How to Take a Screenshot. I often want my students to take screenshots of their work, but they aren’t always able to download software. There are lots of ways to capture images from your screen without downloading any software and Take-a-Screenshot.org provides great directions on a variety of ways to take screenshots. Whether you’re working… Read more
Snagit for Google Chrome www.techsmith.com/snagit-google-chrome.html Snagit has long been my go-to for recording screencasts; it is the tool I use most to capture screenshots for this blog and for classroom instructions. TechSmith has now released a free version of Snagit as a Google Chrome extension. This is great news for Chromebook users… Read more
Snaggy www.Snag.gy Snaggy is the easiest way to crop and annotate screenshots without downloading software. Software options like Skitch and Jing offer a lot more features, but not everyone can download software at school. Students sometimes need screenshots, but maybe not often enough to justify downloading software. Basic screen capture is a… Read more
Resources and links from my presentation at SC Education and Business Summit 2014 Aaron Sams on the Flipped Classroom Content Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos PowerPoint Keynote Jing Screencast-O-Matic Explain Everything (iPad) *Learn more about Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. Link to the document camera I used during my presentation: IPEVO iZiggi-HD Screencasting Software Jing… Read more
Six Ways To Make Instructional Videos Tutorials from my presentation at SC Education and Business Summit 2014 Visual Tutorials for Creating Instructional Videos PowerPoint Keynote Jing Screencast-O-Matic Explain Everything (iPad) Don’t forget about using document cameras and paper! Learn more about Jing and Screencast-O-Matic. Looking for even more bells and whistles? Check out… Read more
Skitch http://evernote.com/skitch/ Skitch is much more than a way to capture screenshots, but it has become my go-to program for just that purpose (much like Jing has become my go-to for screencasting). It allows you to take a picture of your whole screen, part of your screen, or a screenshot after 5 seconds (just enough… Read more
