Tool #9

1. With Jing my students will be able to collaborate on a project or presentation together. However, like stated on the 11 tools page for #9 the students will need a camera attached to their computer. Other ways for the students to benefit from using JING...

Collaborate as a group on a presentation or project
Share with the group/class a snapshot of a document
Narrate your photos
Comment verbally on other students' homework/classwork

2. Skype is a great tool. I have used this multiple times when visiting with my son who attends collge in Rochester, New York. This is a fabulous way to keep in touch with others. For the classroom, the students could use this while working at home, still working with each other but from their own home. I know a lot of students already are very familiar with Skype and use it on a daily basis to keep in touch with friends at night and during the summer. It's a fun and great invention!! For Skype you definitely need a camera attached to your computer.
I have added a link to a website, "50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom".

SKYPE...

http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/