This document provides guidance on creating interactive learning experiences for distant preschool teacher-trainees using emerging mobile screen casting tools. It outlines the objectives and agenda of a training which will teach participants how to screencast using tools like Screencast-O-Matic. The training will explain what screencasting is, its advantages for the classroom, suitable tools, and pedagogical principles for screencasting like storyboarding and publishing screencasts. It will include a practical demonstration of screencasting using Screencast-O-Matic.

1. Creating Interactive
Learning Experiences
for Distant Preschool
Teacher-Trainees:
Using Emerging
Mobile Screen Casting
Tools
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Yudaya Nakyeyune, Gatrude Nambi,
Ruth Nampenja, Percy Babirye,
Florence Nalusiba, Vincent
Muwonge, David Kabugo

2. Presentation Outline
Objectives of the
training
The Concept of
Screencasting
Using screen casts in a
classroom setting
Advantages of
Screencasting
Screen cast Tools
Pedagogical
Principles/Steps for
Screencasting
Story Boarding/Lesson
Planning for
Screencasting
Practical Demonstration: Screencasting
using Screencast-o-Matic

3. Objectives of
the Training
By the end of
this training,
you should
be able to:
Identify, select, properly
sequence, exemplify
suitable subject matter (key
concepts, facts,
procedures…) to screencast
for your teacher trainees)
Explain the concept of
Screencasting
Identify extant and
emerging Screencasting
software apps and tools
Generate
steps/pedagogical
principles for
Screencasting
Download and install a
suitable Screencasting
software app such as
Screencast-O-Matic app
on your mobile phone
and laptop
Record, narrate, and
apply different effects to
your screencast
Edit your screencast
Publish / export and
share your screencast on
different media platforms
to engage your students.

4. What is
Screencasting?
• Refers to the
presenter’s act of
recording and
narrating the
contents of his/her
computer/mobile
phone screen.
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5. Screencast
• A digital recording of a presenter’s
phone or computer screen often
containing audio narrations.
• Most screencasts often embody sound
effects and background music.
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6. Using
screencasts
in a
classroom
setting
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Illustrate, record procedures,
and answer FAQs
Give Audio-Visual Feedback to
Students
Promote Self-Paced Learning.
(SPL)
Flip the Classroom
Make a video to help your
substitute teacher

7. Advantages
of screen
casting
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It improves students’ attention & retention
because it tends to be practical
Students’ can learn at their own pace i.e.,
review it anytime they want
Provides an opportunity for students to
share feedback on their learning through
doing presentations

8. Screencasting
Tools
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A Mobile Phone, a Laptop/ Desktop Computer
running latest Operating System – Windows,
Mac Os, Linux
Microphone (In-built or external)
Camera (Webcam, external Camera)

9. 6 Steps that will enable you create a
Pedagogically Sound Screencast
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Script Write a sequence or storyboard of your Screencast
Objectives:
Specify the objectives of your screencast. E.g., Upon watching
and listening to this screencast, you should be able to
collaboratively edit documents using Google Docs.
Topic
Give your screencast a specific name related to a content
topic from your lesson. The content is what the screencast is
about. E.g., Collaborative Editing of Documents

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Publish
Share / make your recording available to your target
audience. Can share your recording on different
media platforms such as Youtube, Whatsapp, etc…
Edit
Make necessary changes to your recording. Can
cut unnecessary sections, add text, background
music, images etc.
Record
Capture and narrate the contents of your
computer / mobile phone screen

11. Demonstration:
The Case of Using
Screencast-o-Matic
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