If you do not want to have “live” sessions, here are some options for you to create material to distribute:
Simply recording an audio file and distributing it to your students is a very easy way to disseminate information. And with the popularity of podcasts, most students are familiar with this format. Additionally, most smartphones have native software to record audio. Here are some additional options:
Option for a Laptop or Desktop: Audacity (iOS/Win, free)
Tech Tips: Audacity (PDF)
Microsoft offers instructions on how to add or record audio over a PowerPoint, which you can then distribute to your students as a video file.
Here are a variety of recommended tools to record a screencast:
Nimbus browser based
Screencast-o-matic can be used in the browser or installed on the computer (limited to 15 minutes).
Jing installed on the computer (limited to 5 minutes recording time).
Quicktime (iOS)
Gamebar (Windows)
Educreation (iPad)