Vodcasting for Mastery Learning

Jeff Noll – HS Science Instructional CoachDeb Wolf –Chemistry Roosevelt High School

Objectives

• Describe the technology used to create educational vodcasts.

• Identify the applications for educational vodcasting.

• Evaluate the use of vodcasting for mastery learning.

History (disclaimer)

• AP Chem

• Woodland Park, CO

• Implementation – Successes and struggles

What Do We Already Know?

• iPods

• YouTube

• Screen capture

What Is Vodcasting?

• Conjunction• Your voice and

your screen• Easy-hardish? –

Watch and See

Sample

What Do I Need?

• Computer

• Microphone

• Software

• Writing Implement

Microphone

• Better – wired ($10-$40)

• Best – Microsoft LifeChat ZX 6000 ($50ish)

• Best – Samson C01U ($150ish)

Software

• Better – SmartRecorder (free)

• Better – Jing (free; 5 min max)

• Best – Camtasia ($100)

Hardware – “Tablet”

• SmartBoard – “Free”

• Tablet - $79-$249

What Is The Minimum I Need?

• SmartRecorder – Free

• Microphone - $10-$50

• Storage space - Free to $$$$

Why Would I Want to Try it?

• Peer pressure

• Live recording

• Precasting

• Mastery learning

Is It Difficult To Do?

• Define difficult

• Record, pause, stop

• We did . . . Now you do!

About Us

• What do we teach?

• Where do we teach?

More About Us

• What is our favorite thing about students?

• Where is our favorite place to eat in SF?

Even More About Us

• We would like to draw you a pretty picture.

Thoughts?

• Q N A

How Do I Get It To Students?• TeacherTube, Google Video, Blip TV,

YouTube, Screencast.com, Itunes, Yahoo Video, Facebook, MySpace, etc.

• Wikispaces, Ning, blog, K-12 Web Site, K-12 Media Storage, Blackboard, Moodle, WebCT, etc.

• Mobile devices (iPod, PSP, cell phone)• DVD• Storage, storage, and more storage!• Web-based?• Storage v. Bandwidth

Why Would I Want To Do This?

• Absences

• Accommodations

• Higher order cognitive skills

• Differentiation

• Constructive feedback

• Parental involvement

• Communicate at student’s level

• Others?

Why Would I Not Want To Do This?

• Technology implementation

• Accessibility

• Bandwidth vs. storage

• Increased screen time

• Time investment

• Communicate at student’s level

• Others?

Precasting in AP Environmental Science• Back to the wiki. . .

• Accountability

• Application lessons

• Accessibility

• Attitude/Apathy

• Time

Summarize

• What are two things that you think make vodcasting advantageous?

• What are two things that you think make vodcasting disadvantageous?