ELT Practitoner's Guide

Screencast-o-matic is an web based screen recording tool which is applicable for all processors including Mac and Chromebook. It is an easy-to use tool to online lecture capture, oral feedback, task based learning and online tutorials What is screencast? Before you use any such digital screencasting tool like screencast-o-matic, it is wise to know what is meant by the term screencasting and how we, as educators might use it in our teaching context. Screencasting is transmitting information through recording your own computer screen. As you navigate through your screen and talk, the screencast tool keeps on capturing oyur screen and voice. You can also use your webcam to build a more personalized form of screen-casting, if you like. It is even easy to create  and share multimedia presentations by screen-casting. This is a screencast tutorial created by me using Screencast-o-matic.  Many other online tutorials on Screencast-o-matic are out there, but I record...

Dear fellow teachers! I know many of you always think how you can make your teaching more interesting and innovative. Sometimes you even struggle to find a suitable way of making that happen and frustratingly get back to your normal teaching practices. Well, unleash yourselves from now on with  this amazing online collaborative learning tool,  VoiceThread! With a variety of creative options, this tool promises you a wonderful online teaching experience. After you start using it, I won't be surprised if it eventually turns into your best buddy in teaching. What is VoiceThread? Voicethread  is a free online resource that can be used to make learning more interesting and motivating for your students. No matter in what levels your students are or what you plan to teach them, you can confidently rely on many different options that VoiceThread could offer you! In what ways can teachers use VoiceThread? Teachers can utilize this collaborative tool in numerous way...