1. Digital Resources to Flip the
Classroom

2. On Student Engagement
“tell me and I will forget, show me and I may
remember, involve me and I will understand.”
Confucius – 450 B.C.

4. Digital resources
• Screencast/Slidecast
• Podcast

5. Screencasting
• Naturally, the first step would be to create
those awesome instructional videos.
• Let's make it as easy as possible.

6. Screencasting - tools
• Screencast-O-Matic
(http://www.screencast-o-matic.com)
– Captures your screen activity
– Records your audio narration
– Hosts your video and allows you to share link by
email or by embedding your video into website
– Allows you to edit your creation after you are
finished (with Pro membership)

7. Screencasting - tools
• Here is an instructional video I created with
Screencast-O-Matic:
http://youtu.be/7HHWbsem2jE

8. Screencasting - tools
• Other fun things you can do with ScreencastO-Matic:
– You can download as a video file, upload and host
on Screencast
– Allow users to add notes and comments to the
video
– Allow viewers to download the video
– Screencast-O-Matic offers a software download
link to use the tool offline

9. Digital resources - tools
• Other ways to use instructional videos:
– Use it on a day you have a substitute
– Have students create instructional videos
– Use screencasts to teach the technology in the
classroom that you are integrating with your
content
– If you are offering professional development
opportunities for teachers, this is great for
creating resources teachers can access 24/7

10. Podcast
• Personal on demand
broadcast (Podcast)
• online publication of
digital files
(audio, video, or other
formats)
• include recorded
teacherlectures, student
projects, studentcreated news programs

11. Podcasting - tools
• Write a script
• Use a quality microphone or cellphone
• Use one of the following recording tools:
– Vocaroo (http://vocaroo.com)
– Yodio (http://www.yodio.com)
– Audacity
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download)
• Host your recording online

12. Creating different ways students can learn key
concepts in your course gives students options
for learning.