Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path

Now that almost all of your teaching is done remotely (at least temporarily) you are probably thinking about alternative ways to enhance students learning and create optimal learning experiences for them. Screencast videos are one way among many to help you do that. You can use them to create tutorials, video feedback, guides, explainers, video lessons, and many more. You can also use them to "provide personalized video mentorship and receive student responses to drive thoughtful conversations and collaborative thinking."

By Bethany Petty The classrooms of today have the potential to look vastly different than those of the past. Many teachers have access to a vast array of technology tools that can be used in the classroom to increase student engagement.

Screencastify is a tremendously popular screencast recording tool. A large part of its popularity comes from being easy to use on Chromebooks. In fact, last fall I helped eighth grade students use Screencastify in conjunction with Brush Ninja on their Chromebooks to make simple animated videos. As great as it was Screencastify wasn't without limitations.

Here are 3 excellent tools you can use to record your screen and share your screencasts with others. The great thing about these tools is that they are integrated with Google Drive meaning your screen recordings are saved to your Drive where you can access and share them anytime you want. Hippo Video even allows you to create videos directly from your Google Docs, Slides, Classroom and Gmail. As you know,  screen recorders are powerful educational tools that help you create tutorials, explainer videos, and step-by step guides to include in your instruction.