Vodcasting for Mastery LearningJeff 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?