Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Screencasting - Recording your computer screen





Meaning  of  Screen casting
 It means recording  your computer screen without the use of  external recording device.
It can also include audio narration.
Sound and presentation are recorded simultaneously

  Benefits to teachers
  • Recording what is happening on your screen can be a pretty useful tool for teachers who want to create video tutorials or presentations for their classrooms
  • Show staff or students how to use an application or a piece of software

Benefits to Students

·        For the student, screen casting allows them to learn by example, seeing for instance a step-by-step sequence in great detail or viewing a screen cast video directly related to lesson content.
·        In addition, students can watch a screen cast video anytime, anywhere and have complete control of the lesson, which means they review any part of the presentation as needed
·        Students can review content to improve quality of notes, make up for missed lectures and revise for exams
·        Can help those with special needs
 

Popular screen casting tools:

 Screencast-O-Matic

Camtasia

CamStudio

Sceenr

 

Watch video of how to do screen casting using Screen-O -MaticClick here

 

Also watch screen casting tool used by me in making a tutorial of "How to make Word Mosaic"Click here



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