Preparing a video tutorial using camtesia 

This was our second assignment on preparing a video lesson using camtesia. Each of us was given specific topic and subject to work on. Mine was mathematics, grade four and the topic was multiplying by tens and hundreds. The first thing I did was go through the teachers’ guide to check out how to teach my lesson. Then I prepared a PowerPoint presentation slide on the lesson. The next thing to do was to film myself teaching the lesson.

My video of teaching needed to synchronize with the presentation slides so I had to record my computer screen and my teaching lesson simultaneously. It was a challenge to use the software because we weren’t a native to it. There were so many features that were unfamiliar and each time I tried to use it, something went wrong with the video and it ended up me having to re-record it for several times. 

This activity falls under constructive tool; the video tutorial is an example of it. This activity helped me to combine both PowerPoint presentation tool and video to enhance the students’ enthusiasm in learning. It also added fun to learn the lesson since there was use of colorful images and animations. Although it is a little time consuming, this can be done once in a while to keep the learner’s engaged and the teacher upgraded.

Overall the experience of this task has been overwhelming and stressful. One needs to really get accustomed to using the software to function swiftly. It is a wonderful way to upgrade and turn away from the traditional style of teaching. It is one of the most needed skill in order to survive the 21^st century education system.