Elementary Grades 4-5
Classroom Connections: This is a screen cast of how to divide two digits by one digit. The site allows you to create screencasts of various topics to explain or talk about a topic.
Cons: It easily picked up the background noise while creating a screencast.
Grades 3-12
A great resource or tool to learn how to create screencasts.
This site can be used by teachers and students as a tutorial of how to create scrrencasts for specific projects.
Purpose of the Website: Screencastle is an easy tool to create screencasts using the Internet. The user can record animation on their computer and view it back in a video format. All you have to do is select the area of your computer screen that you would like to record and decide if you would like to record from a microphone as well.
Grade Level: 7-12
Classroom Connection: Some way that this tool can be used include:
- Offering an orientation to a new class
- Presenting lessons to the class
- Provide feedback for student work
- Allow students to share work
Negatives of this Website: Java is not working properly on all classroom computers in the district so there is some difficulty with this website since it is Java based.
Jing is a great Screencast resource. There is a free version and a pay version. Jing is easy to use and understand as well as easy to share once you are done with the creation.
9-12
This tool can be used by teachers to guide students through computer programs-among its many other capabilities. I have recently used this to demonstrate for my colleagues a "how to" for setting up their grade books using engrade. One downside to this -for me- was that it took me a lot of trial and error before I realized how to properly use the software. Check out the video for how to use Screencast on the home page.
Grade level- 7-12
CC- A student that is on home tutoring or absent can get missed worksheets and other important documents from class to stay up to date despite missing class time.
Overview- This site allows a user to save their important videos and other imformation online to be accessed by whomever the creator allows.
Cons- Need district and parents permission