TouchCast: Podcasting Simplified for your classroom needs
Jeff sits down with the creators of TouchCast, an AMAZING app that allows you to create awesome video projects on the iPad!
About TouchCast
TouchCast is the leading interactive video platform, selected by Apple as "App of the Year" for 2013. TouchCast is an authoring app for the iPad and PC desktops that thousands of educators and students have used since we launched in June 2013. It is a great content creation tool for teachers that elevate the flipped classroom concept, active learning and online learning to a new level. Different from prior examples, a TouchCast is not just a static video of a lecture. It offers a simple way for the teacher or the student to include a wealth of related content and interactivity within the video itself. A five minutes video turns into a one-hour session when the viewer interacts with the supplemental material such as webpages, images, pdfs, polls, quizzes, and much more. Educators and students around the world can now easily create comprehensive and engaging interactive videos and have fun doing it, using it for communication, active learning, and engaging instruction.
You can find lessons plans aligned with the Common Core Standards, teachers training presentations, and an educator guide with examples of many best practices here: www.Touchcast.com/education
About our Guests
Charley Miller is a New York City-based game designer, software producer, and part-time teacher and consultant with a focus on helping non-game products develop long term user engagement strategies. He has led design and production on games that range from reimagining toys like Nerf Hoops, to 3D iPhone experiences, to training simulations, to urban games, to tabletop games. His projects have included work for Hasbro, the New York City Office of Emergency Management, and the Center for Health and Learning. His urban games have been featured in The New York Times and he was commissioned by New York University for their “No Quarter” Exhibition. Twitter: @Superfection @TouchCast Email: charley@TouchCast.com
Dr. Ayelet Segal is Head of Education at TouchCast. With over 20 years experience in exploring problems in the realm of Cognitive Psychology, Education and HCI (Human Computer Interaction). Dr. Segal holds a Master and PhD in Cognitive Psychology, Education and Technology from Teachers College, Columbia University and a Master of Arts in Interactive Media from Middlesex University in London. Dr. Segal is the co-author of the chapter Embodied Cognition and Learning Environment Design of the book Theoretical foundation s of student- centered learning environments. (New York: Routledge. By D. Jonassen and S. Lamb). Her research on Learning with the iPad was recently published at Journal for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Twitter: @AyeletSegal @TouchCastEdu Email: ayelet@TouchCast.com