Here, you can make a clear statement of the purpose of the video, together with a brief summary of its content, any preparations that students have to make before watching it, any follow-up work, and in what context the video should be seen. By making this meta-information very clear, students will find it easier to find the resources they need at various periods during the term, especially in connection with their examination preparations. One good idea is to create a page in Canvas in which the video is included. You must now communicate this, either in the video itself, or by some other means. Once your video has been published, you have to place it in context. You should have already been thinking during stage 1 about how you want your students to work with the video. The effective completion of each stage will not only increase the quality of your video, but will also save you time.

When you want to make a screen recording it makes sense to think in terms of a progression of stages. Simple video based on PowerPoint (9 minutes).USN has a licence for the software Screencast-O-Matic, which enables you to capture screen displays that you want to record, select an audio source (such as a headset with a microphone), and start recording.įor more information about the technical aspects of Screencast-O-Matic, watch our webinar about Screencast-O-Matic and five-part video series made by Peer Andersen.

The video editing tool Screencast-O-Matic The reason for this is that it is easy to produce large amounts of video material based on resources that most teachers probably have readily available to them. Screen recordings are very popular and their use in teaching is on the increase.

In brief, screen recordings are screen displays taken from your computer, tablet or mobile phone to make videos for publication.

Screen castomatic