Why not use Screencast-o-matic to create instructions for technology lessons?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />I love Screencasting as a teaching tool. Up to now I have tried Jing, and even paid for Jing pro. Then I heard about Screenr and tried that. It seemed to me that Screenr did what Jing Pro does. Today the thought came to me that I should try Screencast-o- matic. (<a href="http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/">http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/</a>)<br /><br />The site tells me that it is the original Screencast programme. That’s interesting!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHfzaslCV0MM5zXyTM8MYnSIwInykj6WUrN61RJKm-Y11PpsgwHNhhM9Pzsu1RMWL8M4xwwe4fgma3CTvrFol_o_A0Byd_qvSDNYJ7VZBHPtYpyhWqR_nbaZOhyACWmlStsg4TpCiMis/s1600-h/image3.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Hhdx76tPAMs2Sjy5d6crT_7CZilzR1S1RWd1nhwiAqrsDQeWCjCW9lGSbjOXPfLgITiBCqBbNqevWQRnNyntM9gDlUjU20sTeVjjCGnr4In1GCdOJJ-mQhn6Bf80Yujs5hupPZtPgm4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a><br /><br />There is a demo video to watch. I must say, after watching it there seem to be some very nice features in <em><strong>Sceencast-o-matic</strong></em>! Two things I REALLY like is the fact that  your maximum time with the free version is 15 minutes, and that you can upload directly to your YouTube channel. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PCZPdJhFipwAdneOq9XFSdaapb1cBBYV9ff9sVwf-QOa4qL8GRnMlxHSssKww4HVLnyAZB3QVM4COyDLwA8WDEenO8yeYdmKXnEQfriqBRd21McXFe63cP7wTh18cNcAdJt7ZllnkYw/s1600-h/image7.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgxIyqbCM87QUX1xHD3xZja4pk1Kj0AXn5S8iHOipseN_w227F0FaCS3iEIEwseG-ugPbH66HxZHVCHWIKPvy1cuRoLnp9_VjFv8i4rEicNhxNQPwJtH1irCUFm74BegiKrzc47Ubp7A/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The next thing to do would be to join the site, It is all free. I joined and found there is a Pro version, but it may not be necessary to have all those extra features for my use. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How to use Screencast-o-matic</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Click on Start Recording</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMZu2cBCNNnJTPXYNIvdAOr5tHJtZit2A67xZcnJg6jeyw4OZt_POa-LAmyKmBIqzoWC8VV_4uoGMyXo9XQ494YopBGzYCk9uCl6pj7AU9OGLnqIhu6kg1imeaugT0kE1U8qUmEwkEnA/s1600-h/image11.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73cGgPa7PnoR1Hqyt0fUmWbAuinM5MCtYA03MuN3zgma6xWiSwvCioGCcjAGgv3EZLA_AvQ3dS4s33Q9qtd2X-wZDWgqeQdh-x7YY_zIxqmtv7k-BAVNnkvVFkqGXS7YcLnaaWXPumho/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a><br /><br />You’ll notice that a dotted line block appears. At the bottom you can choose the screensize that you want. I really like this feature. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Find the page on the internet that you want to start recording from</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CEI1deTrRv1eCd-Ajjl4aMB0eiHl93ufFewkw9aYACM6BxVZ6MUp08TJLKIhLLxYk58NQ6V6v8YUZlyBpXhKAMXOfizCRrlH2TYcBO9_wuqr0oZPMftPmqv3zOb8_-EUsDiRLrIcneY/s1600-h/image15.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUYWfyjm9Vish3Dz-sgcY5w0sLQktoZsAQgHNUsF4krrcFyrJBkUavH1o0JYlRJHLta0MaSb325OpLrjZx6ddlifon0tOtbOBR1RxSxzLl1jiXOcY7STxWPuJMpGmM-0PIABN_ORTWSM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. Check your settings</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br />Check the little arrow next to the microphone to make sure you have the right microphone checked (I find that headphones work the best). <br /><br /><br />Press the red arrow and start recording. You can press it again to pause during your recording session and then continue if you want to. <br /><br /><br />When you are finished press the word <em>Done.</em> It will take you to a preview page.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. Listen and decide</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfeumaHYHt6yH7b6JDMFFr2GgBDqwiEw73K1ElTpXs_AmCnla2bqS6hV6asSQ-_QQQEoSPRYDZk8PtTR0v6mb_Mt9TI6-hgKFbAVYEeKwI80HBzbskgQzKT8FGjeN1AMRpESKnPigKSA/s1600-h/image19.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxOOZ4_L_BGlkiIUJOqe9q27tgd74hSiLxP4JI_S6g7NYXZLwAJQpTKUi8sVfcbde3OClL6LW6gVVXtiEAKGe1swkjGh8wZIYP8ifuMTIoLexAqeAhwk7Bky8DHmA0YwtN_FUn2-EFUk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a><br /><br />If you like what you hear you can press one of the options on the right (or all three one after the other):<br /><br />* Upload directly to YouTube<br />* Save in your Screencasts section on Screencast-o-matic<br />* Download it as a video.<br /><br /><br />Another feature I really like is that you can arrange your screencasts in folders on Screencast-o-matic’s ‘<em><strong>My Screencasts’</strong></em> channel page. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vAq3EE7M4cpamX4xX92x7naxfnVul9ZjLgLhdIyveDX-3ixMh4cKby5mcGw2f24BkQX8TNCdMHqEZHhmekViBQ8lLI2UXsvk7mnVQ0MAtc6yKgsqhQcT0GSqN80Qv2rOxKoPQZr7_W0/s1600-h/image23.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDZF8LddU6VjltT-BLAcTKi60Ufx6TVsm6bTv2rKJRBrpCCcSB50os9qsP651MpCAWAJB3KZGAwyZgZHcBC-MSHPWondAdRPuSTif4BlG4nEFNSvv7N2WNux8CkLrvHvCsyCXKV2L2BU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a><br /><br />I really like this Screencasting programme very much. It just seems to offer me exactly what I am looking for. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An example that I made</span></strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><br />I made a recording entitled ‘<em><strong>How to write a comment on a blog’</strong></em>. Here it is:<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="438" scrolling="no" src="http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/embed?sc=cXXIFiuXl&w=500&v=3" width="502"></iframe> <br /><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ideas for the classroom using Screencast-o-matic</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><br /></strong></span><br />1. Use it to present a lesson online. It can be used to cater for diverse levels of understanding.<br />2. Use it to explain a homework task. The students can then go over things at home. <br />3. Students that have been absnt can use it to catch up tasks.<br />4. The students themselves can use screencasts to illustrate something they have learned. <br />5. Screencast-o-Matic is perfect for illustrating research methods, and musical instrument tutorials, <br />6. Teachers can use it to give parents and students simple directions on how to use the class website or wiki <br /><br />…and much, much more!</div>

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