Explore Screencast

I watched a prepositions screencast by a teacher that explained the meaning of  a preposition and prepositonal using a visual and examples. I thought it was very effective. The voice was clear and easy to understand. The pace was just right and it had a visual aid to help those visual learners. 

I also watched a third grade model drawing screencast by a teacher. This screencast was very informative and helpful. I could see how beneficial this could be in my classroom as we are using a new math program, Engage NY, at my school that is a completely different way of thinking about and doing math. Screencasts would not only help your struggling learners, but would be extremely helpful to post to my class blog for parents to see a sample problem explained the way their children have been taught in class. 

After watching a few screen casts I felt I was ready to create my own.  It is important to speak slowly and clearly. I realized after completing my screen cast that a stylus would be helpful when writing to show your work or explain material. I write very big and I had difficulty fitting all my work on the screen and have it be legible.  Here's a link to my screen cast. 

I think using screen cast would be extremely beneficial for students to show their work. We are implementing a new math program and this would be highly engaging for the students who struggle with explaining how and why they got the answer. I plan to use my screen cast to show parents a sample problem so they can get a better picture of what and how their child is being taught. I think screen casts could also be very helpful if you are not able to be at school.  How awesome would it be to be able to show your class how to do an activity even though you are not in the classroom.  I also plan to have students use screen casts during our number talks. They will be able to show and explain their number sense and math reasoning.

I think using screen casts during math to have students explain their reasoning and thinking falls under redefinition on the SAMR model. For instance, ShowMe helps redefine how students show and share their work in mathematics, as they are able to describe and illustrate every step in solving particular problems