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Tech Tip: How to Make Interactive Videos
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""The instructor provided remarkable timely and professional feedback about my interaction and progress in the course. I felt encouraged and supported the whole way through.
“Her style of using YouTube videos and screencasting for visual instruction was beneficial.”
Tech Tip: How to Make Interactive Videos
Richard Byrne shows a way to add branching and pathways to your screencasts using Thinglink.
Screencasting in the Classroom
Kathy Schrock provides rubrics, example screencasts, and long lists of screencasting tools organized by computer types and OS. We highly recommend this is an excellent place to start your search for all things screencasting.
Screencast-O-Matic
This highly regarded tool runs on Mac and Windows computers. If added to the Chrome browser as an extension, it allows saving videos directly to Google Drive. Offers free, deluxe, and premier levels with a wide array of tools. Also has a new IOS App for mobile recording.
Screencastify Considered by many to be the best Chrome screencasting extension, Screencastify offers a free Lite version and a modestly priced ($2/month) Premium account. Combine your webcam feed into your screencast. Tab, whole screen, or webcam video can be autosaved to Google Drive or uploaded to YouTube.
How to Make a Screencast: Tips and Tricks
Helen Colman’s article walks you through screencast scripting and recording. Included is expert advice on choosing a microphone, setting up a basic studio, eliminating distracting elements — solid advice for anyone looking to create more professional videos.
For summative evaluation, “The ability to visually match a student’s paper with the rubric and to explain my reasoning for a grade is especially valuable.”
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