Do you ever wish you could be in three places at once in order to help multiple students?

Have you tried making a video of yourself to teach essential concepts? If not, It might be time to try screencasting.

Many of us now learn from watching videos -- and your students do, too. Check out these tips for learning more about screencasting, and if you want to go even deeper, check out the Modern Classrooms Project.

Screencasts should be short and simple.

In the screencast above, we added our faces to support comprehension and increase engagement.

Notice those translated captions? They are not perfect, but they can be really helpful for a newcomer who can read their native language. (Students turn them on themselves, and here's how.)