Multimedia Tools Artifact #2

Screencasting - How to Use Flip Grid

         This artifact is from module 7 when we were asked to create a screencast for students on how to use a tool. In my opinion, a screencast is one of the most useful tools as a teacher. I started screencasting last school year as a means for when I was going to be absent. Since I teach high school math, I could never expect my substitute to be able to teach my students so most often I would just give them a worksheet to practice problems and we would lose a day of instruction. Now with screencasting, I can create short videos for my students to learn from and students can watch them at their own pace. They can rewind, pause, and it really caters to their pace of learning. They can even go back and watch the videos before any tests or quizzes. 

         I liked this assignment because it made me think about how I would teach students how to use a tool rather than to solve a problem. All the other screencasts that I made were more instructional on problems. This screencast allowed me to demonstrate where to click and navigate a certain tool. I feel like these might be useful at the beginning of the year to compile. I could make quick little tutorials for my students in how to use our online math program called mathxl as well as where to find everything on my website. This might even be beneficial for parents to access. I plan on continuing to screencast using screencast-o-matic and make a bunch of short videos for the beginning of the year!