Trying out Screencasting

Screencasting was a lot more frustrating than Voicethread, mainly because every time you mess up, you have to start the whole thing over from the beginning. I figured out after trying it a few times that you can export the screencast at the end and then edit it with Windows Movie Maker, so I could cut some "mess ups" or long silences out, but it was time consuming and though its easy to delete segments, it would be difficult to add things in. It was the first attempt though, and I have to say that the end result is pretty neat.

I can definitely see myself using it to show students how to use a technology feature before we use it in class or to show them something I want them to try for homework (eg. creating a blog, editing the class wiki, using Google Earth, giving them a virtual tour of all of the class' digital resources, etc.) I intend to practice a bit more with it, the Pause button is definitely a time saver, because I was spending too much time during the screencast waiting for different windows to open. Once I discovered the Pause button, I would pause the screencast, then wait for the desired window to open, and resume the screencast. It went much smoother like that!

My screencast was created using Screencast-o-Matic and uploaded to YouTube.