Activity 2: Screencasting & Video Presentation

Like the last installment of a modern young adult movie franchise like Harry Potter, Twilight (ugh), The Hunger Games, and Divergent; this assignment has two parts to it - Part 1 introduces you to screencasting, and Part 2 showcases different platforms to share videos with students. Make sure you do both parts! ___________________________________________________________________

Part 1: Screencasting 

First things first: what is screencasting exactly?  Screencasting is the act of video recording the activity on your computer's screen. Most screencasts include an audio narration, allowing the presenter to guide the audience through the presentation. You can create screencasts to flip your classroom, to create short videos for self paced assignments in class, to add videos to different class activities or even quizzes using Google Forms, or to have students create screen recordings to demonstrate understanding. You have a wealth of free screencasting tools from which to choose, each with their own strengths. 

For the first part of this activity, you will be introduced to a number of different screencasting tools. Choose 1 to use to create your own screencast. "You must Choose, but Choose Wisely." ~ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Screencasting on Chromebooks:__________________________________

Screencastify 

Screencastify is a simple screencasting extension for Chromebooks (It can also record webcam videos). After a simple setup where you allow screencastify to access your microphone and camera, if you want picture in picture, you click on the extension then click start recording. When you are done, videos can be added to your Google Drive with just one click.

Nimbus and CaptureCast are two other screencasting tools that can be used on Chromebooks.

Clipchamp

Clipchamp is not a screencasting software, it is a video recording software that uses your chromebook's webcam. Clipchamp can record video that are up to 5 minutes long. It is a great way to get your students to demonstrate tasks or record presentations.

Screencasting on Computers:_______________________________________

Screencast-O-matic 
Screencast-O-Matic is the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows or Mac with no install.
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Screenr

Screenr’s web-based screen recorder makes it a breeze to create and share your screencasts around the web, with no program to install. (No students under 13 may create content using Screenr.)
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SMART Recorder:
SMART Recorder is a great option IF you are using a school computer AND you have access to a microphone.  If you decide to download Smart Notebook at home, you need to get version 11 (not the newest one!).  If you are using a Mac and have the latest operating system, this option will not work for you - your computer is just too new!

On your school computer there is a product included in SMART Notebook software called "SMART Recorder."  To access SMART Recorder, go to: Start Menu, All Programs, SMART Technologies, SMART Notebook, SMART Recorder.

The SMART recorder will then appear on your desktop. You can also right click on it from the Program's menu and create a shortcut on your desktop.

Here's a video on how to use SMART Recorder:

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To Complete Part 1:

1. Choose a screencasting tool and create an account.
2. Create a screencast (about anything you might share with your students!).
3. Upload your screencast to YouTube and embed your video on your blog post.
1. Log into your Mounds View Google account.
2. Go to the YouTube website. www.youtube.com-Click "upload" and select the video file if you've saved it (Smart Notebook file). Or import the video directly from the Screencasting tool. You can select your privacy setting too.
3. It will take several minutes to "process" the video and when it is done you will get the link to your YouTube video.
4. Embed the screencast into a post on your blog using the insert video option from menu (video must be on YouTube). You can also embed using the HTML embed code (a little more challenging).

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Part 2: Video Presentation

There are many different resources available for sharing videos in different ways. They can be shared easily by creating a link to a video that you share with your class. There are more advanced delivery methods that can enhance what a video can do. There are 6 of these methods listed below. For part two choose either EdPuzzle or Zaption to create a video lesson. __________________________________________________________________________

EdPuzzle: Make your videos come to life using this tool. You can crop videos, add your voice, and embed quizzes and open-ended discussion questions. Find videos directly on the site through YouTube or Khan Academy, or upload your own content. You can now connect EdPuzzle to Google Classroom, watch this video to see how! (Parental consent required for students under 13 to create using EdPuzzle.)

Zaption: Take a video and trim it to the content you want. Add multiple videos that play 1 after the other. Add content to the videos link images, text, links to other websites, and formative assessments.

Google Forms: You can embed a video into a Google Form to make a video question on a formative assessment or to create video tutorials to go along with a branching form. We will cover branching forms activity 8 so keep this in mind when you get to that activity

VideoNot.es: Using this app your students can take notes while watching a video and the notes are time stamped so students know when each note was started. This app can also be connected to Google Drive so student video notes are all saved in their Google Drive. You will learn how to connect an app to Google Drive in activity 5.

Ted-Ed: At Ted-Ed you can take any YouTube video and transform it into a complete lesson. You can embed questions in the video, create links to additional content, create discussions within the video, and more. To see what you can do, the link goes to the video tour of Ted-Ed.

SafeShare.tv: Create a link to your YouTube video that displays your video without and advertisements and extra videos along the side.

To Complete Part 2:

1. Choose a video presentation tool, either EdPuzzle or Zaption, set up an account connected to your Google account.
2. Create a video presentation using the features of your presentation tool including adding questions/quizzes to your video. You can use the video you uploaded to YouTube in Part 1 or you can select any other video from YouTube.
1. Since this is the YouTube lesson, if you need any help with this, search YouTube for a good tutorial.
3. Share your video lesson on your blog. You can either share a link to your video or use an embed code.
4. Reflect in your blog post about creating videos and using videos in your class. Include thoughts about using the video presentation tool you selected.
5. Comment on 3 other tech nerd campers's blogs.