Tool #9- Jing & Skype

I think teachers can use Jing to facilitate classroom management, cooperative learning, & differentiation. Lessons and activities can be recorded and placed in centers for children & can be revisited as needed. Students can be taught to record what they have learned about a topic & can be used as a record of their learning; or groups of students can create a presentation of a particular topic which can then be shared in clas or in a class blog. Other messages, instructions, etc. can be available when teacher is out & would be very useful for substitutes.

Skype provides for endless possibilities to enhance student's learning and active participation through audio and video conferencing with experts, as well as students from different parts of the world. Instead of having penpals, we can establish 'webpals' enabling our students to experience first-hand different cultures.