The tool I learned from this course that will be best
implemented into my classroom is defiantly screencasting. I can’t tell you how
many times throughout the semester my students come up to me requesting
clarification on how to do something I explained on the first day. My guidelines
are usually pretty clear (maybe I could improve a little) but there are still
six or seven students, who ask me to repeat something I’ve gone over.
Screencasts will eliminate this issue, I
can make detailed “hands on” examples of how to complete certain tasks required
for my class; from the simple tasks, to the more difficult ones. The screencast
I made for this course is one I chose because it was something I will show my
students on the first day of class next semester. Hopefully, it will be the one
and only time I will have to go over it. I realize that English is their second
language, so the screencasts aren’t just for me to save a few grey hairs and
some free time. Honestly, they are more for the students; allowing them to view
a video clip of the exact instructions they need to follow is so beneficial! Not to mention that screencasts are archived and available for them whenever
they want. I’m actually going to bring this up at the orientation meeting my
school has in March. All of the teachers at my university can benefit from this
amazing tool, and without this course, I never would have known who to create them!
Signing off…
my last “required post”; but not my last! Until then…
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