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Screencasting to Develop Language

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Elementary Level

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bit.ly/screencastk-6

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Jessica Fraser

@Jess_L_Fraser

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Digital Learning Coach

Anaheim Elementary School District

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#OneNewThing

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Objectives

Brainstorm how we can integrate screencasting into our lessons

Practice using Screencastify

Learn what screencasting is and discuss why it’s important

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Explore various screencasting tools

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“Authentic choices cannot exist without some degree of risk. To make one choice is to give up another—to sacrifice, with the benefit of experiencing new opportunities.”

  • Amy Bradley and Michael Alcock

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WHAT is a Screencast?

A video recording of what is occurring on your computer screen with narration

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WHY Screencast?

  • Foster language development
  • Develop presentation skills
  • Allow students to share their work
  • Publish work for their community
  • Increase student engagement and motivation

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What are some

other reasons to have our students screencast?

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Redefine Oral Presentations

Rather than all students listening to one person present, maximize class time and opportunities for language by having presentation centers.

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Choice

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Voice

Agency

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Pedagogy First

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What are some current ways you have

students verbalize

their understanding?

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Screencasting Tools

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ScreenCastify

  • Video screen capture for Google Chrome
  • Integrates with Google Drive
  • Easy sharing - Drive or YouTube
  • Compatible on Windows, iOS, AND Chromebooks

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ScreenCast-O-Matic

  • Screen and webcam recording
  • Download available for Windows or Mac PCs
  • 15 minute limit per recording (free version)
  • Publish to YouTube or save as a video file

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Jing

  • Capture screen and annotate
  • Record screen (up to 5 minutes)
  • Download available for Windows or Mac PCs
  • Upload your file to screencast.com or share anywhere on the Web

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Movenote App

Narrate

Images

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Share via email

Photo Walks

Shapes

Parts of Speech

Art

Science

Text Features

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Record It

  • Fast and free screencasts
  • Download available for Windows or Mac

(not for Chromebooks)

  • Saves URL as a GIF
  • Unlimited, up to 5 minutes each

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"The technology itself is not transformative. It’s the school, the pedagogy, that is transformative."

- Tanya Byron

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ScreenCastify

  • Video screen capture for Google Chrome
  • Integrates with Google Drive
  • Easy sharing - Drive or YouTube
  • Compatible on Windows, iOS, AND Chromebooks

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Let’s see ScreenCastify

in action!

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Helpful Shortcuts

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Ctrl + S = Start and stop recording

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Ctrl + P = Pause

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How can you use screencasting to promote language development?

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What are some lessons you’ve already taught that you would like to screencast?

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Explore Screencastify and create a few screencasts.

Feel free to collaborate with one another.

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How can we use screencasting with our students?

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Place circle map of ideas here

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Rethink Rubrics

Idea from @jheil65

Failure

is an

Option

Mastery Learning

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Questions?

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Comments?

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What is your biggest take-away from this session?

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#OneNewThing

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Thank you!

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Credits

Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:

  • Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
  • Photographs by Benedikt Geyer

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SlidesCarnival icons are editable shapes.

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This means that you can:

  • Resize them without losing quality.
  • Change fill color and opacity.
  • Change line color, width and style.

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Isn’t that nice? :)

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Examples:

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