5 Ways to Use Edpuzzle's Screen Recording Tool
Lights, camera, action! With Edpuzzle’s screen recording tool, the sky's the limit for your creativity! Get inspired with these 5 ways to use Edpuzzle’s screen recording tool with your students.
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There’s nothing like the breakthrough when you realize you don’t have to keep delivering the same lecture class after class, year after year… you can record yourself!
Whether you’ve already had that breakthrough or you’re just considering the idea, Edpuzzle’s screen recording tool can help.
With inspiring ideas that run the gamut from beginner to advanced, these 5 ways to use Edpuzzle’s screen recording tool will end up saving you tons of time and engaging your students!
Start by downloading the Edpuzzle Chrome extension (you can’t screen record without it), and then read on to learn all the creative ways you can incorporate screen recording into your lesson plans!
1. Introduce new material
Ditch the dreaded lecture and move from “the sage on the stage” to “the guide on the side” by screen recording yourself explaining a new concept. Your students can watch individually on their own devices as you circulate and give those students personalized attention who need it. It’s almost as if you’ve cloned yourself!
2. Model a concept using the whiteboard
Whiteboard mode is a fantastic tool for teachers of math, technical drawing, science, English (hello, sentence diagramming), or sports team coaches! The possibilities are truly endless.
3. Emphasize key points with the drawing tool
Draw students’ attention to specific details in a work of art or literature, a step in a math problem, a map, and more! This is also fantastic for classrooms that have interactive whiteboards.
4. Give personalized feedback
Walk students through your comments on a project, an essay, or a test, for example. This is a much kinder, more personal way to give feedback than the dreaded red pen!
5. Record a science experiment
Safety first – Show students the steps they need to know before setting foot in the lab! This is also a great way to use screen recording for dangerous experiments that are better for students to watch than to participate in. Have fun!
So, how will you use screen recording in your upcoming lesson plans? Let the rest of the Edpuzzle teaching community know by giving us a shoutout on Twitter, and find more ideas from your fellow teachers! Happy screen recording :)