Loom is a very popular distance teaching tool among teachers that help them to record a video content in advance for distance or remote learning. Loom is a free tool that is very easy to set up. This tool works with Mac, Windows, Android, and Chromebooks. It works on three steps: first, loom record the screen in real-time; second, it records audio, and third is films the speaker. You can play a small video recording of the speaker at the corner of the screen. Loom is very user-friendly and sensitive. You can pre-record the lessons for your students through Google classroom. Tutorial videos help the students to learn better. Here we discuss some points that you may learn about Loom:
- Easy to use
Loom is very easy and convenient to use. You may struggle more with other software for recording lessons. If you fed up with other software, you should use Loom.
- Time-efficient
Loom can be set up in very little time and you can create a video in a few minutes. Loom offers you to download your recorded video and you will get a link you that you can share with your students.
- Feels authentic
You are not pressurized to create flawless and faultless videos. You just need to load the presentation or content, switch it on and the go-ahead to share it with others. You need not to worry you feel a large number of faults and clumsy segues your recordings, it just feels real and authentic while teaching.
- Adopt what you have got
There is no need to create your video magnificently professional dual-coded PowerPoint or slideshows. You need to accept the things quickly that not all things be flawless.
- Flipbook via screen sharing
If you choose to add flipbook to Loom, you are empowered to generate more engagement from your students. The flipbooks are more interactive and interest generating than just a plain sheet of text. It is very easy to create the flipbook with FlipHTML5 and collaborate with various documents, such as word, pdf, images, audio, and videos in one place. The 3-D turning of pages will enhance the learning experience. Flipbook is a powerful tool that you must consider while teaching through this distance teaching tool.
- Use loom to provide instructions and suggestions
You can use Loom to give instructions and advice to the students about any further notice. You can create video in a minute and share it with others. It is very useful to teach live and get feedback during the lesson. You can notice a common misreading, record the video by the Loom, and then share a link that is shown on the screen. The whole process will take less than five minutes.
- Support Metacognition
If you want to provide live modeling opportunities to students online, you need to place a visualizer next to your PC or laptop. You can live model by hand and records your thoughts and ideas using Loom.
- Think of the future
You can use your created videos to make revision and use as out-of-school opportunities in the future. These videos can enhance the learning power of the students who missed the leaning session.
