Teaching With Video Tutorials

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Teaching With Video Tutorials

• Using Screen Recording Software to Improve
  Student Achievement
• Kevin Schmitz Library Media Specialist
• Darren Hartberg 8th Grade Health Educator

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What is Screen Recording Software?

• Captures a "movie" of what you do on your
  computer
• Records what you click on and when
• Records your voice as you talk through tasks
• Software, web pages, anything on your screen
• Also called Screencasting

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Screen Recording Software

• Camtasia (TechSmith)
• CamStudio (Open Source)
• Captivate (Adobe)
• Jing (TechSmith)
• Snapz Pro (Ambrosia) for Macs
• SMART software

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How Can Screen Recording Help You as a LMS?

• Allows you to bring something new to the table
  that teachers may not know about or be able to
  use
• Can get you into the classroom or lab
• As an LMS, you can reuse them in different
  classesor from year to year
• It lessens the amount of one-on-one re-teaching
  you need to do like cloning yourself

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Advantages to Video Tutorials

• Videos offer the learner another way to
  supplement their understanding
• Its like packaging up your teaching
• Very effective ALONG WITH other teaching methods
  (written directions, etc.)
• Students are more focused

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Advantages to Video Tutorials

• Students can work at their own pace
• Students can repeat a section or pause as needed
• Available 24/7 online from anywhere
• Students dont miss instruction if absent (this
  is huge!)

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Advantages to Video Tutorials

• Visual learners prefer them to written
  instructions they want to see it
• Instruction is the same every time
• Helps them be more independent learners
• As students get spread out on a projectits
  OK!

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Challenges

• Takes time to create the videos up front
• Learning curve to using the software
• Infrastructure must support it
• If something changes (website or software), the
  video must be edited or totally redone

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Tips for Better Videos

• Keep them short! (short attention spans)
• My Destiny Tutorial was 14 minutes longdont do
  this!
• Better to do several short ones than one long one
• Try to stay under 3 minutesor less
• I cut out any dead space and try to keep things
  moving along quickly

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More Tips

• Dont zoom around the screen too much
• Use lots of callouts arrows with words that
  visually reinforces what youre saying
• Have good headphones available for students
• Use the flash format and have clickable menus on
  the side
• Make sure the resolution fits your schools
  monitor display

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8th Grade Health ProjectDietary Analysis Report

• Existing project that Darren was doing alreadya
  big 3 ½ week research project!
• This project is cross-curricular science,
  English, Math, Library Media Research Skills
• I brought in video based instruction to
  supplement his written and verbal directions

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8th Grade Health ProjectDietary Analysis Report

• Goal lessen the burden on Darren to re-teach
  the how-tos of the MyPyramid website.more time
  to help with higher level questioning and
  critical thinking skills
• MyPyramid website requires multiple steps and
  directions for students www.mypyramidtracker.gov
• Videos started with registration, entering food
  exercise
• Videos then assisted in data analysis of food
  entered for students nutritional project goals

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The Dietary Analysis Report

• Students created a five paragraph essay outlining
  their three goals for lifelong eating habits
• Students used data collected from daily food and
  exercise logs
• They analyzed data from MyPyramid Tracker
• Researched other websites
• Made a bibliography using EasyBib (video
  tutorials for these as well)

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How Students BenefitedFrom the Video Tutorials

• Some students preferred the videos to written and
  verbal directions from teacher
• Absent students caught up quickly
• Students worked from home or outside of class
• Differentiation for multiple intelligences
• Students felt more empowered worked at their
  own pace, chose resources that worked best for
  them not defined by teacher
• 40 Developmental Assets
• 21st Century Skills

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Student Survey Data

• About 50 of the students reported that they used
  the videos
• The rest reported that they either used written
  directions or figured it out themselves
• Almost all students used Video Tutorials in other
  classes
• This time it was a choice

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Student Comments What They Liked About Using
Videos

• Showed me what to do step by step
• If I didnt get it, I can rewind and watch
  again
• Good for visual learners
• Explains what to do in the easiest way possible
• Work at your own speed
• They get the point across exactly

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Student Comments What They Liked About Using
Videos

• They gave us good tips on what to do
• They are better than a teacher explaining
  because they show you step by step and I really
  like that!
• They are specific and help me find exactly what
  Im looking for
• They show you the computer screen so you see
  what it should look like

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Student Comments How to Improve the Videos

• Make them shorter!
• Turn down the music a little bit
• Go faster
• Slow them down so we can take notes without
  being rushed
• They are good for some kids that need them but I
  really didnt need them
• Put in more details

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My Projects Using Video Tutorials

• Oregon Middle School Library Website
• http//sites.google.com/a/oregonsd.net/oms-library
  /
• Projects so far
• Library Media/Research Tools
• 8th Grade Health Dietary Analysis
• 8th Grade Science/English Research
• 7th Grade German Culture Wiki

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More Info

• I keep a running record of my experiences on my
  Teaching With Camtasia Video Tutorials blog
• http//teachingwithcamtasia.blogspot.com/
• 8th Grade Health Blog http//osdhealth8.blogspot
  .com/
• Kevin Schmitz - LMS Oregon Middle School
• kjs2_at_oregonsd.net
• Darren Hartberg - Health, Oregon Middle School
• djh_at_oregonsd.net