Tools: Snagit

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.
  • With Snagit, instructors can easily record and share video lessons with students: Here's what one instructor did.
• Here's other ideas of how you can use Snagit for your class.

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 of "Getting Started with Snagit" or the Snagit "Getting Started Guide" pdf
  • Visit the Snagit web site to download the product at home; contact IT to download on your work computer.
  • The Snagit Learning Center has great tutorials and tips to help you get started using Snagit.
  • When you install Jing or Snagit, you create a screencast.com id, where you can store your video and share the link. You can also upload Snagit videos to YouTube.
• Hardware Needed:
  • Use a microphone, headset, or webcam for recording audio
  • Use your computer speakers or headset to listen to audio

How do you add Snagit screenshots and screencasts to Sakai?

• Find out how to add a Snagit screen shot to Sakai
• Add a Snagit video to Sakai

Ideas and Examples for Using Snagit

• How to use Snagit for Feedback or Grading
• Use Snagit for Research (Documenting sources)