Last week's assignment was to create a screencast about a portion of our project and then post it onto our project webpage. I didn't know a whole lot about screencasting before last week and had certainly never created one but after doing the assignment I can see many of the benefits to screencasts and the variety of ways they can be used.
For the screencast assignment I created a screencast to show my students how to create websites using Weebly. Through the screencast I was able to show my students where and how to log in and my students could see exactly what the page they would be logging into would look like. I was also able to show my students around the website and highlight some of the tools that the website offered. I also liked that I was able to show my students directly how to use the tools on the website. The ability to show students HOW is important in teaching and having a tool like screencasting is extremely valuable. One of the best things about screencasting is that it allows me to show students how and those directions can be given over and over and over again without me having to repeat myself. Students can simply watch the video and review important instructions.
I did have some trouble uploading my screencast to YouTube and to the website but after a couple tries I found some success. I definitely plan on using screencasting in the future to give directions and help students develop skills using certain Web 2.0 tools.
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