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10 Reasons to Screencast in Your Class and 7 Best-in-class Tools | @scoopit https://t.co/dqbhx2Q9WS

10 Reasons to Screencast in Your Class and 7 Best-in-class Tools | @scoopit https://t.co/dqbhx2Q9WS

In this tutorial, you will learn the basis steps in screen casting using Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. You will be introduced to other screen casting tools that you may choose to explore on your own. This class is the building block for the tutorial on flipping your classroom/ using blended learning in the classroom

Introducing new technology tools to your students or to your colleagues can become a frustrating exercise if you end up repeating the same step-by-step directions over and over again. Not only is it frustrating for you to repeat those directions, it can also be frustrating for the students who want to go ahead but can't because you're waiting until everyone is on the same page. One way to avoid that is to create annotated screen captures of the tools you're introducing. Another way to avoid repeating directions over and over again is to creating screencast videos in which you explain each step of the process. Here are seven tools that you can use to create annotated screen capture images and screencast videos.

A few handy guides :The Little Guide to Finding Digital Media Resources (PDF).  The second in the series is The Little Guide to Copyright (PDF). The third in the series is The Little Guide to Cloud Computing (PDF). The fourth in the series is The Little Guide to Podcasting (PDF). The fifth in the series is The Little Guide to Screencasting (PDF)

A lovely screencast and tipsheet on how to get started with twitter.

"We've collected dozens of apps and tools for your bring-your-own-device classroom, with options for student writing, presentations, screencasting, assessment, and more."

These videos were created for teachers to help them to incorporate technology into their teaching. Just click and a video will open and take you through how to use that technology. If you want to start straight away, just click on any of the links on the left.My own background is in teaching English, so if you scroll down you will see a special section of ELT videos which are grouped separatetely. There is also a special page of videos for students interested in multimedia, where you can learn Flash, Director and Photoshop Click here for Multimedia.