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| − | Snagit is the "big brother/sister" to Jing. Jing is free, Snagit Academic is available at an affordable price. | + | Snagit is the "big brother/sister" to Jing. Jing is free, [http://www.techsmith.com/volume-license-education.html Snagit Academic] is available at an affordable price. |
* What can you do with Snagit? It helps you create images and videos that explain exactly what you mean and provide better feedback. | * What can you do with Snagit? It helps you create images and videos that explain exactly what you mean and provide better feedback. | ||
** Quickly snag what’s on your screen, enhance it with effects, and then share your creations instantly. | ** Quickly snag what’s on your screen, enhance it with effects, and then share your creations instantly. | ||
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Snagit
What is Snagit?
Snagit is the "big brother/sister" to Jing. Jing is free, Snagit Academic is available at an affordable price.
- What can you do with Snagit? It helps you create images and videos that explain exactly what you mean and provide better feedback.
- Quickly snag what’s on your screen, enhance it with effects, and then share your creations instantly.
- Don't type lengthy instructions. Provide quick explanations with Snagit, and move on to your next task.
Why do instructors use Snagit?
- They use Snagit to create a screen shot or a picture of what is displayed on your computer screen:
- Show a picture of a diagram or process; provide a roadmap to an important part of your online course materials.
- They use Snagit to create a screencast or a video recording of actions that occur on your computer screen:
- Instructors introduce themselves to their students or provide tours of the online parts of your class.
- Explain concepts and demonstrate how to perform math, science or computer lab assignments.
How is Snagit different from Jing
- With Jing, videos can only be 5 minutes long, with Snagit, you can make them as long as you like
- Snagit offers many more tools to mark up your screen shots:
- Call out boxes, automatic numbering, blurring capabilities (to hide names), special characters
- You can resize, crop or cut-out parts of your screen shots
Getting Started
- Check out an intro video and/or screen shots/written instructions of "How to use Jing"
- Visit the Jing web site to download the product at home; contact IT to download on your work computer.
- The Jing Learning Center has great tutorials and tips to help you get started using Jing.
- When you install Jing, you create a screencast.com id, where you can store your video and share the link. You can also upload Jing videos to YouTube.
- Hardware Needed:
- Use a microphone, headset, or webcam for recording audio
- Use your computer speakers or headset to listen to audio
