Screencasts
For this blog post, I will be sharing several options for creating screencasts or filming videos that can be used by teachers as well as students. Based on how we as a society have been interacting with all of the technology around us, the way that we process information is changing. We don’t need to use our brains to memorize endless facts and information, now that we have the option of Google. This change in how we access and process information is changing the way we want to take in new information. Videos have become a much more powerful tool to use in learning. With the ability to pause and replay information, learners can interact with the material in more powerful ways than trying to memorize the steps. Screencasts and creating videos to share with others, allows for both visual and auditory learners to experience the information better than just reading a set of directions. The level of comprehension and retention of the information will have a more powerful impact on the learners than just listening to the information.
QuickTime Player
Link to Screencast https://twca-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/tsharron_twca_net/EfuXRFM1r7hGiUs0SnIY9x0Bfn5Eubf52jT4ol3Oqwd5ZA?e=hs02x1
I have been using QuickTime Player for several years, in creating screencasts for my students, peers, and for parents. I have found this platform to be user friendly. QuickTime Player allows you three recording options; a screencast, a movie recording, or an audio recording. The videos do take memory, so having a place to store them, is a detail that needs to be considered. I have used YouTube to house the bulk of my screencast collection. I have also used a free subscription to Padlet.com to upload and save the videos. Recently, I have started to save my screencast collection in Google OneDrive. QuickTime has become my go-to platform in creating screencasts because of how easy it is to create a screencast.
Screen-O-Matic
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Screen-O-Matic has upgraded their options from when I first tried it out. If you are looking for a free low cost subscription to create screencasts, this might be the site for you. If you are going with the free option, you will have some limitations to what you are able to create. I would recommend the deluxe package for $1.50 a month. This option offers almost all the possibilities that you may want or need to use in creating a quality screencast; including adding in music, being able to add text to screen, green screen options, and the ability to edit your video. While I do see Screen-O-Matic as a great option for creating screencasts, it’s not my favorite resource.
Clips
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One of my most recent favorites is the Clips platform. It is an IOS app, so you would need to use your iPad or smartphone to record your video, but once that’s done, you can upload your video recording in Clips and easily edit your video and add titles and music. I like this platform because it takes me forever to record a screencast, that I truly like. With this option I can cut out the portions that I don’t like, and keep what is good about the screencast. While this option is not as user friendly as QuickTime Player for recording a screencast on a laptop, it is an easy platform to use in creating quality videos.
After doing some research on screencasting, I do prefer QuickTime Player the most for capturing a screencast from my laptop. I prefer using QuickTime Player because I work mostly on my laptop and not my iPad. I find it much easier to record my screencasts and then to share my screencasts with QuickTime Player. I do really enjoy Clips for creating quick video lessons to share with others. It is important to note that with all three of these options it is sometimes necessary to use other platforms with them, to get the best quality product. Screencasting is a fun and easy way to share examples and lesson activities with an audience. We learn best by doing, so I challenge you to try to create your own screencast with one of these platforms or with another.
I had never considered using QuickTime Player to create my screencasts! I usually use Screencast-o-matic, but I will have to give QuickTime a try. Is it easy to figure out how to create one? I tend to think of QuickTime Player as just a video viewer not a creator. Thanks for the idea!
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ReplyDeleteLooks like you been doing this for a while. You have a great introduction and I agree with you in that the way we process information is changing, therefore, screencasting proves to be an excellent tool to convey information in a different context. Screencasts have the ability to be replayed as much as you need it, at anytime which is super convenient as well. Great work!
Great point on the use of videos and screencasts sharing information for auditory and visual learners. It also allows the listener to be in control or the pace of their learning. It makes it more interesting, interactive, and engaging. I used Screencast-o-matic and found it to be user friendly. I haven't used QuickTime Player much. I may have to give it another try.
ReplyDeleteThis blog post was super informative! I didn't consider Quick Time as a screencasting platform, and I've never used the Clips app before. Now that I've heard such great things, I'll be trying them out soon. Thanks!
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