There are some definite benefits to screencasting. I think anytime a student misses class, it will be very beneficial for them to be able to hear the same lecture that was given in class. I thought the TED talk about letting students review a lecture, re-watching parts they had questions or things weren't clear, or to hear something for a second time in a more comfortable environment were great points. The concept of students teaching and collaborating with each other is also very intriguing.
However, my particular experience was a bit mixed. I attempted to use a Haikudeck presentation that I had used in a previous lecture via embedding the website. When I first added the website onto an Explain Everything slide, I could scroll through just like I normally could if accessing Haikudeck directly on the web. However, once I started recording my voice or using the marker feature, I could no longer scroll or change the website view. I was able to make things work by adding multiple slides on the app and embed different views of the same presentation on the different slides. So I think for this particular lecture, there was a lot of what seemed like unnecessary time put in to the creation.
Big picture, I think this is an app that would be great for math and science. While I can record an annotation of a document, I don't know how vital it is for history and American government. I think with my particular style, it is something that can be used in bits and pieces, but not used as often as I would recommend for other subjects.
However, my particular experience was a bit mixed. I attempted to use a Haikudeck presentation that I had used in a previous lecture via embedding the website. When I first added the website onto an Explain Everything slide, I could scroll through just like I normally could if accessing Haikudeck directly on the web. However, once I started recording my voice or using the marker feature, I could no longer scroll or change the website view. I was able to make things work by adding multiple slides on the app and embed different views of the same presentation on the different slides. So I think for this particular lecture, there was a lot of what seemed like unnecessary time put in to the creation.
Big picture, I think this is an app that would be great for math and science. While I can record an annotation of a document, I don't know how vital it is for history and American government. I think with my particular style, it is something that can be used in bits and pieces, but not used as often as I would recommend for other subjects.