Screencasting+101

**Recording lessons, PowerPoints, and your device screen**
Leaving your class with a substitute, but still want to present lessons? Want to show your lesson or video in class and answer questions or receive comments through a backchannel chat? Would you like your students to explain how to do a task on the computer and record themselves? Do you want to create a recording of test questions in a presentation so students can follow along as you read the questions? Have you ever wanted to send a video of a lesson home (i.e. "flip" the lesson)? Do you wish you could post a video of how to do a problem on a worksheet? Now you can.

Use these resources to learn how to record in a PowerPoint, record your computer screen, or create a lesson on your iPad.

Recording a Microsoft Power
Recording a PowerPoint is accomplished by adding narrations to the entire presentation, or one slide at a time. You need to have access to a microphone.

Adding Narrations to an entire PowerPoint Presentation:



**Screencasting**
A screencast is a video capture of your screen. You can record sections of the screen, or the entire window. If you want to add narration, you need to have access to a microphone connected to your computer. If you want to be visible on the screen as you talk, you also need access to a webcam. Two free web tools that you can use are Screencast-O-Maticand Screenr.

For screencasting ideas for the classroom, click here.

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iPad
Video capture on the iPad is possible through apps like Educreations. Create on your iPad with Educreations and share with anyone, even if they don't have an iPad. Watch the video and see Apps In Classfor more ideas. media type="custom" key="24385056" width="90" height="90" media type="custom" key="24385306" width="90" height="90"

SmartNotebook Users
SmartNotebook Users can record the screen by using the Smart Recorder. Record in the software and on the screen. To learn how to record, watch the video, below. media type="custom" key="24385468"

Promethean ActiveInspire
Like SmartNotebook, ActiveInspire also has a screen recording function.

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