Microsoft Encoder
Do you ever feel like you've given the same instructions twenty times and the students still have questions? Do you ever wish you could just take your students on a virtual field trip to show them where history happened? Do you have students who have difficulty standing in front of a group, but wouldn't mind creating a video clip to share? How about those students who know the information, can talk about what they've learned, but can't put it down on paper? Microsoft Encoder may help to solve some of these challenges. I am fairly new to the program, but when I shared with a group of teachers how Encoder works, they told me that these challenges could be met using this simple program. Basically Microsoft Encoder is a free download from the microsoft site for Windows based computers, and it can capture anything that happens on the monitor and it allows you to add audio through an external microphone. If you search teacher tube or you you-tube, you will find "extreme" versions of how to use it. Or you can view a basic tutorial of program on this site:
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=976ac94d5237046a7f9f
Have fun! And share how you have used Microsoft Encoder