Perhaps if the screencasts were en lieu of these meetings the screencasts would be more popular. The negative comments have typically been about the length of their screencasts. Feedback from teachers has unfortunately not been overly positive for these innovative administrators. One recent trend among some administrators has been to flip their faculty meetings by producing screencasts for teachers to watch prior to the meeting. need parental support in learning (screencasting allows the parents to learn the material and help children master it).Teachers who screencast frequently have reported that it benefits students who: Educreations has been one of my favorite screencasting apps because it immediately posts saved screencasts to the Internet where teachers may track viewing data.
Apps like Educreations, ShowMe, ScreenChomp, and Knowmia have made screencasting from iPads popular. Screencasting has been essential for many flipped and blended learning classrooms. Teachers have responded favorably to my short informative videos.
I have used Jing, Screencast-o-matic, and Adobe Captivate for screencasting in the past but seem to use Screencast-o-matic’s downloadable software version the most because it allows me to produce videos that I may edit with common video editors. Teachers often need anytime anywhere professional learning and much of it can be accomplished through screencasting.
Screencasting is a skill that every instructional technology specialist should have.