Thing 6 - Screencasting with Educreations
The Educreations lesson that I chose is about book choice. Oftentimes, students are overwhelmed by the number of books in the library and don't know where to start. Using this Educreation will give them a place to start! I would like to show this video at the beginning of the year to help students have a starting place.
How to Read the Spine Label of a Nonfiction Book
To reach the point beyond this, I think that providing an initial "play" period would be helpful. Simply allow the students to get to know the features of Educreations and become accustomed to hearing themselves recorded would go a long way toward students reaching that point on the other side of silliness where productivity lies.
Activity One
Activity Two
For my Educreations assignment, I explained how to the read the spine label of a nonfiction book. Because Alexander has had what I call "the revolving door of librarians" oftentimes there are many different types of spine labels found throughout the library. While all spine labels have the section (E for everybody, etc.) and the cutter (first three letters of the author's last name), some of them also have "sp" for Spanish, or the AR level and point value. All of the unnecessary information can be quite confusing to the uninitiated.
I think that the main barrier for students who use Educreation might be the initial silliness that occurs when students try something new. I can just imagine, even now, the giggling and the silliness that is bound to be inevitable.
To reach the point beyond this, I think that providing an initial "play" period would be helpful. Simply allow the students to get to know the features of Educreations and become accustomed to hearing themselves recorded would go a long way toward students reaching that point on the other side of silliness where productivity lies.
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