What+is+screencasting?

Screencasting is product of capturing video from your computer screen that may or may not contain an audio track. A great series of examples of screencasting are the videos from [|Atomic Learning].

Screencasting is not a replacement of the teacher, just like TV, VCR, DVD, and computers did not replace the teacher. Screencasting can be used as another tool in a teacher's toolbox to educate children. In the era of shorter attention spans, learning without boundries, new teaching methods, differentiated learning screencasting can be used to make learning more active, authentic, engaging, and timeless for students.