Testing testing (1, 2, 3)

• Click here to view my Educreations test video and review.
  Pros:  I liked how easy to use and simple this website was.
  Cons: I didn’t like how “sloppy” it looked, or how there wasn’t an editing option.  Halfway through my recording my dad walked into the room to ask my brother something and there was no way for me to edit it without restarting from the beginning.  No ability to record outside of their platform (such as a screen capture).

• Below you’ll find my video reviewing QuickTime
  Pros: I could take a screen share video.
  Cons: I couldn’t get sound and the screen share on the same file.  I also did not see an easy way to edit the video within QuickTime itself.

• Sketchbook Example —>
  Pros: Lots of cool features, easy to use, versatile
  Cons: No recording feature that I could find, saves as a weird file unless you change it, not very sharable/interactive.

Flipped Classroom Assignment

For my final project, I decided to do a short video tutorial on creating, sharing, and adding a Google doc into a folder.  This is a skill we use throughout our class, and something that many of our students struggle with. Having an easy to share video will save time and frustration for students and teachers during the school year.  I chose to use Screencastify, a great tool that uploads directly to Google drive and is easy to record video, audio, and screen capturing all at the same time.  One draw back, is that the free version only allows you to record for 10 minutes at a time.  So, if your lesson is longer–you’ll need to record several sections to make up one entire lesson, you’ll need to use a different tool, or you can purchase the premium version.  In addition to using Screencastify, I also used Edpuzzle.  I love being able to embed questions for feedback and to make sure that students are staying on task while watching the videos.  Thanks for watching!

Please click here to view my final flipped classroom video.