Both are not free tools, but you can do the same thing with Screencast-o-matic, which is free. I use either SnagIt or Camtasia to record my screen, and I show them how I want them to do something. So I make videos using the student view in Canvas and videos on my phone showing them the mobile version. I can’t see what they see, but I can show them the way I see it. The hardest part for me about teaching online is not being able to experience the course and materials the way my students might.

It was a little vague, but I think I understood. I got a question about how I teach my students to “do the stuff” online. I’m still learning new things during this process too. I’ll go through a few of the questions I’ve received and my suggested solutions in my next few posts. But I feel for my colleagues and I’ve volunteered my expertise to help others. So this transition is a simple process for me. I already teach mostly online, and my two hybrid courses are already designed to be taught completely online. Nine times out of 10 it will work well enough (not always perfectly).

You have to have a “F it” attitude and say I’m just going to try it. You can’t be afraid or nothing will go right and nothing will happen. Even if they are not being asked to teach online per se, essentially a similar skill set is needed. For many who have never taught online before, this is a daunting task. This week many of my colleagues are frantically working to accommodate a district mandate to move to remote teaching.

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