SNAGIT in the Classroom

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SNAGIT in the Classroom

• Critique

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What is SNAGIT?

• Product of TechSmith
• Software that allows you to capture anything
  visible on your computer screen.

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Uses in the Classroom (and at Home)

• Video tutorials
• Capturing items for projects.
• Enhancing documents, websites, etc.
• Scrap-booking, card making, etc.

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Pros

• Anything visible on your computer screen can be
  captured.
• Many capture options.
• Captures can be edited, added to, enhanced,
  combined... (popup tips to help).
• Screen video captures (need a program like DubIt
  for the voice overs)
• 30 Day trial offer! Try before you buy!!

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Cons

• Cant be used as the forum for a project, but as
  a tool towards it.
• Cant do a screen video capture of actually using
  SNAGIT ? (it froze when I tried).
• Have to download on each computer to be used
  (wonder how that would work with HRSBs Deep
  Freeze).

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Lesson for Life Cycle Poster Using SNAGIT

• Lesson plan
• Resources
• www.techsmith.com
• www.snagitguide.com
• http//www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/butlife
  cycle/eggs.html
• http//www.uidaho.edu/so-id/entomology/caterpillar
  s.htm
• http//library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00587/butterfl
  ies.htm
• http//raiseyourownbutterflies.com/projects.htm
• http//www.cnchong.com/english/english.asp

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Conclusion