Using Screencast-O-Matic

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Screencast-O-Matic is a simple online tool for recording your computer screen.  Recording your screen allows teachers to create tutorial or instructional videos which can be downloaded.  Teacher users can upload finished videos to the internet for 24/7 student access.  Screencast-o-matic works in Internet Explorer.  Teachers should follow the ScreencastOMatic Directions.docx to download.  Students should not create accounts in Screencast-o-matic and should not download the app.   

 

 

 

Illustrated Guide for screencasting

A tutorial on how to create your first screencast

 

 

 

 

• flip the classroom and offer content before the lesson
• tutorial videos for students on complex topics
• how to video explaining a new initiative to parents
• instructional videos delivering content so students can access it again 
• offer personalized feedback on work 
• students create math videos sharing their method for solving
• students think aloud through a piece of complex text to share with other students 

 

 

	Substitution	Augmentation	Modification	Redefinition
Provide multiple means of Representation (Content)				Create tutorial videos that students can access from home 24/7 when they need help
Provide multiple means of Action and Expression (Product)				Students read and think aloud as a fluency or comprehension assessment
Provide multiple means of Engagement (Process)				Flip the classroom and offer content to students prior to the lesson