You’re It ~ SnagIt! November 7, 2007

SnagIt is a great resource with a free 30-day trial that helps reduce the size of screen shots.  If you are creating a tutorial or even an educational resource for students, you can “capture” your picture to incorporate into your lecture.  In PowerPoint, you have to create the screen shot, arrow, text box…and the list goes on.  Oh, and what about changing your slide around a bit?  You have to change/move everything!  With SnagIt, you only have to move one object and you’re done!

If you have many screens shots to include in your presentation, you can reduce the size of it to carry with you on your flash drive, rather than taking your entire computer!  Explore your options by downloading your free trial today…

You have the “audacity” to make noise! November 7, 2007

Do you want to record voices to create a presentation?  Do you want to record your student’s reading fluency?  How about adding music with your voices?  How about recording students who read their stories rather than in written form…a great way to incorporate muliple intelligences?!  You have the “audacity” to make noise! 

You can download a free version of audicity and begin recording today.  You can play back your recording, upload it to the internet, put it on a CD for fluency records, and so much more!  You can also record information to put on a CD to play in the classroom or car…books on tape! 

There are so many ways you can use audacity for home and school use.  It’s easy to use and easy to save!  Easy, easy, easy!  All you need is the free download and a microphone…don’t forget to have speakers so you can hear yourself after recording.  After you’re finished exploring audacity, feel free to leave a comment to share your experience with others.