Site
#1: Jing
(http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html)
Jing seems
to be a great teaching tool if you find yourself trying to teach students how
to do something with a computer. The
product is a free download and leaves a small icon on the top of your
desktop. You select the desktop to either
capture a screen shot or record a process on your computer. Jing records your audio so you're able to talk your way through a demonstration with your students. You can also insert and edit text into the
screen shot(see sample below).
The only downside to Jing is trying to figure out how to post the "video clips" I created. They are save as .swf files and are played in Adobe Flash Player. I was hoping to post a sample in my blog but spent over an hour trying to figure it out. I may need to discuss this with our Technology expert in our building.
Site#2: Powtoon (http://www.powtoon.com)
PowToon is described as "the brand new Do-It-Yourself animated
presentation tool that supercharges your presentations and videos! Save massive
amounts of time and money by creating Presentoons that bring the WOW!-factor to
product demos, business presentations, social media clips, and much more".
I felt it was worth exploring as an alternative to Powerpoint presentations. I use powerpoint alot in my classes but want to find something a little more interactive. I liked the fact that this site has some templates to use but not many. If you get the paid version, it comes with more templates. I emailed the site and recommended them including a few more templates on their free site but did not hear back from them as of this afternoon. As I explored around the dashboard, I felt there was going to be a learning curve. I'd like to spend more time with this site and explore some of the tutorials. I think it has the potential to be a quality classroom tool.
I felt it was worth exploring as an alternative to Powerpoint presentations. I use powerpoint alot in my classes but want to find something a little more interactive. I liked the fact that this site has some templates to use but not many. If you get the paid version, it comes with more templates. I emailed the site and recommended them including a few more templates on their free site but did not hear back from them as of this afternoon. As I explored around the dashboard, I felt there was going to be a learning curve. I'd like to spend more time with this site and explore some of the tutorials. I think it has the potential to be a quality classroom tool.
Site #3: Padlet (https://padlet.com/)
I decided to read the textbook prior to reviewing Padlet online. This background knowledge really helped me to understand the site and ways to use it. I found myself wandering around the other two sites spending a lot of time trying to figure things out. We all know how valuable our time is so this definitely helped. I found it easy to create a new wall and almost immediately thought of a way to incorporate this into teaching machine safety with my classes. This is one site I will continue to use and may try to "go live" with it with one of my classes.
I decided to read the textbook prior to reviewing Padlet online. This background knowledge really helped me to understand the site and ways to use it. I found myself wandering around the other two sites spending a lot of time trying to figure things out. We all know how valuable our time is so this definitely helped. I found it easy to create a new wall and almost immediately thought of a way to incorporate this into teaching machine safety with my classes. This is one site I will continue to use and may try to "go live" with it with one of my classes.
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