A Few FREE Tools for Teaching with Technology August 31, 2009 at 9:00 am

Image/Video Tools:

  • Jing (http://jingproject.com) - A free app from TechSmith lets you take screenshots or record a video of computer screen activity and then upload it to screencast.com to share with your students or peers. I know one instructor who provides her students with an oral critique of their work using Jing. The free version only allows you to produce branded swf video files. There is a pro version available if you feel you need unbranded MPEG-4 files.
  • CamStudio (http://camstudio.org - An open source application that allows you to create streaming video files by capturing audio and screen activity from your computer. It has received pretty good reviews on sourceforge.net.

    • Audio Tools

  • Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - Another open source application for recording AND editing audio. Windows, Mac, and Linux versions are available. Audacity has been around for awhile and in July 2009 received a SourceForge.net Community Choice Award for “Best Project for Multimedia.”

    • Web Conferencing Tools

  • DimDim (http://www.dimdim.comM - A cool site that lets you set up web conferences for up to 20 people. It is very easy to create an account and schedule a virtual meeting. You can even use a webcam to display your talking head if that’s important to you. :)

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drop.io Rocks! May 17, 2009 at 11:00 am

If you have not heard, drop.io is a free service for uploading files and real-time collaboration. I have used it and found to to be very user friendly. One thing I really like is that the site is not searchable by search engines–so that makes the location really private!

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Technology In the News March 26, 2009 at 9:09 am

If you haven’t already heard about Siftables, then visit the site at http://siftables.com. An exciting technology the size of children’s building blocks with great potential for education, entertainment, and a host of other areas.

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Software Evaluations February 18, 2009 at 1:33 pm

I just downloaded the Articulate ‘09 Suite and am playing with it. We already have several tools that I think are comparable but I hear the System is considering adopting Articulate. I’ll compare features and post my thoughts here as I go.

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