm Harris New Salem Elementary Union County Public Schools

2. Goals Be able to answer the question, “What is a mathcast?” Become acquainted with different screen-casting technologies (and of what screen-casting is!) Learn about other applications of screen-casting technology

3. Math Casts A recording of writing plus voice and/or text explaining a mathematical concept View a few examples from the following sites:

4. Screen Casting A recording tool that allows video and sound to be recorded of actions on one’s computer screen This presentation will focus on VoiceThread, but feel free to click and learn about the others below.

6. Student Planning

7. How to Use Chosen Technology

8. Creating Math Casts

10. Use open-ended problems

11. Differentiate by giving problems of varying difficulty

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