This week’s exploration centered on screencasting and its possibilities for use in the classroom. I primarily focused on Screencast-o-matic, although there are other possibilities such as Jing available. Screencast-o-matic offered a free download of software and was very simple to install and run on my home laptop. When I had the software installed, I simply resized my viewing screen to include my home screen, and then I was ready to begin. The important thing to remember when screencasting is that simply speaking into a microphone is not sufficient to produce a good screencast. Links to websites must be checked first and a script should be generated and practiced several times prior to production. The screencast that I produced for this week focused on possibilities for utilization in the classroom and gave a brief demonstration of how I would use the tool in my AP Psychology class with my own students. I hope you enjoy the screencast, and I look forward to hearing from you with comments or suggestions to make these better!
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Leah Kurtz
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