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Screencasting in the Classroom with TechSmith and Edmodo

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His classes are more like learning communities now. This frees up class time for more activities and less lecture. For starters, my students write so much more than they did prior to when we were strictly writing on paper. I think that it helps them to write to an authentic audience. How do you make your videos?

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TechSmith MACUL Grant Workshop for Michigan Educators

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If you’re interested in writing a grant that includes TechSmith software, we’d love for you to join us for a workshop at TechSmith headquarters in Okemos on Wednesday, June 12 from 2:00PM – 5:00PM. Eligible TechSmith products include: Camtasia Studio (Windows), Camtasia for Mac, and Snagit. 141 copies of Snagit.

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“March is Reading Month” Fun!

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My son’s 4th grade class has activities planned for the entire month, including bring a stuffed animal for Friday D.E.A.R. time and writing his very first book report! Download the bookmark here >> Download the poster here >> Create your own READ poster with Snagit. Don’t have Snagit?

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Learning by Creating: Turning Bloom’s on Its Head

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Shelley Wright’s blog, “ Flip This: Bloom’s Taxonomy Should Start with Creating “, proposes an idea that leverages what we know about the way humans learn: we generally start not with remembering a set of facts, formulas or knowledge sets; we start with a productive goal in mind. You’ve seen these online.

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Individualized instruction with Citelighter and TechSmith

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Citelighter, a digital writing platform and TechSmith, screen capturing and recording tools, can help educators provide scaffolded, differentiated instruction effectively with visual and audio feedback that helps students truly understand how to improve their writing process. Many of my students struggled with setting up their essays.

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Show Students How to Login

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Students may have a hard time remembering where or how to log into various school systems, from Learning Management Systems like Edmodo and Schoology to productivity tools like Google and Evernote, or even your class website. TechSmith Snagit. You can write out a short script, or just keep it casual and natural (recommended!).

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5 Ways Screen Capture Can Help Online Students Succeed

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Guest post from Michael Keathley originally published on www.BestCollegesOnline.com blog, Edventure Calling , on April 30, 2013. One of the most important characteristics an online class needs in order for students to succeed is a sense of community. In general, screen capture software, such as Snagit , can help you succeed.