Jing

I was very excited to learn about Jing. I first saw it used in one of my educational classes to demonstrate a particular technology. It has more editing capabilities than ScreenToaster. When I downloaded the technology I discovered you also needed to register for Screencast as well. ScreenToaster does not require a separate location to store videos which is a positive feature. When you download Jing you are supposed to see a sun in the top or corner of your screen depending whether you have a PC or a Mac. My sun did not appear so I will need to try this out at some later time. I definitely want to explore Jing as I have heard that many people use it. One review that I read was at Softpedia. Another review about Jing I found written by Richard Byrne was at Free Technology for Teachers. As with ScreenToaster teachers and students can use this to demonstrate features on a map, perhaps using Google Earth, to edit writing or to use voice on class pictures. Another review I found at Using Jing for Educators. I am looking forward to explore more possibilities with Jing.

More About Blogs

Wow! I have discovered some fantastic blogs concerning education and teaching. There are many uses for creating one. I love that I can write about web 2.o technologies and I plan on continuing to add to my list. This can certainly be a resource for other teachers. I know that I have learned from reading others' blogs and have investigated the technologies listed.


Blogs can be set up for a class to communicate with each other. Check out some great blogs listed at KDitzler's Teacher Resource Page. There is even a little video on how to set up a blog using Blogger. Blogs can be used to discuss a particular topic being taught in class. Students can explore a website and record their thoughts on the blog.



Investigate this! Do you want to see a teacher's blog in your state? How about in your grade level? Perhaps you would like to see a blog from a different country. Click on Class Blogmeister to explore more.

ScreenToaster Examples

The Computers in Education Group of South Australia (CEGSA) rates ScreenToaster four out of five stars. They list the advantages and disadvantages and provide a teacher and student example on their site. View their ScreenToaster now.



An excellent article from EmergingEdTech compares Jing, ScreenToaster, Screenpresso, Screenr and others in a chart format. The comments posted at the bottom of the page also provide helpful information. So, if you want to compare the file format, editing capabilities and how files are shared, check this article out now.

Dabbleboard Examples

To see other examples of Dabbleboard you can click here to view flow charts, organizers and webs. A physical education teacher or coach can create sports plays and students can work on designing a Greek temple. TeachHub.com spotlights an article titled, Dabbleboard: Teacher Website of the Week. There is a video you can watch and below that you can see a picture that was uploaded and then lines were drawn to illustrate various features of the picture. I can see social studies teachers using this to illustrate geography terms and names of places on a map. I can see science teachers using this to label the parts of a flower, cell or heart.

Scriblink Examples

Earlier I was blogging about Scriblink and I included an example that I created with my classmate. I was searching the web and came across another example that I liked. It was a lesson created by Sarah Birdsall from Purdure University. The web page actually shows many examples ranging from an elementaty level to a business meeting. In Sarah's example, she shows a map of France and the students must color the map sections according to the key provided. Check it out.



I also found a wiki created by Karen Ditzler from West Shore School District, PA and she created a Scriblink Tour that is very informative. She also shows examples from first through third grade.

ScreenToaster Uses

There are many ways to use ScreenToaster in the educational setting. First it can be used for teacher training. There are many times that a demonstration is shown using new or updated technology software and someone is absent from the building or in another meeting. This would be perfect for those people to view the information at a later time. Another way to use this with teachers is as a refresher for how to do something with technology. We are often shown an example in an inservice and do not have enough time to practice and commit the procedures to memory. Create a ScreenToaster video and demonstrate how to use a Web 2.0 tool. Demonstrate how to view data in our grade book program or find different views of test results.

This would also be perfect for students to use as well. There are always students absent and those that need to be reminded how to do something. Create a folder titled "How To". Students can view how to reset their password, how to use word processing tools, how to change a mixed numeral to an improper fraction or how to create timelines. Now when a student needs that technology refresher they can view the video without waiting for you to finish helping someone else. This is a great time saver!

ScreenToaster

ScreenToaster is a screen capturing Web 2.0 tool similar to Jing. It does not require an application nor does it need a separate place to store your videos like Jing does. It really is simple to use. First you go to ScreenToaster's website, register and receive an e-mail verification. When you receive the e-mail verification, which took only minutes, you click on the link provided to finalize your application. There is a video that shows you how to create your first screen capture video. You can video the whole desktop or just a selected rectangle. You can record your voice and edit after your recording. Then you can upload your video to a blog or other social networking place. I like the fact that you have a choice to keep the video private or go public for the world to see. Check out my example below by clicking on the ScreenToaster picture.

Record your screencast online