There are a number of benefits of creating engaging screencasts. But, like Jon Bergmann pointed out in the earlier video, it is less about the videos created and more about how they are leveraged in and out of a classroom. The following is a non-exhaustive list of reasons educators are incorporating screencasts into their learning environments:

• Learner Agency - Students can decide, when, where, and how much of the screencasts they watch. In addition, students have the ability to go back and re-watch videos on concepts where further review is needed and move a pace that best meets their needs.

• Maximize Face-2-Face Time - F2F classroom time, especially over this last year, is at a premium. Often time educators voice frustration over the sheer amount of content they feel they need to cover which prevents them from doing things they know benefit learning (inquiry, labs, reflection, etc). Screencasts provide educators the ability to efficiently cover their content via the videos and use class time for in higher leverage ways.

• Relationship & Community - This one might seem counter-intuitive, how can a screencast build relationships & community? By reducing the amount of time students are listening to direct instruction in class educators are afforded the opportunity to interact more with their students. Questions can be asked, feeling can be addressed, and ultimately classroom time is entirely spent on interactions (student to teacher and student to student).