Video in the Modern Classroom

1. Interactive
Video In the
Modern
Classroom Screencasting!
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2. Get the preso
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4. Workshop
Agenda
● What is Screencasting?
● Screencastify - Installing
and configuring
● Basic use
● Examples of uses for
students and staff
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5. Screencastify
Setup
Make sure you are
logged in to your
Google account
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6. Overview
Screencastify
lets you:
Record your screen,
webcam, and voice
Record up to 10
minutes for free
Save video to
Google Drive
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7. Installation
Screencastify can be installed as a
Chrome web extension from the
Chrome Web Store at:
● Screencastify link
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8. Permissions
Screencastify will ask for 3 permissions
on first run:
● Camera and Mic
● Google Drive
● Tab Recording
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9. Basic Use
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10. Basic Use
● Bring up what you want to record
● Click the Screencastify extension
● Select Tab, Desktop, or Cam
● Select your microphone
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11. Basic Use
● Choose to embed your webcam if
you want (a small video from your
webcam will be placed in the corner
of the recording)
● Click Start Recording
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12. Basic Use
● Now demonstrate, narrate, etc.
● Use Drawing Tools in the bottom left
corner of the recording window.
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13. Basic Use
● When done click the Screencastify extension
again and click Stop
● You will now see the recorded video
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14. Basic Use
● Screencastify can be set to
save the video automatically
to your Google Drive
● The video can then be shared
with others from Drive as
normal, or submitted through
Classroom
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15. Examples of
Uses
in Schools
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16. Example Uses
Instructional Videos
● Teach content for students and staff
(like tech PD)
● Flipping, reinforcement, enrichment,
independence
● Sample
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17. Example Uses
Narrate a Slideshow
● Giving a presentation, or reading a
story or comic
● Run slideshow with “Publish to the
Web” link
● Record tab
● More resources
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18. Example Uses
Explain their Understanding
● Students speak and/or
demonstrate their answer,
procedure, or solution
● May use digital whiteboard
● Helps address cheating in a
digital world
● Sample
2x + 5 = 17
-5 -5
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19. Example Uses
Provide Feedback
● Give video feedback on
student work
● Record student work and
your response
● Paste video link into Doc
● Example Resource (Writing
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20. Example Uses
Give a Speech or Performance
● Students can record speech, song,
instrumental, etc.
● Can just record webcam
● Helps with nervous or shy students
● Encourages repetition
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21. Example Uses
Practice Fluency
● Students can record
themselves reading
● Great for young
students, ELL, and
world languages
● Teacher can replay
● More resources
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22. Example Uses
Dub a Video
● Add your voice to an existing video
● Translation, re-interpret a story, add
commentary, etc.
● Play video full-tab and muted
● More resources (S1) (S2)
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23. Questions?
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