This week in Technology class we learned how to screencast and add interactive popups to videos. I had an extremely fun time during our in-class activities as I already had a little bit of experience in screen recording using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. I spent the time exploring different tools and editing software to learn new skills and refine my media abilities. Below is just a quick sample video, showcasing this very website, that I screencasted, voiced-over, and added interactions (which will be addressed later).
The H5P interactivity portion of the video was a little bit complicated at first glance as there were lots of tools and buttons that made it a little bit overwhelming. But after Rich’s tutorial and some playing around, it became pretty straightforward to use.
As seen in the above video, I was able to insert a few interactive popups. I think that this can be a great tool in the classroom and help greatly with students’ understanding. For one, good interactive videos that follow the multimedia approach to learning promotes the retention of information within students. This is done by having visuals and audio that work together to compliment each other rather than against each other. I believe that adding the interactive portion goes one step further to help reinforce students’ learning. Not only will they have the audio and visual support, but they would also be able to check their own understanding themselves, be it multiple choice questions or thought prompts. It would also make studying much more enjoyable as students could use the interactive questions almost as a game-like practice quiz. And one of the best parts is that students have the ability to replay videos as many times over as they like to fully understand the concepts.
There are so many benefits to using multimedia videos as a teaching aid. It helps touch on more senses of students, making learning more accessible, and is a fun and engaging teaching method, if done correctly. Multimedia is going to be the future of learning and something that I believe can enhance any classroom.
Hi Matt!
I love the look of your website 🙂 It looks very peaceful upon first glance.
Here are a couple of things I like about your post. Firstly, I appreciate how you go into the various options of Screencastify and the extent to which students can incorporate fun methods of formative assessment into their videos. Secondly. it’s great how you include the precautions about the level of difficulty with using the interface of Screencastify and the process of converting your video to to an H5P link on WordPress. One thing I wonder about your adventures using this platform is, in addition to your insightful review, to maybe discuss a bit more how you would use it in your classroom and with your future students – if that is an option for you and the grade you want to teach.
As a whole, I love the use of exploring your blog as your first Screencastify video and providing a holistic and helpful review on how exploring this technology went for you.
P.S. Thank you for being in my Screencastify video 🙂
-Shefali