Screencast O matic

If you have never used or heard of Screencast O matic before, you need to look into it. To test out the video tool, I created a video to teach fellow teachers, students and parents how to use Diigo.This tool is almost too easy to use. I never had to download anything. With a click of a button, I was recording. I did not have any trouble using this program other than when it came time to save and upload it to YouTube. I was not able to upload it directly from Screencast O matic. Instead, I had to save the video to my laptop and upload it to YouTube myself. To see the video I made, click here or click play in the video box below.

This tool would be perfect for using in my classroom. Computer lab days are sometimes dreadful because the students just want to play games and never fully commit to their work. With this tool, I can have students look up certain things based on the topic we are discussing and bookmark articles, images or websites to refer back to when studying and so forth. My fourth graders would love this!

When creating this video, I followed ISTE NETS T-3, Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, and 5-Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership, by communicating information and teaching teachers students, and parents how to use a new technology.