I think that screencasting can be really useful in education, especially right now because of the pandemic. Students may need a recording of a lecture, or more explicit directions, which then screencasting would come in handy. I also think that in the classroom screencasting could be used for a number of things. One example is chemistry or something math-related where there is a formula involved. Students could download an example of the teacher’s work using the formula, and watch it over and over instead of having to take notes, copy everything down, but miss what was being taught. If students can watch the tutorial an unlimited amount of times, it may help them learn easier, and really understand the concept.

For example, when I was learning chemistry, it was confusing to watch the teacher speed through things on the board, try to take notes, and then try to do it by myself at the same time. I think if the teacher had provided a way for us, students, to see the lesson again at home while we were practicing chemistry by doing our homework, it could have helped us learn a lot easier and faster. A lot of the time I felt like I was just reading my textbook again and again, and in the end, teaching myself, when actually if the teacher had provided a recording of the lesson, I could have learned from the teacher directly as it should be. Screencasting could also be great for things like language learning. For example, being able to watch the instructor underline the word, while listening to it, or circle and object and connect it to the word, could be helpful. I think screencasting would be most beneficial for at-home learning and recalling information or studying for a test.

Here, I took a screencast of a video I made for cooking. I think this is a good example of what can be done and saved for students to look at again after the lesson.

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