CAMTASIA KNOWLEDGE

About my tutorial video.

By using all process I create tutorial video, that is lesson plan for class II English and so I follow all the process and I learnt new things and hope I could able to applied this knowledge in future. I create my own movie on weather and even uploaded in our 4PCB face book group and through this I got so many feedbacks and helps me to improve and even boost my interest to produce more educational movie.

After using Camtasia to create my tutorial video I came to know that Camtasia Studio is two products in one, the screen recorder &Video maker and editor. This software has got the feature of creating powerful, interactive & professional videos that can be used for a wide range of projects such as making of YouTube videos and allows developing video tutorials for teaching and learning in the classroom and uploading them as well.

By using this software practically I am confident that I have learned basic skills. These skills are simple yet effective in many ways and can be even applied in the education system, particularly to create a video tutorial on any of the topic from any subject. So that I can make classroom learning enjoyable.Moreover, I learned how to insert videos, pictures and background music to make the video attractive for the audience. This gives us many editing tools like we can record our own voice, split the parts, and work on it whenever we feel it is necessary after keeping our work saved.

As I already said, I came to know that it plays as a powerful tool to create video tutorials for the students in a creative way. Even when we integrate a simple tool like power point in our teaching and learning in the classroom, we can see curiosity among the students to learn a lesson.  With the use of Camtasia, it will help to enhance the students’ learning and build their curiosity, resulting in motivating students to learn. We must rely on such productive tools to improve our teaching strategy and if it means to enhance students’ creativity.

Camtasia can come in handy for training professionals and teachers too. Teachers can, in

act, add life to their PowerPoint presentation by integrating it with Camtasia. They can create stunning learning tools for their students which are interactive and make learning fun and easy. With so many benefits it’s no wonder that Camtasia is the first choice of many professionals. I urge all the educators to get along with such tools to make teaching and learning effective, efficient and fun learning.

Using computer as informative tools.

I think in the 21^st century, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is very important as many people recognized ICTs catalysts for change in working conditions, handling and exchanging information, teaching methods, learning approaches, scientific research and in accessing information communication technologies. In this digital era, the use of ICT in the classroom is important for students to provide opportunities to learn and apply 21st-century skills. Moreover, ICT improves teaching and learning and its importance for teachers in performing their role of creators of pedagogical environments. ICT helps the teacher to present his or her teachings style attractively.

Being a future teacher, it is very important to have ICT knowledge because we may come across different learners with different learning styles. In order to cater to those students, the teacher needs to have ICT related knowledge. Teaching using power point presentation and showing video doesn’t mean using ICT in teaching and learning. It must add value to the lesson, must enhance students learning, to solve the problem and should create educational opportunities for the students.

The VARK model classifies learners into four types based on how they take in materials. The four types described by VARK model are visual learners, auditory learners, reading/writing learners and kinesthetic learners. As a teacher we can plan to include various types of activities during our classes to accommodate all possible learning styles. Instead of doing a traditional lecture followed by a question period, consider incorporating various activities to accommodate all.

One lesson was on how learning can take place in a group without physical presence using ICT. So we were introduced to the goggle docs, created an account and we were grouped according to the different learning styles mentioned above.  Then we were asked to prepare a presentation slide on particular learning style we were in using goggle docs. I felt this way of learning very interesting, engaging and constructive as all the members can share the same work at a time where we can get help and more information from our other members too. After one hour each group presented to the class. I was in the kinesthetic group and we presented this.

Other important thing I learnt under this broad topic is Camtasia. It can record on-screen activity all the while allowing us to narrate whatever we are doing on the screen. It helps to create interesting tutorials for E-learning and blogs which can be uploaded directly on YouTube. Camtasia is not just a simple screen recorder. It’s actually a great deal more than that. I was introduced to this idea for the first time and I found it amazing. The lesson was very interesting where our tutor let us do practically and we got the chance to see all the features. We edited one video and it was great learning with fun too. I edited my own video.

. If a teacher does not have knowledge of ICT, I personally think that all work should be done by pen and paper. With the change in time, ICT plays a vital role in our daily life. Therefore, using ICT in the 21st-century setting plays a vital role. There are weakness and threats too but we must look for the good opportunities and strengths where teaching and learning become conducive for all.

Goggle classroom is an additional tool for teaching and learning.

What did our teacher used as a teaching tool before? How they assigned assignments and how they manage to checked the students work? Do they have enough facilities like now? Surely, there will be big ‘NO’! First and foremost teaching tool they used was a chalkboard but now with the changing world, everything changed. Life style of people changed, everything became easier especially for the teachers there are lots of teaching tool including through online classes.

I have heard that in other country there is convenient teaching tool that they are using but till now I didn’t know what type of teaching tool is it. so, after reaching final semester, particularly the ICT in teaching and learning module, I came to know that Goggle classroom is one of the teaching tool and they are taking classes through online which is really convenient for both; teacher as well as for the students.  Goggle classroom is a free web service developed by goggle for schools that aim to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless and it is especially developed for the teacher and students to share files and learn in better way.

Goggle classroom is an additional tool which will make teaching more productive, collaborative, and meaningful and most probably it is a tool where teacher can be applying in teaching. I learnt that Goggle worked across the country to create classroom especially for the teachers, it helps to manage coursework, able to create classes, distributes assignments, send students feedback and it is useful for students because they can retrieve the materials posted by the teachers, share their doubts on the discussion forum and they can be able to upload their assignments in paperless way without wasting much time.

  

I also understood that it is practically useful especially for the teachers and the students. With the goggle classroom we can work anywhere, anytime and on any device with access to internet. It makes work easier for both teacher and the students because we can sign in from any computer or mobile device to access class assignments, course materials, and feedback and teacher can give the work with instructions through online. Students can share their doubt through discussion forum created by the teachers whenever they get time which is really convenient for all. So, I can state that goggle classroom is one of the important additional tools in teaching and learning which I had learnt and where I can able to incorporate in my teaching and enhance the students learning.

steps to create a class:

1.      Open a Web browser and go to classroom.google.com. You have to sign in with your Google Apps for Education account.

2.      On the Welcome screen, click the plus sign at the top and choose Create Class.

3.      In the Create a Class dialogue box, type in the Class Name and Section.

4.      Click Create.