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Whiteboard screencasting is all the rage for creating educational videos like those featured in the Khan Academy. Here’s a quick look at how Salman Khan does it and some free (and not-so-free) tools that you can use to create your own educational videos to benefit you and your students. The Khan Academy Videos The Khan Academy website provides a FAQ that lists the tools that Salman Khan uses to create his videos: Looking at this list reveals three basic types of tools needed to do a whiteboard screencast: a video screen recorder, a drawing program, and an input device.
The basic concept is very simple: you plan your lesson, then record what you draw using the drawing program and your narration with the video screen capture program. The input device (use a graphics tablet for best results) allows you to draw or write on a tablet rather than trying to use the mouse. Drawing Programs These programs are for the actual on screen writing that the Khan videos are so well known for. My article about “The flipped classroom” | I teach with IT. 6 Simple Ways To Record & Publish Video In The Classroom. 6 Simple Ways To Record & Publish Video In The Classroom by Maryalene LaPonsie Teachers across the nation are already tweeting class lesson plans and hosting guest speakers in Google Hangouts. However, many teachers are looking for more ways to engage their students on social media platforms. Enter a new generation of video apps that make it easy for teachers and students alike to not only communicate in the social media realm but create in it too.
Here are 6 easy apps that you and your students can use to supplement presentations, film multimedia reports and engage with one another at a level not possible in 140 characters. 1. The kingpin of video cataloging and distribution doesn’t need an introduction. 2. Vine is Twitter’s baby. Unlike other video apps, Vine offers precious few editing features. 3. Most everyone who is plugged into the social media world is familiar with Instagram. 4. If you want to take the next step up, time-wise, try out the Viddy app. 5. 6.