Screencasting

I've been thinking about how to change what I set my students for homework and communicate with them using multimedia. I've decided that screencasting will help fill this void after reader a post on another blog. Below are a few websites that offer screencasting.

Screenr
ScreenToaster
ScreenCast-o-matic
Jing
ScreenCastle
ScreenJelly

I've decided that ScreenToaser is the best of these for the following reasons:

• Web-based


• Ability to upload directly to youtube


• Ability to download as mov or swf


• Unlimited time of recording


• Supports webcam, audio and subtitles

You do need to register, but that's okay - it is an excellent product. Below is a video that I created for my Year 7 Class. I decided to add some homework (not much) to the end of the video - an easy way for me to make sure that the boys have watched it. It is only my first attempt, so I'll see what my students think.