use of Camtasia

Camtasia is a tool for creating narrated lectures and PowerPoint presentations. It allows to record the screen presentation and at the same time record audio explaining the presentations. It is also a tool to make learning fun. This is because it is a complete turnover from the traditional teaching. Children can see colorful pictures and songs which will enhance comprehension and information can be retained for a longer period of time.

Video tutorial using Camtasia

We were asked to make a video tutorial using Camtasia. Such tutorial videos are getting popular and gaining attention from the people as children can view their teacher’s presentation via screencast containing specific content. What I have realized is that finding a video that fits a specific lesson can be time consuming. Creating one own video that aligns with the lesson objectives can be rewarding experience as well as we can reuse them for future classes. 

Creating one was fun but it was also difficult at the same time. As this is the first time that I am operating this tool, I had hard time figuring out the functions of different features. Camtasia falls under constructive tool and it really helped me explore new features. I came across new ideas which helped me get updated on such technologies. Even if it was quite difficult to me to create a video, it was actually fun and there was a full involvement.

In the 21^st teaching technology, it is very important that children get more exposure to such kind of videos. Transition from traditional teaching will be more fun when such video tutorials are involved. As it has been gaining popularity among people it will be more effective if teachers are encouraged to make it for their classroom teaching.