Screencastify
Tech Tip Tuesday (October 8, 2024)
I can record my screen. Why?
- 🔄 🏫 Flipped classroom: Record lectures and explanations for students to watch before class.
- ➕ 🏫 Supplementary material: Provide additional explanations or examples for complex topics
- ❌ 🏫 Absent student support: Record lessons to keep absent students from falling behind.
Quick uses in the class
Elementary:
- Math Tutorial: A teacher creates a screencast explaining how to solve a complex multiplication problem, demonstrating each step visually and providing clear verbal explanations.
- Reading Comprehension: A reading teacher records a screencast of herself reading aloud a story, pausing to ask comprehension questions and model strategies for answering them.
Middle:
- Science Experiment: A science teacher records a screencast of a lab experiment, explaining the procedure, demonstrating the steps, and discussing the results.
- History Lecture: A history teacher creates a screencast of a lecture on a specific historical event, using visuals and audio to engage students and provide context.
High School:
- Writing Workshop: A writing teacher records a screencast of a mini-lesson on a specific writing technique, providing examples and guiding students through the process.
- Language Learning: A language teacher creates screencasts of dialogues or grammar explanations, allowing students to practice at their own pace.
These are just a few examples of how Screencastify can be used in K-12 classrooms. The possibilities are endless, and educators can tailor their screencasts to meet the specific needs and learning styles of their students.
Collect videos from students to better understand their grasp of concepts or proficiency levels — without using class time.
- Request video submissions from students no matter where they are
- Personalize instruction and share more feedback when you can regularly assess each student asynchronously
- Students can record and submit music playing tests, oral language assignments, presentations, and more
Save time and make your videos more engaging and accessible.
Add an AI-generated title, description, and captions with one click.
There are still a lot of features coming for creating questions within your videos, their premium learning library, or videos you bring in from YouTube!
Embed your Screencastify videos right into your course!
Makes it easier for you and students!
NYT Connections for your class!
Connections is one of the most daily popular games from the New York Times.
Make your own Connections game for free!
A global map in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day
This super cool and easy-to-use interactive map displays Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties worldwide. Enter an address or zip code and start investigating. Each search result is accompanied by links to learn more about the territory, language, or treaty. Great for research projects or in-class discussions!
You can also check out the free escape-room gallery walk from PBS Learning Media to learn and teach about the dichotomy of how history remembers women from indigenous communities.
Ever wondered how computers can understand our drawings? It's all thanks to machine learning. Just like in the game Google AI experiment Quick, Draw!, a neural network tries to guess what you're drawing. The more you play and the more data it processes, the smarter it becomes. This is just one example of how machine learning can be used in creative ways, from recognizing images to generating text. Imagine the possibilities!
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Brian Krause, Instructional Technology Coach
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