Just thought I would draw your attention to an interesting tool called Jing which you can download free-of-charge by following the link here:
Jing enables you to capture screenshots of say, a pupil's written work and record spoken comments at various points throughout the text. For example you could comment on specific spelling errors, word order problems or 'swenglishy expressions' as you go through their writing.
Another good aspect of Jing is that you can create short animations if you wanted to show a pupil how to go about doing something specific with the computer. The animation you create will show your mouse pointing and moving as you go talk them through the specific steps involved. Obviously you would need a headset / microphone to record your voice.
You can watch demo tutorials on the Jing website which will give you a better idea of what this tool can do for you.
So instead of scribbling comments in the margins you can provide a maximum of 5 minutes' spoken commentary with the free version of Jing. This length of time is extended if you pay for the licence.
Some of you may have used Jing in your teaching in which case we would like to hear your comments to this blog posting!
Feel free to use Swedish if you prefer when responding to the postings.
Chris
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