Screencasts

   Today we are going to be talking about screen casts. This is a great tool to have in your back pocket, to virtually show how a specific tool or website is to be used. Screen casts can be especially helpful right now when virtual learning is becoming a more integral part of school with the pandemic currently taking place.

   I used the web tool Screencast-o-matic to create a video to help students navigate the online library tools for students. I specifically focus on how to use the library online catalog. Screencast-o-matic was a very easy tool to use. It was a free application and very user friendly. Before settling, I went on to explore two other screen cast tools to decide which one I personally enjoyed the most.

  Jing is another screen cast program that can be used to create videos that help with online learning. Jing is a program that requires you to download, before being able to use. I downloaded it on my personal computer, however this was a big mark against the program because, had I been on a school computer, I wouldn't have been able to download the program without permission from an administrator.

   The final screen cast program I explored was Adobe Spark. This is an app that can be downloaded on an iPad or iPhone. I downloaded this program on my iPad, but just as with Jing, I don't have a school iPad, so this program would not be useful for me.

   Between all three programs; Screencast-o-matic, Jing, and Adobe Spark, I preferred Screencast-o-matic. This was simply due to the ease of use and accessibility of it. I also liked that it can be implemented in my library right this minute, and it is free to use.

Below you will find the video I created to show my students how to use and access the online library catalog.

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