Thing 19 and thing 20 combined

I was able to secure a grant for Camtasia software from Techsmith and I have produced my first Screen cast and placed it in this blog. Previously I was doing screen casting using Jing. Please, play the screen cast to see all the reasons why I like using them in the classroom. I must tell you that I am not yet pleased with the finial product and if I continue to use this screen cast I will record it again. I left it as is, because, I want to make the point that the students still like watching it. The students will also listen closer when they know that I have some cat sounds in the background or I have a place where I stuttered. I want you to know that it doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to serve the purpose.
I am most disappointed with the fact that I am unable to use equation editor in the power point software, because that would enable me to create complex math equations easily. I have searched other screencasts and discovered that most screen casts use photos to make a point rather than typing it out.
I prefer to use my own screen casts, rather than use other peoples because I can adjust presentation, content and pacing to what my students need. I often go to other peoples videos and screen casts to get ideas to improve my teaching.