Curriculum+Workshop-+Peer+to+Peer+and+Teacher+Instruction+using+Screencasting

Exploring and Demonstrating Understanding Using Digital Media 1.5 hrs toc In this session, we will see how to improve students' understanding of material, focusing on fractions, using screencasting. We will begin by exploring examples of screencasting. Next, you will learn to leverage screencasting to help teach fractions. Finally, you will create your own activity based upon TPACK- Technology (screencasting), Pedagogy (using screencasting to improve students' understanding of concepts), and Content (your choice).

Session Objectives:

 * To explore the affordances and limitations of screencasting
 * To understand how to leverage screencasting
 * To begin to develop a lesson incorporating screencasting

= NETS Standards Targeted = = Curricular (State, National, Common Core) = = =

=I. Show One (15 min.)=

Reasons for screencasting:
 * Students explaining a concept.
 * Students teaching a concept to another student.
 * Students creating test corrections.
 * Alternative testing.
 * Students exploring interactive web based tools like applets and explaining what they learn as they use them.
 * Students creating online manipulatives or drawings to explain concepts.
 * Teachers teaching material or giving directions to students or colleagues

A. First, check out the screencasting examples below. You won't have time to watch all of each video, but a brief viewing will give you a feel for screencasting. (5 min)

How to borrow- recorded with a camera's video recorder. media type="youtube" key="vXKSWgYQvJc" height="315" width="560"

Test corrections on adding negative fractions requiring borrowing- recorded online. media type="youtube" key="z-vGmo3PNIY" height="315" width="420"

Lesson created by teacher on multiplying and dividing positive and negative fractions.

media type="youtube" key="b6Jup7mSjr4" height="315" width="560"

B. Next, we will generate some questions that arose as we were checking out the videos above in the form below. (5 min.)

C. Next, we will organize ourselves into groups of 3. Using the form below, come up with ways you could see using screencasting with students. (5 min.)

include component="comments" page="Screencasting Introduction" limit="30"

=II. Teach One (30 min.)=

(15 min) A. The first thing we need to learn is how to work with video creation.

1) Create a video with the device you brought.

2) Save the video onto your computer's hard drive.

3) Retrieve and play the video.

4) Post the video to You Tube or Teacher Tube.

(15 min) B. Next, we will learn about a free screencasting program rather than using video recorders.

Screencast-O-Matic (directions from Tool Session)

Here are some other free programs for screencasting:

Jing Windows Media Encoder (directions)

=III. TPACK Reflection (10 min.)=




 * Let's dissect the mini-lesson using this diagram to determine how the content, pedagogy, and technology knowledge are leveraged.


 * Give particular focus to the 4 questions in the diagram.

include component="comments" page="Curriculum Workshop- Peer to Peer and Teacher Instruction using Screencasting" limit="30"

=IV. Do One (30 min.)=

Click here to create an activity of your own.

=V. Debrief (5 min.)=

include component="comments" page="Screencasting Debriefing" limit="30"