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Learn more about using Snagit with these Snagit tutorials. The TechSmith video below shows some Snagit functions. As it allows for some editing, but it is not a difficult tool to use. Teachers who have mastered the use of simple screencasting tools, find Snagit the best tool for upgrading. Snagit let’s you capture and edit images of anything on your desktop, let’s you capture and trim screencasts, and it let’s you save screenshots and screencasts anywhere. You only pay for the tool once (no monthly fees of any sort). It is not free, but it is reasonably priced for what it offers.

Snagit is a tool that was also created by TechSmith.

Learn more about using Jing with these Jing tutorials. However, Jing does not allow video (screencast) editing, so make sure you have a script! With Jing you must save all screenshots and screencasts in an online Jing account, therefore items are only shareable through linking or embedding. It also offers an annotated screenshot option (as the one shown below). It allows you to record a max of 5 minutes.

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Jing is a free tool created by TechSmith.

Now, time for the screencasting tools! These are my absolute favorite (in no particular order) This will be the topic of an upcoming blog post. Well, you are in for a surprise! Screencasting opens your entire world of teaching to new ways of providing feedback, explanations, lessons, assignments and much more. You must be thinking that there is not much use for screencasting other than creating tutorials. It sounds simple, and it is! But how can you use it in teaching languages?

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Think of a time when someone has shown you how to do something on a computer: “go here, then click there, when the window opens type OK”. In other words, as you show something on your desktop, you explain it. Simply put, a screencast is a narrated recording of your computer screen. You think you won’t have use for it?…Well, haven’t you ever had students from two or more different levels of language proficiency? I have! I once had a class with three different levels….the horror! That is when I started using screencasts. How? Well I create screencasts to have one group of students work on something while I personally work with the other group. In my face2face classes it helps me personalize and differentiate. I screencast almost daily, not only because I teach online.

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Microsoft Community Clips - this free software is an easy to use screencasting tool allowing you to record the entire screen or just a section.By Emilia Carrillo Februin Collaboration, Connect with Others, Engage students, Intermediate Technology, Listening, Save time, Speaking It also allows you to convert into a video and record narrations. Microsoft PowerPoint - you can create some great tutorials with PowerPoint using the animation and record slide show tools. The best one I have come across is Screencast-o-matic which allows you to record your desktop and select the file type you would like to save it as and then save to your computer. You can also upload images and diagrams in many of these apps.

Also great for students to demonstrate their understanding of a concept. Enabling you to explain a concept or give instructions. These apps allow you to record your drawing and narrate at the same time.

These can be made using screencasting software and some apps, such as: Some teachers like to create informative videos or ask students to create the videos for younger students.