Screencasting+with+Quicktime+and+Screencast-o-matic

= **Learning Intentions** = Students to use **Screencast-o-matic and QuickTime Recorder** to create a screencast tutorial explaining how to work with a given application. toc
 * Note: ** You will need earphone **splitters and earphones** for this lesson.

Here is a copy of the tick list you will be using for the project. Your teacher has placed a copy in your folder.

**Question:**

 * How could we teach other people about using Macs in a way that involves technology?**

= **Main Activities:** =

**7th and 8th**
In groups of 2-3 discuss the areas you will demonstrate and what you will say. You should focus on one of the areas you have worked on so far this year. These could include Google Apps: GMail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, iGoogle or Mac OSx finder and views, Spotlight, PhotoBooth, Creating, moving and colour coding files, Preferences etc...

Use the Storyboard File in your Google Drive for this.

**6th Grade**
In groups of 2 review your work with internet safety so far this school year. Browse the NSTeens and Tweens section of the Netsmartz site for more ideas and think back to your work in PoraOra. Record these ideas in a Google Document and ensure that all members of your group are shared into it as editors. __Your screencast should last between 30-45 seconds in total.__

**Resources for 6th Grade:**
You may want to create a fake social network account for this project. If you are under 13, you are not allowed to have a Facebook account, so here are some alternatives. Profile Publisher Fakebook (You will not be able to save it, as we don't have paid accounts. Instead you will need to record as soon as you have created it.) Fakebook Project Template for PPT (You will need to download it and open it in PowerPoint.)

**All Grades**
Open the Screencast Storyboard Doc in your folder., share it with your partner(s). Add in the relevant information including the the script. Each member should work on their section of the script on their own computer. Your scripts need to be finished for next lesson.


 * Remember ** to use correct terminology at all times and check for spelling and grammar issues.

**2. Recording**
Your choice of screen-casting application will depend on what areas you use for the scenes in the video. Quicktime Recorder works very well for recording the entire screen, whereas Screencast-o-matic is better for zooming in on aselected area.

Note: The best examples will be placed on the ABCICT wiki and the LRC Youtube channel. If there is a particularly excellent example it may be placed on the LRC Website as a tutorial for teachers and others.

Screencast-o-matic
Go to Screencast-o-matic.com

You do not have to make an account. Instead click on **Start Recording** and try it out!

It may take a few minutes to load the recorder depending on your internet speed.



You may be prompted to allow a **Java Applet access** to your computer. **Click Allow**.



Next you will need to **select** the **area** of your **screen** to be recorded.

Notice that you can **resize** the **recording window** and move it around on the screen.

The controls for recording, pausing, adjusting audio, changing hte size and switching to web cam are a the bottom of this window.



This is what it would look like if you were to activate the webcam as well. Be aware that the window is there as it may block some of the items you are demonstrating in the recording window. **Remember you must use Avatar names for this project, especially if you are including the webcam window in your screen-cast.**

When you click done the following option will appear. For this project you will need to choose **Quicktime (MP4)** as your **video type**. then **click save video** and choose a location to save it in. (You may have noticed that there are options to add **notes, captions** as well as **advanced options**.)



QuickTime Recorder
**Remember** you can search out **QuickTime** applications using the **finder** and the **spotlight**.

The QuickTime Player Menu should appear at the top of your screen. Select **New Screen Recording** from the **Drop Down Menu**. Notice you can also use **Quicktime** for movie and audio recording.



Use the red button to begin recording.



Your **screen recording window** will disappear. You can stop recording by doing the following:

Once you have ended the recording, you will nee to **rename** it and choose a location to save it in.



Now you are ready to go on and edit your video in iMovie. Please use the iMovie Tutorial to do this.