Vidcasts

This week in class we were learning about what vidcasts are and what they are used for. This week our assignment was to gather info about the project we are creating for our digital stories. We have several tool options available for the class to use: 1-Flipcams 2-Powerpoint 3-Photostory 4-Jing.


This can be used as a teaching method that a teacher can use to introduce a certain topic, show the students how to do something, a tutorial or a public service announcement. We are doing this so we can learn about the different technology aspects that are available to make learning more fun and creative for students to learn instead of just lecturing day after day. By using vidcasts it can mean to your fellow colleagues that they can also use the same vidcasts to teach as well and share ideas instead of having each teacher make up their own each time.

Technology is a big aspect in learning today. So as teachers we need to embrace it and make it a part of the classroom because today's children grasp onto technology and relate to it better then older generations. Children can do a similar project that we are learning how to do in class and they can use it as an assessment to show what they have learned and to help other students learn. This can be a group assignment where students must collaborate and each participate equally and can teach them team work and compromising. So it can really benefit both teachers and students to become familiar with this aspect of technology because there are so many topics that can be done that you may find that your students will want to make more and more.