The screencast I have designed will be for students to learn how to post a journal to the class psychology wikispace at psychology-schoenborn.wikispaces.com. I actually created a screencast, but I was unable to post it to both Google and Youtube. For whatever reason, my computer/internet will not allow it to happen.
The screencast begins with students gettin onto Internet Explorer. Secondly, students will go to psychology-schoenborn.wikispaces.com. Once this page loads the home page, students will click on Unit 1 - The Mind at Work on the Navigation Bar. When the Unit 1 page loads, students will click on the discussion tab at the top of the this page. Students will then sign in using their school username and password. Finally, students will be able to click on Journal 1 and type their journal entry in the reply section of this page. The last step will be for students to click Post. Students will be using the journaling feature in class to participate in discussions that will take place. This will also hold them accountable for this portion of the class grade.
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I am curious...are you planning to use your screencast in your classroom? I would love to use mine with my students and I think that I would if my district did not have youtube.com blocked - you tube was the only location I could get my screencast to post. Bummer. It sounds like your screencast would be effective for your students to know ALL of the steps needed to complete the task! Nice idea! :)
ReplyDelete~Salena
Great idea for the use of a screencast! It certainly sounds like you have implemented quite a bit of what we have been learning into your classroom. How exciting for you AND your students! Salena raises a great point about youtube being blocked from many schools. I would also be curious if there are any other platforms available in which to share screencasts.
ReplyDelete~Jennifer B
Great tutorial and it points out something important. When you do create a screencast it is difficult to just wing it. What you put forth is a descriptive outline for how it should proceed. My first few attempts (by the second example I posted) were laughable. I came up with a finished product that was approved for use in our training guide on Friday. It was close to fifteen minutes long and I needed an outline as a guide and to ensure all of the elements of the lesson were included in a logical progression.
ReplyDeleteAs you point out Human Performance Improvement needs to be a part of the design for every plan, including the educational system. I think it is Nick that has mentioned he has recurrent training online. Some of them are so redundant that all he does is click through the slides and answer a few questions. As you mention with students in computerized classes this is not a systemic change nor is it addressing learner outcomes. How we go about promoting and encouraging the school boards and administrators seems to be the stumbling block in K-12.
Jim W.
Hi, Pat:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you finally resolve the issue in producing your screencast, I believe you did learn something new during the process of screencast production. Good post!
Shiao-Min