Tool #9: Jing and Skype

1. I could see using Jing for giving instructions on how to do something on the computer. Also, I think it would be interesting to see how it could be used for documenting the writing process--also maybe for peer revision?

2. My dad wants us to all start using Skype so we can talk to each other for free. I think the real reason is that he wants to play with a new toy.

I'm not sure how I would use Skype. I have a friend who teaches English in Iowa and a friend who teaches IB English in Florida. It would be interesting to see how we could get our students to interact. Oh! Or we could try peer revision with our students. Or literary discussion--we have our students reading many of the same works.

Have any of you used either of these tools with your students?