Screencasting

I have watched screencasting multiple times to learn how to use a program or website but never knew that was what it was called.  I decided to make my screencast on how to use Glogster to create an online poster.  My students could use Glogster in science to create a project on a famous scientist, an organ, a disease, an element, or an organism's niche.  The possibilities with Glogster are endless.  Instead of always doing a boring poster board project, Glogster has created an online poster that can have sound and images added to it.  I could also use this as an assessment tool at the end of a unit.

After downloading Jing, I watched the main tutorial video and got right to work.  The program was user friendly and any questions I had were easily answered by other tutorial videos.  I was able to use a microphone with my video and hope it turned out well.  After listening to my own voice over and over I don't know if I will be using screencasting too often but I do see myself using it in the computer lab with my students to help them get set up or guide them through directions or a new program.