lunes, 28 de noviembre de 2016

Screenshots and screencasts

Screenshot

It is an image taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor, television, or another visual output device. You can record the whole screen on par of it. 

That image is converted and saved to an image file such as JPG and PNG format. 

Screencast

It is a digital recording of computer sreen output, also known as a video scren capture, often containing audio narration. 

The term screencast compared with the related term screenshot, whereas shcreenshot is a picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the changes over time that a use sees on a computer screen, enhanced with the audio narration. 

Software

  • Camstudio: Open Source Softewate
    • For windors
    • Output formats: AVI y SWF
  • Jing
    • Capture an dimage of what you see on your computer screen. 
    • Select any window or region that you want to capture, mark up your screenshot with a text box, arro, highlight or picture caption, and decide how you want to share it. 
    • Jing videos are limited to five minutes for instant, focused communication.
    • Videos can be shared through social media. 
  • Wink
    • Open source software.
    • Several output formats
    • For windows
    • You can capture screenshots, add explanations, boxes, buttons, titles etc
  • BB Flashback express
    • The free vversion just allows just swf and avi files
    • For windows
  • Web-based
    • You do not need any external software
    • Just go to the web page and record
    • The recording can be shared in social networks.
  • Screencast-o-matic
    • Direct recording
    • Different resolutions can be selected
    • Sound is also available. 
    • Direct upload to the internet.

lunes, 21 de noviembre de 2016

Screenshots

It is an image taken by the computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor, television, or another visual output device. Yoy can record the whole screen or part of it. 

Screencast

It is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot. 

lunes, 7 de noviembre de 2016

IWB for the teaching of English

It is a devise used in classrooms as the traditional Blackboards, but it can be interactive as its name claims. It has a lot of functions.


As there is a screen, it has to include video connection (HDMI, RCA,VGA), USB or WiFi Connection. 

It has a great use for the creation of interactive activities, An you can set a lot of kinds of it to present during the lesson. There are a lot of application such as the magnifier or the focus. 

Animating Objects

Every object in the activities can be touched, so they can produce a feedback on the child. The could:
  1. Appear and vanish
  2. Turn around
  3. Get bigger and shorter
  4. Get closer or further