Screen Capture Videos

Ever feel like you're repeating yourself over and over? Ever want to get a message out and an email just won't do it? Try Quicktime Screen Capture videos. Since we all have MacBooks, screen capture videos are SUPER easy to make. I have used this mac tool so many times. Here are some of the ways I've used it:
- make a how-to video for fellow staff members (such as how to add a printer to your computer)
- make a how-to video for parents (such as accessing iStation or how you taught a particular Math concept)
- make tutorial videos for students (re-teach a lesson or create this video so they can visit it again and "pause" you when necessary)
- Use Quicktime along with your Reflector app to make a tutorial video with your iPad (if you have Reflector installed onto your mac mini, you would have to create your video using your mac mini)

Anytime you want to show someone step-by-step how to do ANYTHING on your computer screen, use Quicktime! After you create your video, your video is saved onto your computer. From there, you can send it to YouTube or Vimeo for publishing.

With Quicktime, you can also make Movie Recordings (my webcam comes open so I can record myself), or just an audio recording. You can record yourself giving directions for your students, or you may want to record your students as they are reading, talking through a math solution, explaining their thinking, etc. There are SO many amazing uses for this application!

 Here is a screen capture video I made about Quicktime's screen capture tool:

Click here for a video that Amber Evans made. The video is a "how to" video showing us how to embed a Symbaloo onto a website.

Here is a screen capture video that I made today using my Reflector app and my macbook. I displayed my iPad on the screen and recorded myself as I demonstrated how to use the Google Earth app. This way, when your students say, "How do I do that?" or "What do I click on?", this type of video will alleviate that problem:)

With this tool or any other tool mentioned on this blog, please contact me if you want to know more or if you need any help with it. Happy screen-casting!