Curriculum+Workshop-+Activity+Design+3+-+ELA

=// Student Reflection Via Screencasting //=

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= Agenda: =
 * 1) Introduction to Screencasting
 * 2) Screencasting Production
 * 3) Screencasting Sharing & Reflection
 * 4) Design a Lesson/Activity Leveraging Screencasting
 * 5) Debrief

= Session Objectives: =
 * To explore the affordances and limitations of screencasting.
 * To learn the basic functions of the tool.
 * To understand how students can leverage screencasting to share knowledge and reflect on work they have done.

=I. Introduction to Screencasting - Pedagogy & Tool Basics (20 min)=

[[image:screencast-o-matic.jpg width="404" height="269" align="right"]]Tool Basics: Screencast-o-matic

 * Log in
 * Adjust mic volume
 * Buttons on control panel
 * Recording and uploading
 * Publish to Screencastomatic
 * options (notes, audio)
 * Youtube
 * Video file

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=2. Screencasting Production (30 min)=

Your Mission:
to create a one-three minute screencast and publish it to Youtube.


 * A. Select a type of screencast to produce: **
 * Teach a Concept
 * Feedback on a Student Paper or Project
 * Reflect on a Favorite Activity of Lesson

B. Scripting
Use one of the documents below to help you plan your screencast.






 * How will you make your screencast visually interesting?
 * student artifacts
 * online resources
 * pointing to standards online
 * the text of the lesson plan

C. Produce Your Screencast

 * speak loudly and slowly - pace is key to audience understanding
 * have all products, images, and text pulled up and readily accessible
 * close unneeded windows
 * watch and edit as you go

D. Upload your screencast to youtubeand post the link in this Google Doc.
=3. Screencast Reflection (10 min)=

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 * Use the TPACK framework to consider why screencasting is the best technology for this teaching or learning situation. Think carefully about content and pedagogy.
 * Record your reflection in the Google Doc and share it with your partner after your show your screencast.

=4. Design a Lesson or Activity Leveraging Screencasting (30 min)=
 * Time to create an activity of your own.
 * Develop your activity/lesson in a document using this template. Complete the lesson template by copying it into a Word document and saving it.
 * When you're finished, paste your lesson into a new Discussion Board post below.
 * The subject line of your discussion post should be the title of your activity/lesson.

Standards Addressed in a Reflection Screencast:
Common Core Standards Targeted by Mini-Lesson NETS Standards Targeted by Mini-Lesson

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=5. Debrief=
 * What questions and problems did you run into as you designed your lesson?
 * How will screencasting help you change your current pedagogical approach?

=6. Additional Resources=
 * 15 Handy Tips for Recording Engaging Screencasts
 * Scoop It! Screencasting for Online Learning
 * Sample Storyboard
 * Storyboard Template

Other Free Screencasting Platforms

 * Jing @http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
 * CamStudio @http://camstudio.org/