Screencasting AgendaFor this training, the participants will learn the basics of using screencasting in classroom use and lesson planning. The presentation will cover the following features of screencasting: What a Screencast is Who are using Screencasts How Screencasts are used Screencast ideas for teacher usage Screencast ideas for students Video: How to create a Screencast using Screencast-O-Matic How to upload a Screencast to YouTube How to embed the Screencast video into a class website Steps to Creating a meaningful screencast How the presenter commonly uses Screencasting (real examples) Questions/Answers Evaluation forms filled outSome benefits of using screencasts for teachers: helps explain difficult concepts, a permanent record for students to review previous lessons, provides makeup lessons for absent students, teachers can clone themselves and allows them to move around the room, helps parents see what the students are learning in class, helps differentiate instruction for different styles of learners, and can provide more personal and individual feedback to a students work.Some benefits of using screencasts for students: Collaborative learning, facilitates peer teaching/learning, students can show proof of understanding, alternative assessment method, reduces the anxiety of live presentations, helps students summarize content learned, students can collaborate with students in other classes or schools, involves student use of multi-media responses, and offers a way to participate in digital storytelling.