This has been a crazy few days trying to get caught up from vacation. I love working with powerpoint but it is so time consuming. My presentation took nearly 4 hours. I just know this is not normal. I do tend to get a little OCD about finding just the right photo and that is not easy, especially now that I am trying to be more careful with copyright.
I do like the screen casting. Yes, very time consuming. I tried both computers in the house. finally had to purchase another microphone and after 2 days did get sound recorded. I am uploading to Youtube as I type. I am disappointed that Jing does not allow me to embed from there. I need to try screen-o-matic. I want to eliminate the extra step if I can. I see these as being available to students to review from, watch repeatedly to gain understanding or as an introduction. I also like the fact that they are quick, relative to actually speaking in front of a class. I tend to be very interactive with students so I ask and take comments from students. In reality a power point can take up to 20 minutes in class but only 8 minutes by screen casting it. I would like to do a narrow subject matter that students have trouble grasping on a screen cast, like cellular respiration, or protein production. Students need repetition and having these available for would help.
I finished my voicethread and I really enjoy making these. Quick as long as I find the right photo but for the first slide I made my own. I did mine to use prior to the unit on ecology. I see this tool as being useful for so many things. I even shared it with the English teacher at school today.
I do like the screen casting. Yes, very time consuming. I tried both computers in the house. finally had to purchase another microphone and after 2 days did get sound recorded. I am uploading to Youtube as I type. I am disappointed that Jing does not allow me to embed from there. I need to try screen-o-matic. I want to eliminate the extra step if I can. I see these as being available to students to review from, watch repeatedly to gain understanding or as an introduction. I also like the fact that they are quick, relative to actually speaking in front of a class. I tend to be very interactive with students so I ask and take comments from students. In reality a power point can take up to 20 minutes in class but only 8 minutes by screen casting it. I would like to do a narrow subject matter that students have trouble grasping on a screen cast, like cellular respiration, or protein production. Students need repetition and having these available for would help.
I finished my voicethread and I really enjoy making these. Quick as long as I find the right photo but for the first slide I made my own. I did mine to use prior to the unit on ecology. I see this tool as being useful for so many things. I even shared it with the English teacher at school today.
Nice voicethread. I liked the way you posed thought-provoking questions for each slide.
ReplyDeleteLove the voicethread Sandy! That's exactly how I envision using them, to get to prior knowledge. Great work!
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