Tool #9

1. Discuss how the screencast could help your students and how you might have students use Jing. I love this software! Okay, so here is what I would do...if I were going to be absent and I had to assign a computer project on the macs, then I would have students log into my blog and follow the link to Jing for the instructions on hhow to complete the assignment. This way, as the students rotate onto the laptops, I do not have to repeat the intructions on how to complete the technology assignment. As a matter of fact, I don't even have to be absent to implement and use Jing. This is an extremely nifty tool that I will certainly use in the classroom.

2. Discuss how you might use Skype with your students and share across the district, the state, the nation, or the world! Skype is great for video conferencing with other classrooms around the world. I think it would be an incredible experience to expose the students to other classrooms in other countries. This is a great social studies project, to learn about other cultures, that will integrate technology. This is just one example of the many uses Skype will have in the classroom.