CETAL /cetal UCA Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1 /cetal/files/2018/07/cropped-Center-for-Teaching-Excellence-stack-full-digital-1-32x32.png CETAL /cetal 32 32 Screencastify /cetal/2023/05/22/screencastify/ /cetal/2023/05/22/screencastify/#respond Mon, 22 May 2023 15:30:52 +0000 /cetal/?p=7291 Overview

Ìýis a simply screen capture tools that allows you to easily create, edit and communicate with videos and images. It’s an extension that works with Google Chrome. ÌýRecord your screen, webcam, or both simultaneously and share. ÌýWhat make Screencastify stand out from its competition is the ability to link to Google Drive. Recordings can be automatically saved to your Drive or shared to YouTube.

Screencastify is simple to navigate with its user-friendly interface. Get started with recording videos with just a few clicks.Ìý

Signing up for ScreenPal is simple; users can set up a free account using either an email, Google account, or Facebook login.

Pros
  • Ease of use
  • Mobile-friendly
  • Optional download or share to YouTube

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Cons
  • The Chrome extension can be problematic

Screencastify is yet another user-friendly screencast tool. What sets this tool apart from the rest is the convenience of storing videos straight to Google Drive.

 

Classroom Application


Record an engaging lecture

Jazz up your announcements
Quickly record your announcement on video and embed them within your announcement.

Offer visual and audible feedback
Students will actually review your feedback with a more visual option. Show them your feedback with a paired screencast and annotation. This also saves you time writing from writing out notes!

 


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]]> /cetal/2023/05/22/screencastify/feed/ 0 ScreenPal /cetal/2023/05/18/screencast-o-matic/ /cetal/2023/05/18/screencast-o-matic/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 17:56:46 +0000 /cetal/?p=7270 Overview

(formerly Screencast-o-matic) is a free,Ìýscreen capture tools that allows you to easily create, edit and communicate with videos and images. Available for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Chromebook, you can record your screen, perform simple edits, and save to your computer or publish to YouTube. With the free plan, you can record unlimited videos of up to 15 minutes each and trim the ends for a clean start and finish. For more engagement (and $$$), ScreenPal also features a video quizzing tool with analytics to monitor progress. Ìý

ScreenPal is simple to navigate with its user-friendly interface. Get started with recording videos with just a few clicks.Ìý

Signing up for ScreenPal is simple; users can set up a free account using either an email, Google account, or Facebook login.

Pros
  • Ease of use
  • Mobile-friendly
  • Optional download or share to YouTube

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Cons
  • Free version is limited
  • The Chrome extension can be problematic

Faculty looking for a no-frills option to record simple screencasts will be pleased with this tool.

 

Classroom Application


Record an engaging lecture

Jazz up your announcements
Quickly record your announcement on video and embed them within your announcement.

Offer visual and audible feedback
Students will actually review your feedback with a more visual option. Show them your feedback with a paired screencast and annotation. This also saves you time writing from writing out notes!

 


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]]> /cetal/2023/05/18/screencast-o-matic/feed/ 0 Canva /cetal/2023/05/01/tool-name/ /cetal/2023/05/01/tool-name/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 16:56:05 +0000 /cetal/?p=6835 Overview

is a free, web-based graphic design tool. With its pre-designed elements, extensive multi-media library, and ready-made templates, thisÌýtool that allows anyone to easilyÌýcreate social media posts, presentations, posters, flyers, infographics, and more.Ìý

Canva’s learning curve is extremely gentle; the drag-and-drop functionality and templates make for quick and easy designs that can even be customized. Users can even upload their own media.Ìý

Signing up for Canva is simple; users can set up a free account using either an email, Google account, or Facebook login.ÌýCanva Free gets you more than 250,000 templates, more than 100 design types, hundreds of thousands of photos and graphics, collaboration, and 5GB of cloud storage.

Pros
  • Ease of use
  • Unlimited free version
  • Creates professional-looking projects
  • Templates and royalty-free multi media

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Cons
  • Basic editing features
  • Limited options for exporting

This is my go-to tools for all things visual. I’ve used it to create announcements for social media, certificates for our events, and invitations. The templates drastically cut down on design time but still customize to UCA’s colors and adjust font to my liking. There’s no sense in re-inventing the wheel!

 

Classroom Application


Design presentations
Use Canva to visually lay out the presentations as a teacher or have your students create their own stunning presentations.

Build student profiles
Have students create learning portfolios so they can see how they’re progressing throughout the year — this can also be a valuable revision and review tool.

Collaborate
With up to 10 members in a project, students can work together, in class and digitally from home, to create a finished body of work.

Chart graphics
Ideal for math and science, Canva can be used to display data in rich charts and graphs to make presenting experiments, and more, visually engaging.

 


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]]> /cetal/2023/05/01/tool-name/feed/ 0 Top Hat /cetal/2023/04/06/top-hat/ /cetal/2023/04/06/top-hat/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:22:41 +0000 /cetal/?p=6827 test

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