Screencasting for the Flipped Classroom

What is the Flipped Classroom:

http://www.slideshare.net/ignatia/the-flipped-classroom-introduction-and-sources

Pedagogy of Screencasting

http://law.niu.edu/taconnections/2010/spring/screencasts.shtml

Tips for making Screencasts

● Keep it short (2-12 minutes)

● Use neutral backgrounds● Add titles and annotations to

easily identify

● Closed Captioning for accessibility

Tips for making Screencasts

Also Consider . . .

● Editing pieces together

● Curating videos ● Do you really need to make a

new video, or does one exist that you can just add to?

● Context ● How are you organizing your

videos? What is the juxtaposition with other resources and activities? Is it in an LMS? Can you point to supporting links?

Screencasting Tools

Basic Tools● Camera● PhotoBooth

Intermediate and Advanced Tools

● QuickTime

● Screen-cast-o-matic

● Screenflow

● YouTube - edit, add music, annotations and distribute