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Technology Integration-Screencasting

Screencast-o-Matic is a free screen recording application that teachers could use to create instructional videos for students to refer to later. For example, a teacher could make a screencast demonstrating how to balance a chemical equation. Teachers could also have students watch other students' screencast tutorials. However, the tool may be better suited for teacher-created content rather than having students regularly create their own screencasts.

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Technology Integration-Screencasting

Screencast-o-Matic is a free screen recording application that teachers could use to create instructional videos for students to refer to later. For example, a teacher could make a screencast demonstrating how to balance a chemical equation. Teachers could also have students watch other students' screencast tutorials. However, the tool may be better suited for teacher-created content rather than having students regularly create their own screencasts.

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Jesus Espinoza – TEL 311 – 2/11/18 – Professor Lovitt

Technology Integration Form – SCREENCASTING

GENERAL INFORMATION
Selected Technology/Resource Name: Age/Grade Level: Technology/Resource Type:
Screencast-o-Matic Screen Recorder 8th
Application Software Device Website
Source: (Web address, company name, etc.)

https://screencast-o-matic.com/screen_recorder

Associated Learning Standard(s):

ISTE-S:

6. Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles,
formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as
visualizations, models or simulations.
d. publish or present content that customizes the message andmedium for their intended audiences.

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION
Screencast-o-matic is a free screen recording application. When going on the SoM site, the user goes to download the
application’s launcher, but it will only open the screen recording program when launched through the site, not just by clicking on
the downloaded launch button. Once opened, the user is provided with a decent amount of options to use, such as the quality of
the recording, and what exactly the user wants to record (screen, webcam, both), and the choice of recording narration through a
microphone. The user can also manually adjust the recording frame to fit whatever specific portion of their screen they want to
record. The maximum time allowed to record in the free version is 15 minutes. There is the option to pay to upgrade the
application’s capabilities, which includes features like an increased max. recording time, or the ability to record in-computer
audio.

Overall, the application is fairly simple to use, and the free version works well enough to make something like a narrated tutorial.

INTEGRATION/IMPLEMENTATION IDEA - SCREENCASTING


A teacher could use this if they want to give students a resource that demonstrates a complicated task that they could refer to
later when doing something like a homework assignment. For example, a student could look at a teacher’s screencast on how to
balance a chemical equation to see exactly how the teacher does the process and easily apply that method to the homework
they’re doing. Or, a teacher could have screencasts of their lessons available to their students for cases where one is absent or
didn’t quite understand a concept discussed in an in-person lesson

In 8th grade, I can’t think of many instances where a student could use Screencast-o-matic to make a video that would promote
their own learning, except for some specific situation like a technology class, or a very open choice, visual presentation-based
project. Teachers could have students make a screencast in which they explain a concept assigned by them and share them
among their classmates; basically, tutorials by students, for students.
Jesus Espinoza – TEL 311 – 2/11/18 – Professor Lovitt

Value-Added Rating Scale

3 2 1

The integration idea described: The integration idea described: The integration idea described:

• aligns to content standards • aligns to content standards • aligns to content standards

• transforms a lesson in a way that would • enhances a lesson; likely to • serves as a nice supplement to a lesson
be impossible or very difficult without it; increase student engagement and but wouldn’t necessarily play a critical
very likely to increase student engagement support mastery of the concept(s) role within the lesson
and contribute to mastery of the
• will most likely be used by the • will most likely be used by the teacher
concept(s)
students directly during a lesson (e.g., a demonstration)
• optimal in a student-centered
environment where students are active
and engaged in learning content

VALUE-ADDED EXPLANATION
 Rating: 1 (1.5)
o Screencast-o-Matic, like other general screencasting tools, is a great tool when trying to make something like a
lesson video. However, unless a teacher is doing something like an online class, it doesn’t have that much use in
a general lesson. Looking back at what I wrote in the Integration section, both of those teacher-creation
instances I discuss of use are mostly meant to be some form of “back-up” for a student, so a lesson would not
rely on or lose much if a screencast was not created. However, the ability to go online and get a refresher on a
teacher’s lesson and its elements could be considered supporting the student’s mastery of a concept, which is
why I put that 1.5. Those two examples are also ones of teachers sharing a screencast they made, not the
student. Overall, there would probably be more opportunities/better advantages for a teacher to make a
screencast than there would be for a student.

This template has been adapted from the following resources:


Christie, A., (2007). Dr. Alice Christie’s 6C Model for Evaluating Apps. Retrieved from
http://www.kathyschrock.net/uploads/3/9/2/2/392267/evalipad_content.pdf
ISTE, (2012). iste.nets•s Advancing Digital Age Learning. Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
LearnZillion, Inc. (July 2014). TeachFest Guide | Mathematics. Retrieved from http://ctcorestandards.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/08/Math_TeachFest_SA_Guidebook.pdf.
Schrock, K., (2011-14). Critical Evaluation of a Content-Based IPAD/IPOD APP. Retrieved from
http://alicechristie.org/6C/6C.pdf.

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