Screen Capture Sketch Cast Tools

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Screen Capture/ Sketch Cast Tools
Alternate Means of Communication Presented by Pam
Gill
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Overview

• Objective
• Terminology
• Demos practice
• Questions/ technical difficulties?

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Do you find yourself

• going over the same concept on the board/ piece
  of paper several times in a class?
• Teacher Okay, so the area of a rectangle is
  length times width. Here is a rectangle (draws it
  out) and now lets label the sides

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Do you find yourself

• showing teachers how to export their marks each
  reporting period on their computer?
• Or
• asking other teachers to show you how to export
  your marks?

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Objective

• To introduce tools you can use in order to share
  your ideas/ demos/ explanations
• To focus on the BASICS of one tool through guided
  practice

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Terminology

• Screen Shot
• The computer takes a picture of the entire screen
• Image format (static)
• Example
• Print screen button
• Paste Image

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Terminology

• Screen Capture
• The software records the movement on the screen
  for a demo/ explanation.
• Video format (add audio)
• Example Software
• Camtasia
• Jing

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Terminology

• Sketch Cast
• The software helps to create sketches using a
  mouse or tablet to label a diagram or sketch out
  an example step-by-step.
• Image/ video format
• Example Software
• DabbleBoard (static images)
• SketchCast (videos)

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How to use Screen Captures or Sketch Casts?

• Install the software
• Some run directly from the Internet
• Create an account to store your work
• Capture communication such as sketches/ demos
  from your computer
• Can create a library for different units.
• Then share with others
• Email the link to your class, OR
• Embed the link into your web site

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Ways you might use these?
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Lets Practice

• Log on to a computer (or share with a partner)
• Open up my web site
• http//fcweb.sd36.bc.ca/gill_pardeep/Sept3
• Click on DabbleBoard
• You are ready to start the session!
• See the handout for step-by-step instructions or
• watch the screen captures to see live demos

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DabbleBoard

• Free whiteboard product
• Easy to use
• Manipulate objects quickly
• Draw free-hand, or use shape recognition
• Insert text/ images to label
• Create a library of shapes for repeated use
• Share your work with others

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Conclusion

• Questions/Technical Difficulties?
• Contact me through email gill_pardeep_at_sd36.bc.ca
• Next ProD Sept 28.