Khan Academy has provided some excellent videos on some key concepts in Mathematics, linked very well to the American system.But, if you want to genuinely flip your classroom, then you should create your own videos.
It's not that hard to create your own videos!
Here are three suggestions for screencasting:
Screenr.com uses a java applet to record your screen. Up to 5 minutes. You can also uplaod directly to Youtube (which I recommend after an alternate site shutdown immediately, with all videos lost).Here are some examples that I recorded for Year 8 Coordinate Geometry: http://www.screenr.com/user/MathsNetAu
Software options:
Some staff at my school swear by Jing (although it costs)
I also like the idea of CamStudio as a free alternative.
Thanks for sharing this. :)
ReplyDeleteWould you mind sharing a little more about how you create the screencasts please? For example in the one on lines parallel to the axes, I noticed you
* used different coloured pens
* were annotating the page
* were able to draw a straight line
* seamlessly moved between other windows such as GeoGebra without an alt-tab window appearing.
Are these all features of the screenr recording software or are you using other software as well?
Screenr just records what is on my screen. You can choose to only record part of the screen (so I could include the screen except the taskbar, and use the taskbar to switch programs).
ReplyDeleteI use a Toshiba tablet PC (not a tablet device) to write on the screen, although I have thought about using a Wacom Bamboo Pen.
For software, I use Microsoft Office OneNote. It basically gives you a blank canvas (like a whiteboard) and you can use lots of coloured pens. Previously I have just used MS Word, but the inking facility is not as nice in 2010 version.
Hope this helps.