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** Call out boxes, automatic numbering, blurring capabilities (to hide names), special characters. | ** Call out boxes, automatic numbering, blurring capabilities (to hide names), special characters. | ||
** You can resize, crop or cut-out parts of your screen shots. | ** You can resize, crop or cut-out parts of your screen shots. | ||
| + | * Here's the quick visual of [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-snagit-moving-from-jing-to-snagit.html How to move from Jing to Snagit] | ||
===Getting Started=== | ===Getting Started=== | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 1 May 2014
Contents
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.
- Here's the quick visual of How to move from Jing to Snagit
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
