Screencast

Hello! This entry is going to discuss using screencasts in the classroom. I had never made a screen cast before this assignment and am excited about making more to use in my classroom in the future. Screencasts can be used in many different ways including tutorials for parents and students, presenting or reviewing material in the class and also student project creation. I have attached a tutorial on this blog for how to login and use Khan Academy at home. I can see myself using screencasts in the future to make tutorials for parents to reference so they can see how to use the programs we use in class. I could also see myself making some tutorials on how to work out different types of math problems in my classroom so parents can reference them when helping their children on homework. I could also see the benefit of creating a screencast to cover information that is presented in class so students who are absent, or need extra review can access them from home. Another way I could see using screen-casting in the classroom is to have students create screencasts on how to use various programs or create projects. This would show that a student has a deep understanding of the content because they are able to present about it, but would also make it so other students have the ability to learn from their peers.