Recording+Your+Class

=Recording Your Lessons=

Looking for a way to provide tutoring? Need to re-teach for a test? Worried about the student who missed all of last week? Some teachers are recording their classes so that students can watch the class from home or another classroom. Distance Learning isn’t new, but technology is making it easier to do.

Jing Project: Screen Captures And Screencasting
This [|free program] allows you to capture your screen or record up to five minutes or less of screen video. What you put together is then broadcast quickly on a wiki or even in email. You can choose to capture screen stills or create screen video that allows you to add audio. For a small fee, you can download [|Jing Pro], which includes a few more features, such as the ability to upload immediately to YouTube. The project's home page provides a quick tutorial. In addition, you can find tutorials on YouTube, such as the one below: media type="youtube" key="HZKhz0tSVII" height="285" width="340"

//Jing Examples//
Fantastic examples of Jing in use can be found on teacher created sites. The MakeMathEasy wiki has Jing videos.

Smart Recorder The SmartBoard software has a recorder feature that you can use easily. You can record what you put on the SmartBoard, and with an external microphone,add the narration. The [|SMART webpage] provides step-by-step instructions for making this work. This Teacher Tube video will guide you through some of the basics. media type="custom" key="2968476"

ActivStudio and the Promethean Board
Another popular software package is [|ActivStudio,] which is a commerical for purchase product that works with the Promethean Board. Mrs. McGrath's Cyber Cafe wiki has an example of a student create project made with ActivStudio. Another example is Mr. DiMattie's math class wiki. His students will guide you though problem solutions. Files recorded in this format may be too large for easy publishing and may need to be edited for size in Imovies or similar programs.

BSR
Similar to Jing, [|BSR] allows teachers to record anything seen on the screen. The package, which has a free trial download that doesn't expire, includes a converter function, as well as movie and photo editing abilities. However, know that in the trial version the BSR logo will be placed on your videos. The BSR website has a series of [|short tutorials] on how to use the various features. Mrs. White is using BSR. Check here regularly as we will post examples of her work.