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Vodcasting for Mastery Learning. Jeff Noll – HS Science Instructional Coach Deb Wolf –Chemistry Roosevelt High School. Objectives. Describe the technology used to create educational vodcasts. Identify the applications for educational vodcasting.
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Vodcasting for Mastery Learning Jeff Noll – HS Science Instructional Coach Deb Wolf –Chemistry Roosevelt High School
Objectives • Describe the technology used to create educational vodcasts. • Identify the applications for educational vodcasting. • Evaluate the use of vodcasting for mastery learning.
History (disclaimer) • AP Chem • Woodland Park, CO • Implementation – Successes and struggles
What Do We Already Know? • iPods • YouTube • Screen capture
What Is Vodcasting? • Conjunction • Your voice and your screen • Easy-hardish? – Watch and See
What Do I Need? • Computer • Microphone • Software • Writing Implement
Microphone • Better – wired ($10-$40) • Best – Microsoft LifeChat ZX 6000 ($50ish) • Best – Samson C01U ($150ish)
Software • Better – SmartRecorder (free) • Better – Jing (free; 5 min max) • Best – Camtasia ($100)
Hardware – “Tablet” • SmartBoard – “Free” • Tablet - $79-$249
What Is The Minimum I Need? • SmartRecorder – Free • Microphone - $10-$50 • Storage space - Free to $$$$
Why Would I Want to Try it? • Peer pressure • Live recording • Precasting • Mastery learning
Is It Difficult To Do? • Define difficult • Record, pause, stop • We did . . . Now you do!
About Us • What do we teach? • Where do we teach?
More About Us • What is our favorite thing about students? • Where is our favorite place to eat in SF?
Even More About Us • We would like to draw you a pretty picture.
Thoughts? • Q N A
How Do I Get It To Students? • TeacherTube, Google Video, Blip TV, YouTube, Screencast.com, Itunes, Yahoo Video, Facebook, MySpace, etc. • Wikispaces, Ning, blog, K-12 Web Site, K-12 Media Storage, Blackboard, Moodle, WebCT, etc. • Mobile devices (iPod, PSP, cell phone) • DVD • Storage, storage, and more storage! • Web-based? • Storage v. Bandwidth
Why Would I Want To Do This? • Absences • Accommodations • Higher order cognitive skills • Differentiation • Constructive feedback • Parental involvement • Communicate at student’s level • Others?
Why Would I Not Want To Do This? • Technology implementation • Accessibility • Bandwidth vs. storage • Increased screen time • Time investment • Communicate at student’s level • Others?
Precasting in AP Environmental Science • Back to the wiki. . . • Accountability • Application lessons • Accessibility • Attitude/Apathy • Time
Summarize • What are two things that you think make vodcasting advantageous? • What are two things that you think make vodcasting disadvantageous?