4 Ways to use Screencastify

Looking for ideas to use Screencastify in your classroom?  Then check out this blog post from Screencasify. From test corrections to newsletters- you might find new ideas.

Screencastify Library

In a recent Screencastify blog post, they shared their new library feature.  It couldn’t come soon enough- now you can sort and search.

Ideas for Student Choice

In this recent blog post from Screencastify, Olivia Nelson suggests 5 ways to incorporate student choice using video.  I am partial to Number Two (using Screencastify Submit).

Making pictures talk

Did you ever want to make an image talk? ChatterPIX does a great job on an iPad or iPhone.Blabberize Edu looks good but is subscription-based (and Blabberize is filled with ads).

Here’s a suggestion from Tony Vincent that uses Screencastify and the Google drawing tools to make a slug talk!  Granted, it doesn’t have the bells and whistles but watch his video and see what you think!

Screencastify and Student Engagement

Screencastify recently shared a Student Engagement Guide.  You will find teacher, home, and student activities.  Here you will find a free ebook with over 25 suggestions. Select the one(s) that work best for your students.  I particularly liked Student Reflections (#16) and Book Reports (#21).  What are your favorites?

Free PD from Screencastify

Screencastify provides free on-demand PD starting December 7th. Please click here to register.  Topics include:

• Demonstrable Learning through Podcasting: If folks in your school community are looking for a new way to allow students to present their learning, a podcast could be the answer. You all will be ready to grace our ears after this short, 6-minute session.
   

• Using Emojis in Digital Assessments: Jazzing up assessments could be the perfect way to gain deeper insights on student learning. This session will dive into emojis as a method of making assessments more fun, engaging, and telling.
   

• Formative Assessment with Screencastify: We recently launched Interactive Questions and Viewer Analytics. Check out how districts are using the feature to learn more about student understanding.

New Dashboard features in Screencastify

 Screencastify recently introduced interactive questions-now you can create a video and add your own questions. (Need more information on interactive questions?  Click here.)

Now they have revised the dashboard to make it easier to see and interpret student results.  Please see their directions here.

New options for Screencastify

You now have new options to share in Screencastify (including EdPuzzle).  Please see Richard Bynre’s video here for directions.

The Adventures of Leo the Lion

Melissa Krzastek and her preschoolers wrote their own unique fairy tale.  All this was done via remote learning- please enjoy this narrated tale of Leo the Lion.

Add music to your Screencastify video

While background music might not be appropriate for all Screencastify videos- it might work for some applications.  Please see Richard Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers) blog post for step by step directions.  While he downloads it first to YouTube, I went directly from Screencastify to YouTube and I was able to add music.  The nice feature since you are using the YouTube editor, all the music is approved for YouTube.

Great Screencastify Video

Eric Curts shares Screencastify here.
  Just a few notes:
1. Screencastify is already installed in the district.
2. The five-minute limit has been waived.

Screencastify

I recently became a convert to Screencastify- I love making quick videos (or screencasts) to share with classes and teachers.  Recently they added more features to the free account (and all staff and students have access- just look for the pinkish arrow in the chrome extension bar).  For information on the new Screencastify features, please see Richard Byrne’s Free Technology for Teachers blog here.  If you would like some general directions, please go here.

Screencastify

I’ve been playing around with this application and it is probably the easiest screen recording app I’ve used. Matt Miller (from Ditch That Textbook fame) recently shared a slew of ideas on how you could use Screencastify with your students.