Screencast

Screencasts are a great way to flip your classroom or library.  As teachers/librarians, we are constantly striving to compete with technology for our students' attention.  Why not use technology to our advantage...hence, the screencast.  It's an effective tool to be utilized in the classrooms.  The possibilities for its use are limited to the creativity of the educator.  I tried several sites and created my own screencasts for my students.

Screencast-o-matic
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com

Click on the link below to view my screencast.

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/c2f63LnOPE

Screen-o-matic is very user friendly.  The features are very easily mastered and anyone can learn quickly.  I created a screencast on how to create a ToonDoo.  I want to upload the video to my website so my students can access it as needed.  Overall, I eased into the creating of the screencast with Screencast-o-matic.


Screenr
http://www.screenr.com





Sceenr is another great source to use when creating your own screencast.  I watched the tutorial and it seemed very user friendly.  However, I tried to use it on my mac and it would not show an audio option.  After many tries, I felt very frustrated about the whole thing.  Hopefully I will resolve the issue and be able to try it out.

Many apps are also available for the iPad.  One app I downloaded for my use is the Explain a Website.  It is very user friendly and visually appealing.  I had fun creating my first EAW.

Overall, I feed screencast-o-matic was the easiest to use because I downloaded the app to my mac computer at home.  With Screenr,  I couldn't get the sound turned on and was very frustrating.  It might be easier for pc users but until I figure out how to properly install the sound, I will be using screencast-o-matic.  I can't wait to explore it further and upload tutorials to help my students.