Do you want to make your own YouTube videos? With this
website, it makes it super easy and it’s FREE. Well with this program you can
do that, plus more. You can use whatever presentation software that you want
with this program whether you choose powerpoint, prezi, or smartboard notebook.
You can also create demonstrations on how to use different technology so
example if you wanted to show how to create a master slide in powerpoint, you
can easily record this. If you want to show how to use a particular website,
you can record that too. And if you have a web camera, you can put your face on
the screen as well.
Teachers! If you have an especially difficult lesson that
you want to post on your website, you can use this tool to record your lesson
on something like SMART Board. You can also have students create their own
videos on ANY subject matter. This would make a GREAT project for any subject. I
am planning to use it in the future to show how to use some websites that I
love and instructions on how to sign up for classes on Florida Virtual School so
that I can post it on my school counseling website.
Screencast-o-matic is easy to use. My suggestion is to have
a script ready before you begin recording and know what you want to show. Have
students submit a script and an outline of visuals they will show.
Try it out and see if you like it. Better yet, have your
students try out this website with your next project.
WOW! It has been way too long since I last posted. IT IS SPRING BREAK for me!!!! While I would love to be spending my time in the Florida sun, the weather has not cooperated with this plan so instead I am using Spring Break as an opportunity to catch up on my blogging.
Here are two great resources that you can use in your classroom or office.
How many of you have ever given a project and asked your students to make a PowerPoint Presentation? While I SUPER LOVE PowerPoint, sometimes it does get a little boring seeing the same old same old all the time. That is why I love Prezi.com.
I love the way that Prezi zooms in and out. Here is a Prezi I recently created for a presentation in my Advanced Counseling Methods class on the subject of Family Systems Theory.
http://prezi.com/2hec9_qtlfbs/family-systems/?kw=view-2hec9_qtlfbs&rc=ref-23143655. Overall, prezi is pretty simple to use though it does take sometime to get used to all the different tools and options. As with any good Powerpoint presentation, it is best to have a idea of what you want to include on your prezi before you begin to create it.
Here is youtube video that shows the basics of prezi.
Another tool that can be used is simplebooklet.com. It is a virual flip book. This can be used to have students design their own childrens' book, explain how photosynthesis takes place, a brochure on a recently read book, basically anything that you would ask your students to do on a PowerPoint. Educators can sign up for an account upgrade for $10 a year which allows a teacher 30 student accounts and a separate gallery to view student produced work that is also ad free. This is not necessary since each simplebooklet can be shared. I would suggest having student send you the url and keep track of them in a excel spreadsheet. Like prezi, the tools can be a little tricky to get used to especially when you are accustomed to using Microsoft based programs.
Here is another tutorial that you can watch that will help you get started with simplebooklets.
