Peru ELSpecialist ELT + IT conference Lima and Cuzco. Screencasting with Jing, Screenr and explore ELLLO listening site

1. Teaching S.M.A.R.T with the Web:
Screencasts and ELLLO
ELT + IT
Michael Krauss

2. Workshop Objectives
n Consider a S.M.A.R.T. framework for
choosing/implementing Web resources
n Explore screencasting
– Uses by teachers and by students
– Two popular free tools (Jing and Screenr)
n Observe,
then explore hands-on ELLLO
(English Language Listening Lab Online)
– Utilize cooperative learning techniques
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3. S.M.A.R.T. Framework
n Synthesis of language and thinking skills
n Motivating content and comm. with purpose
n Appropriate for age and language ability
n Relevant to students’ lives (curricular objs)
n Tangible product with feedback/evaluation
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4. What is screencasting?
n Ability to capture and share for viewing
anything displayed on the computer screen
n Both audio and images are captured
n Short video capture possible (files get very
large fast!)
n Send link to view screencast OR
n Embed in Web page (blog, wiki, social
network, etc.)
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5. How can ELTs use screencasting?
n Extend classroom or “flip” the classroom
– Guided “tour” of interesting Web resources
– Tutorials – displaying Web pages, Word docs,
PPT slides, etc.
– Feedback on student writing
– Presentation of vocabulary
– Provide pronunciation model
– Presentation of grammar points
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6. How can ELLs use screencasting?
n Narrate a trip while showing Web pages
n Explain how to get somewhere displaying a
Google Map or Google Earth.
n Create a timeline and narrate events
n Create a mindmap and give a guided tour
n Take the listener on a virtual tour of a zoo
or museum Web site.
n Create family tree and share family history
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7. More ways?
n Show a mystery object and talk about it.
n Put together a biography on a famous
person and narrate his/her life
n Record one’s voice while reading a story or
poem. ELT assesses pron., intonation, etc.
n Use Web cam and narrate *short* video.
Ex. Michael’s house (Jing) (online or
open local file with browser)
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8. Sample (Screenr) – Introduce Yourself
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9. Sample (Jing) – Tutorial
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10. Sample (Screenr) – Student Writing Feedback
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11. Comparing Jing and Screenr
http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/elearning/introducing/screencasting-jing-versus-screenr/
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12. Can you do a quick demo with Jing?
(Image Capture)
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13. Can you do a quick demo with Jing?
(Video Capture)
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14. A Screencast in Action - ELLLO
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15. Hands-on practice with ELLLO
n Follow your handout
– Cooperative Learning exploration of
ELLLO in small groups.
– Come back and share in the large
group.
– Wrap up. Questions?
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16. Resources of Interest -1
n Training Resource Guide 2012 (Krauss)
– http://tinyurl.com/6qd8j9b
n How to use Jing with ELLs (2 screencast
tutorials) Russell Stannard
– http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/
index.html
– http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
jingInReality/index.html
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17. Resources of Interest -2
n Howto use Jing to make screenshots (Nik
Peachey)
– http://www.scribd.com/doc/47249872/Task-7-
Creating-screenshots-using-Jing
n Howto use Screenr (screencast tutorials)
Russell Stannard
– http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/screenr/
index.html
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18. Resources of Interest -3
n Comparison of features: Jing vs. Screenr
(Bramble)
– http://www.learninginstitute.qmul.ac.uk/
elearning/introducing/screencasting-jing-
versus-screenr/
n How to use ELLLO (screencast tutorials)
Russell Stannard
– http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/elllo/
index.html
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19. Resources of Interest -4
n Exploring Web 2.0: Tools for Classroom
Teaching and Professional Development
(Krauss). Contact ELO to apply to take this
course. You may freely use the materials at
– http://tinyurl.com/56jqc9
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