Free online screencasting tool – How to integrate it in your teaching
Posted by Sandra Pinto Pires | Filed under E Learning, Web tools
Some time ago I posted a tip on the use of Camtasia screen recorder to provide feedback to your students. I thought it was great, but now there is a free online tool that is much easier, quick and simple to use – Screenr.
Screenr is a free web-based tool that lets you create screencasts without installing any software.
You should give it a go! Here’s why:
• It’s a freebie
• Screenr is extremely easy to use and you don’t need to download anything. You just have to click on the record button on the website and start narrating. There’s no need for training!
• You keep it simple. You don’t have to edit for polishing.
• You can share your screencasts on Twitter, YouTube, Moodle, Blogs, Wikis, iPhone or even download the videos as MP4 files
Let me share some ideas on putting video to work in your teaching.
• Give your presentation once and then share it as many times as you want
• Record a live lecture to give students a rewind button for the class. This will help them learning at their own pace or catch up if they miss the class
• Record video lessons that demonstrate visual or technical subjects
• Don’t take over all of this goodness. Have your students do screencasts to demonstrate their skills. It’s a brilliant way to reinforce their learning and assess their level of understanding
• Many mobile devices can play MP4s or videos from a website, so you can make your courses mobile
• If you have a tablet PC or something that lets you do pen input you can simulate a whiteboard. You only need a blank area to write and capture the video.
After pressing the stop button, Screenr gives you an embed code. That means you can insert your video to your Moodle courses, blog, wiki, or website.
Here’s a screencast on how to embed a Screenr video in Moodle:
Go to screenr.com to start screencasting
If you have any other idea of how to use Screenr with your learners, please share them with us on the comment box.
Let me know if you need a hand!
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